Medicare for 2019

#Middlebury #Seniors #Medicare 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

#Middlebury 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

#Middlebury #Seniors 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

#Middlebury #Seniors 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

#Middlebury #SeniorNewsLine 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 →

Thieves use paper check scams

#Middlebury Back in the day the typical way we received money was via check. Getting a check in the mail, perhaps a paycheck or refund, was common. Now thieves have decided to capitalize ... Continue Reading →

Seniors can keep busy this winter

#Middlebury #Seniors 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

#Middlebury 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 →

Flu season is coming fast

#Middlebury Flu season is just around the corner … again. Per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a few things are new this year. Topping the list – the vaccines ... Continue Reading →

More seniors are filing for bankruptcy

#Middlebury 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 →