Find senior discounts

#MiddleburyCT #Seniors #SeniorDiscounts There are more senior discounts available than we might have expected. We only have to find them! Check AARP if you are a member. This is where ... Continue Reading →

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 →

Are we seniors yet?

#MiddleburyCT #Seniors #Age When do we actually become seniors? That varies, depending who we ask. Is it age 50, when all the AARP ads come to our mailbox? Maybe it’s age 60, ... Continue Reading →

Is AARP membership worth having?

#MiddleburyCT #Seniors #AARP I remember feeling uneasy when the first AARP envelope showed up in my mailbox. It was one thing to quietly hit the Big Five-O, and it was another thing ... Continue Reading →

Is it taxable?

#MiddleburyCT #Seniors #IncomeTax After preparing my own taxes annually for over 40 years, I’m about to have someone else do them for me for the first time. This is not without ... Continue Reading →

Don’t disregard AARP

#Middlebury #Seniors #AARP Starting when we reach age 50, our mailbox becomes flooded with frequent invitations to join AARP. At that age, we don’t want to hear about anything ... Continue Reading →

Study looked at the second half of our lives

#Middlebury #Seniors Sometimes the results of research and studies are suspect if we don’t trust the sources, but AARP and National Geographic recently published a joint study ... Continue Reading →

Consider requirements before you sign up for senior discounts

#Middlebury #SeniorDiscounts We all want to save a dollar every place we can. Discounts aimed at seniors are a good way to get our attention, but now and then it’s just not a ... Continue Reading →

AARP survey: We want to grow older at home

#Middlebury #Seniors We want to stay home as we age. That much is clear from a recent survey by AARP. The 70-question survey touched on all types of topics about home and community ... Continue Reading →

Seniors have less money despite Social Security increase

#Middlebury #Seniors I’ll be worse off financially this year, despite the Social Security increase we just received. I won’t be the only one. For the average recipient who ... Continue Reading →