Retirement option is to do nothing

#Middlebury #Seniors A show of hands, please: How many of us are doing nothing we’d planned to do once we quit working? How many of us are, more accurately, doing nothing at all? I ... Continue Reading →

Don’t be seduced by romance scams

#Middlebury #Seniors Romance can be lovely … except when it isn’t. Disaster can be part of the package if the new “perfect match” is a scammer. There are far too many ... Continue Reading →

Seniors don’t have to go hungry

#Middlebury #Seniors Some things just break your heart … I was sitting at a traffic light when I saw one of my neighbors go into a pawn shop carrying a bag. This was worrisome, ... Continue Reading →

Seniors most likely to spread fake news

#Middlebury #Seniors A recent study concluded that seniors over age 65 pass along fake and bogus Internet news items seven times more often than young adults (18-29) and twice as often ... Continue Reading →

Short on resolutions? Try these on for size

#Middlebury #Seniors What are you going to do in 2019? Do you have a list of resolutions all ready to go? Making a resolution to go to the gym every Monday, Wednesday and Friday is ... Continue Reading →

New law to help seniors raising grandchildren

#Middlebury 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

#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 →

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 →