Biggest raise in decades for Social Security?

#Middlebury #Seniors Don’t count your money before it’s in hand, of course. But word is that the Social Security increase we will see in January could be as much as 6.1%, ... Continue Reading →

We’ve gotten careless

#Middlebury #Seniors If you read the news, you know there are serious questions about how well the vaccines we’re been taking actually protect against COVID. Especially worrisome ... Continue Reading →

Exercise can reduce risk of Alzheimer’s

#Middlebury #Seniors Can we do this? Exercise twice a week for 10 minutes each time to prevent Alzheimer’s disease? Of course we can. Researchers examined the records and followed ... Continue Reading →

More and more scams aim at seniors

#Middlebury #Seniors Most scams keep repeating year after year. After all, the scammers are making big money doing those Nigerian grandson/auto-warranty scams, so why would they drop ... Continue Reading →

No, life has not returned to normal

#Middlebury #Seniors A recent survey concluded that we seniors are ready to go back out into the world, to resume our former pre-COVID activities. I suspect the poll questions weren’t ... Continue Reading →

Are you a victim of elder abuse?

#Middlebury #Seniors #ElderAbuse Do you suspect, or know, that somebody has been stealing from you? Maybe it’s items from your home? Or maybe it’s your money? Or perhaps ... Continue Reading →

Stay hydrated in summer heat

#Middlebury #Seniors Editor’s Note: Due to the extreme heat this week, we are repeating last week’s column. If there is any mantra we need to repeat this summer it’s ... Continue Reading →

Fight back against rising food prices

#Middlebury #Seniors This week I scored a grocery discount of $5.21, plus over $6 in free groceries by using the store coupons. Added to that was $12 in free items I took to the local ... Continue Reading →

What will we do with our time?

#Middlebury #Seniors What did we really accomplish this past year? We’ve had time, certainly, with all these lockdown days, weeks and months, to do any number of things. After ... Continue Reading →

Lessons learned from buying online

#Middlebury #Seniors So many things have changed in how we live our lives in the time of COVID. It’s been a year since it all began in earnest and, despite the vaccines, nothing ... Continue Reading →