Jan 01 2019
By Marty Coffin Evans Add Year to this and we’re off again! Just as we bid farewell to Father Time and the old, we welcome the next 12 months. What possibilities exist for us as we embrace these new days? Three R’s might become part of our lives as we begin this New Year. Consider …
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Dec 04 2018
Americans receive tens of billions of robocalls each year. Many of them are not from telemarketers, but from telescammers targeting senior citizens, says Dan Weber, President of the Association of Mature American Citizens (AMAC). The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) says the number one consumer complaint is for unwanted automated calls. During the first half of 2018, …
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Nov 13 2018
People who claim Social Security benefits before they reach full retirement age need to review the 2019 Social Security cost-of-living adjustment to determine whether changes may temporarily reduce their benefits. For those born from 1943 to 1954, if you claim Social Security Benefits before age 66, the earning limit will increase from $17,040 in 2018 …
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Nov 06 2018
It’s that time of year again – Medicare Open Enrollment, which runs Oct. 15 through Dec. 7. Across the country, individuals with Medicare already have been bombarded with paperwork, sales pitches, and reminders – leaving many wondering where to start. This year, the National Council on Aging (NCOA) is offering a handy checklist, email reminders, …
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Oct 23 2018
By Bill Levine About a decade ago, my 88-year-old dad lamented being forced to stop driving. “I should never have stopped driving. It is killing me,” he said. He even fancifully insinuated that my sister had squealed on him to the doctor, who de-licensed him, just so she could appropriate his car. From the bully …
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Oct 16 2018
Here are a couple of scams active right now that you should be on high alert – 1. The new medicare cards will be automatically sent to you in the USPS. No one will call you, no one will ask for money for these new cards. If you get a call or email asking for …
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Oct 08 2018
Recently, there has been an uptick in reports of scam calls claiming to be from the Social Security Administration. During these calls the scammer tells their potential victim that they will not be receiving their Social Security check because they have been “blacklisted” or they are in trouble with the authorities. We believe one of …
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Sep 25 2018
Over a dozen Colorado local governments announced in August that they will be pursuing litigation against manufacturers and distributors of prescription opioids by selecting outside counsel. Led by the City and County of Denver, the municipal coalition also includes Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Jefferson, Larimer and Teller counties, and the cities of Aurora, Black Hawk, …
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Sep 18 2018
Help ensure your journey is enjoyable, worry free and safe Summer vacations are the norm for full-fledged families with work and school schedules, but retirees prefer the leisurely, less costly pace of off-season escapes, says Dan Weber, president of the Association of Mature American Citizens. Thus, he says, the start of the peak travel season …
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Sep 11 2018
An in-depth study by Better Business Bureau finds that, while consumers may write fewer checks in this era of electronic financial transactions, fake check scams are on the rise. Fake checks are used in a variety of frauds, from employment scams to prize and sweepstakes fraud. In all cases, victims deposit the check and send …
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Sep 04 2018
National Grandparents Day is a holiday that is celebrated the first Sunday after Labor Day and is used to celebrated both maternal and paternal grandparents. In 2018, we celebrate this holiday on September 9. This holiday was first created by Marian McQuade before 1973. However, it wouldn’t be recognized as a holiday until President Jimmy …
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Aug 30 2018
Labor Day Weekend gives Americans across the country a three-day weekend to rest, travel and celebrate our freedom to labor. Our jobs increased by two million people in 2017 and have continued to climb in 2018. Hourly wages have seen gains and the stock market has seen twenty months of phenomenal growth. Employers across the …
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