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Top scams targeting seniors include identify theft, sweepstakes, home repairs, romance and investments frauds. Seniors lose an estimated $2.9 billion each year to financial scams, according to a Congressional report released in January 2019. The vast majority of cases of elder exploitation involve family members, aides and other trusted people. But strangers, too, prey on
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For my money, certified pre-owned vehicles are the best deal in used cars and trucks. If I didn’t think so, I wouldn’t encourage anybody who asks, including my own friends and relatives, to seek out a CPO over an ordinary used car or truck. Yes, CPO vehicles cost more than a non-certified used vehicle. That’s
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A number of national restaurant chains and even home improvement businesses are offering discounts and freebies over the Memorial Day weekend. Some of the deals are only for military personnel or veterans, some are extended to Gold Star families and members of the National Guard, some are for the entire Memorial Day weekend. And, some
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Cancer patients and their caregivers can get free hotel rooms if they must travel far from home for treatment. The largest free hotel room program is the partnership between the hotel chain Extended Stay America and the American Cancer Society. Since the Keys of Hope program launched in 2013, the hotel chain has donated more
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Political turmoil, blizzards and snowstorms that shut down airports in winter, hurricanes that shut down airports in summer and fall, computer outages, an injury or family emergency that prevents you from taking the trip you paid for, and more. These are all reasons to have travel insurance. The headline-making news of the grounding of all
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Scam Alert: Avoid a romance scam that will break your heart this Valentine’s Day, even steal your life savings. Scammers and fraudsters know that online dating websites see a surge in sign-ups between New Year’s Day and Valentine’s Day, and the bad guys are busy trolling for lonely men and women, especially seniors living alone.
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Don’t assume that Black Friday deals offer the best prices on everything. What was once a one day bonanza of shopping deals the day after Thanksgiving has turned into a month-long frenzy of online and in-store discounts throughout November. So you can get great deals without fighting the crowds on Black Friday. Some prices drop
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Ageless Adventurer: Although regular exercise and a balanced diet with healthy foods is the best way to stay healthy at any age, there are some tweaks you should be making as you age, including to your daily vitamin and mineral supplements. Here’s some healthy advice about what to eat in every decade of your life,
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A number of national restaurant chains and even home improvement businesses are offering discounts and freebies over the Memorial Day weekend. Some of the deals are only for military personnel or veterans, but most are available to anyone, and many of the deals are for the entire Memorial Day weekend, not just on Monday, May
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Mother’s Day is this weekend, and as always, restaurants and other businesses are offering discounts and freebies to help you celebrate, and save money in the bargain. Most of these deals are only good on Sunday, May 13, 2018, but some last longer, so be sure you read the fine print. Here are the deals,
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