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Word to the wise: wait until you get home to eat that sandwich.

According to the CDC, in 2010, nearly one in five crashes where someone was injured was a result of distracted driving. Stay smart, stay focused, stay safe.

What would you do if your car was stolen? The first thing to do is call the police. But you could also use social media to let your friends and family know to keep their eyes open … best of all it’ll spread. But the first priority is to be smart and stay safe!

Have you used social media to ask for help?

Our friend Professor Burke is back with another lesson in smart insurance. Today, we see the result of mixing fragile vases with rowdy kids. Look familiar?

Farmers Insurance -- Suds: University of Farmers - YouTube Professor Nathaniel Burke teaches a customer how to plan for bad washing machine hoses, bad kids and even worse teen drivers. Get smarter at www.farmers.com.

Are you protecting your smartphone? Last year, 7.1 million smartphones were lost or stolen. Be smarter about your phone and make sure it’s password-protected, back-up your data, and have a data-wipe app.

Also, if the phone is stolen it may be covered by your home insurance.

Have you booked your summer vacation yet? A recent study shows that domestic tickets are down this summer, in some places as much as 18.5% cheaper than last year.

Where you going this year?

Spring has started and it's time to bring out the grill! If you don't know your rib-eye from your eye-round steaks, or you're like me and want to find new cuts of meat, here's a handy guide for the season.

Cuts of Beef | Visual.ly An easy-to-use guide to cuts of beef. The chart shows where each cut of meat comes from on the cow, how much it costs and how to best cook it.

Did you know thorny rose bushes in front of your house deter burglars? For more ways to keep your house safer and its possessions visit Farmers.com. Unfortunately, we don’t have any advice for how to stop this bedtime bandit.

2 yr old Bedtime Bandit - YouTube This is what our 2 yr old does at night. He picks the lock to his sister's room and takes her stuff...We caught it on video.

Do you know how much your house costs? Not just the walls and roof, but everything you have inside it? If anything were to happen to your home, having an inventory of… well, everything, is a smart plan.

Here’s a free and easy way to get it done: www.knowyourstuff.org

The "2nd screen" used to be our computer, tablet, or smartphone. But, with so many of us watching TV on those devices, has TV become the 2nd screen?

What's your 2nd screen?

What’s Smart: Knowing if your insurance covers your friend when you lend them your car. In most states, the insurance goes with the car, not the driver, but it varies. Call me before you borrow someone’s car or lend yours to a friend. Check out our FAQs for more auto insurance tips. http://bit.ly/gFn21y

Did you hear about the restaurant that gave a family a $4 discount on their dinner bill for well-behaved kids?

If your family ate here, what kind of discount would show up on your check?