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 →

Clean out expired items

#MiddleburyCT #Seniors #Covid #ExpirationDate Remember that bottle of antibacterial hand soap you tucked into the back of the cabinet when the Covid pandemic first started? People were ... Continue Reading →

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 →

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 →

Food prices increase rate slows

#MiddleburyCT #Seniors #FoodPricesReport The Bureau of Labor Statistics issued a food prices report comparing this summer to the summer of 2022. While they acknowledge that prices ... Continue Reading →