Our challenge for 2025: stop scammers
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“Your mission, should you choose to accept it …” Remember that quote, from the “Mission: Impossible” TV show? The show (1966-1973) ... Continue Reading →
What shall we do with the extra $50?
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Social Security payments are going up 2.5% starting in January, which comes to an average $50 increase for the 72 million recipients. ... Continue Reading →
SBA wants veteran to prove a negative
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VETERANS POST
By Freddy Groves
An elderly Vietnam-era veteran is being hounded by a government agency that is insisting he pay back a loan … ... Continue Reading →
Are we seniors yet?
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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 →
Social Security benefit increased less than inflation
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We’ve now experienced our 2022 Social Security benefit amount for a couple of months, the 5.9% increase. How are you doing?
The problem is ... Continue Reading →
OIG is VA’s crime dog
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Despite COVID and all the restrictions from it, the Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General has been busy. Here are a few of the scams ... Continue Reading →
Biggest raise in decades for Social Security?
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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 →
Scammers try new ways to trick you
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How many phone calls did you receive today? Of those, how many were scam calls? So far today I’ve received eight.
This is nothing new, but the tricks that ... Continue Reading →
Some seniors are raising grandchildren
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For many seniors, retirement plans can change instantly when it becomes apparent that they’ll need to raise their grandchildren. The reasons this can happen ... Continue Reading →
Beware the new COVID vaccine scam
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You know it’s getting bad when local police chiefs go on the nightly news to warn against scams. That’s what is happening in my area, and possibly in ... Continue Reading →
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