How to prepare your home (and wallet) for spring storms

Ah, spring! The blooming flowers, the buzzing bees and the out-of-nowhere thunderstorms intent on rearranging your shingles! There's no sense worrying about what you can't control — like a tree taking out your back deck — so focus on what you can: Taking inventory of your possessions, checking up on your insurance and having a generator in case of power outages.