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 →
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 →
Seniors can keep busy this winter
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Did you read the weather almanacs’ predictions for this winter? One of them mentioned teeth-chattering cold. Others ranged from warm and wet to cold and dry. ... Continue Reading →
Helping seniors stay at home
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Across the U.S. there are 296 communities in the AARP Network of Age-Friendly Communities. These represent 75 million people who live in areas that work to provide all that’s ... Continue Reading →
More seniors are filing for bankruptcy
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A recent study revealed that an increasing number of seniors are filing for bankruptcy. Taking their assets and subtracting debts, these seniors have an average wealth of ... Continue Reading →
Medicare Advantage changes loom in 2019
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Every year from October to December, seniors need to sign up for the next year’s Medicare Advantage plan … or stay with the same one. Sometimes the choices are ... Continue Reading →
It never hurts to save money
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Whether you’re living on just Social Security or have additional income, it never hurts to save every dollar you can. There are many ways to do that.
If ... Continue Reading →
Mastered cellphone? Step up to tablet
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What do you buy after you have your cellphone but you’re not ready for a full-size computer? Chances are a tablet would be a good next step.
Tablets are like oversized ... Continue Reading →
Senior News Line – Financial abuse often not reported
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By Matilda Charles
The statistics on elder financial abuse are ugly. Abuse victims lose roughly $2.6 billion per year. One in every 20 seniors admits to being the victim ... Continue Reading →
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