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?

#MiddleburyCT #Seniors #SocialSecurityIncrease 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

#MiddleburyCT #Seniors #SocialSecurityIncrease 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

#MiddleburyCT #Seniors #Scammers #HolidaySeason 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 →

Scams just keep coming

#MiddleburyCT #Seniors #Scams #FakeFraudAlert In the world of scams, just when you think scammers can’t possibly come up with new ideas, they do. One of the worst now is the ... Continue Reading →

Wrap up the end of the year

#MiddleburyCT #Seniors #SavingMoney The end of the year is a perfect time to review where we’ve been in 2023 and gather some ideas about how we might do things differently next ... Continue Reading →