Get educated about scams
#MiddleburyCT #Seniors #Scams #FraudResourceCenter
There is an online movement among the children of seniors to instruct us about scams we might come across. All sorts of advice is ... Continue Reading →
Clean out expired items
#MiddleburyCT #Seniors #Covid #ExpirationDate
Remember that bottle of antibacterial hand soap you tucked into the back of the cabinet when the Covid pandemic first started? People were ... Continue Reading →
Books feed our brains
#MiddleburyCT #Seniors #Books #BrainFunction
Now here’s a “novel” way to increase our brain function. It doesn’t involve getting more exercise or eating certain ... Continue Reading →
Get quick food recall alerts
#MiddleburyCT #Seniors #FoodRecallAlerts
How does a food product get put on the shelves or in the freezers of our grocery stores without benefit of inspection – especially when they’re ... Continue Reading →
Start early on 2024 resolutions
#MiddleburyCT #Seniors #NewYearsResolutions
Having stuck with less than half of the New Year’s resolutions I made for January 2023, I decided that for 2024 I need to give much ... Continue Reading →
How much exercise do we need?
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What does “vigorous physical activity” mean? Per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, it means the hard stuff, ... Continue Reading →
2024 Social Security increase well below 2023 increase
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The 3.2% Social Security increase for 2024 is higher than it has averaged over the past two decades, but it certainly is nowhere near ... Continue Reading →
Avoid scammers during the holiday season
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Here we are in the middle of the holiday buying season, already leery of online purchasing scams and every email we receive that includes ... Continue Reading →
Observe cellphone safety
#MiddleburyCT #Seniors #CellphoneSafety #Apps
If you’ve had a cellphone for several years and are now quite comfortable using it, you might be tempted to add more functions and ... Continue Reading →
Scam comes close to home
#MiddleburyCT #Seniors #Scams #PharmacyScam
Oops. I came very close to falling for a scam just like the ones I always warn against in this column.
The text message on my phone appeared ... Continue Reading →
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