New scam has you pay with gift card
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If you get calls from people claiming to be from the utility company or an alleged family member, or even the Internal Revenue Service, and they try to scare you ... Continue Reading →
New law to help seniors raising grandchildren
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A show of hands, please – how many of us are suddenly raising our grandchildren just when we were about to retire? Or maybe after we’ve already retired and have ... Continue Reading →
Keep warm from head to toe this winter
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The official start of winter is just weeks away, and if the two popular almanacs are accurate, much of the country is going to have a brutal winter with lots of ... Continue Reading →
Time to cash those old savings bonds?
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Did you stash away savings bonds years ago? Do you know what they’re worth now?
While savings bonds used to be a great way to put money aside for the future, ... Continue Reading →
Beware newest phone scam: Social Security
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If you see the number 1-800-772-1213 on your Caller ID, beware. Social Security has put out a warning about scams involving spoofed phone numbers. Scammers can ... Continue Reading →
Medicare for 2019
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We have until Dec. 7 to make final decisions about our Medicare plans. If you make changes, they will start Jan. 1, 2019. Many of us will decide to stay ... Continue Reading →
Get cash for your old cell phone
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How many of us stick our old cellphones in a drawer when we buy a new one? Too many of us, more than 50 percent, according to a recent survey. Some of us have just thrown ... Continue Reading →
Social Security benefit increases in 2019
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The news is in. We now know how much our Social Security benefit will increase for 2019. It’s going to be a seemingly large 2.8 percent, the biggest since ... Continue Reading →
Tai chi offers more than just exercise
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The best thing about tai chi (pronounced tie-chee) is that it’s good exercise without being strenuous. With its slow, gentle movements, we can get our stretching ... Continue Reading →
It now costs nothing to freeze your credit
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Per a new law, you can now put a freeze on your credit report for free. Gone is the $10 (or more) fee to freeze your credit and another equal fee to unfreeze ... Continue Reading →
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