Fatal crash rates rise sharply after a driver reaches age 70. Understanding how aging is affecting your driving can help you make adjustments that allow you to continue to drive more safely, longer. Keep an eye out for t ...
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The Three Fastest Growing Senior Costs
What You Can Do To Cut Them Over the past decade three common senior costs have grown far faster than all the rest. Here are the top three and a few strategies for reining them in: 1. Medicare Part B Premiums - Gro ...
Is It Safe To Refinance A Mortgage Once Retired?
Q: Is it safe to shop for senior housing or to refinance a mortgage for overdue renovations of an older home, or should we focus of paying off the mortgage of an existing home? I’m still working and I’ll turn 62 this yea ...
Low Cost Protein Super Foods
By Mary Johnson Eating well on a budget doesn’t mean giving up good food. You can cut your meat costs while boosting nutrition by using these protein-packed foods. Buckwheat: A must-try food for diabetics, and anyo ...
The Three Biggest Social Security & Medicare Mistakes
(And what you can do to avoid them) Eighty-six percent of workers in their 60s say they plan to work past age 65 according to the Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies. But for seniors who keep working, learning ...
Four Secrets to Maximizing Your Social Security Benefit
The majority of seniors depend on Social Security for at least half of their income. Given its importance to your budget, it’s critical to get the biggest benefit that you’re entitled to. Most seniors don’t know how, and ...
April 2012: PR Newswire
"Congressional Pay Grows 15 Times Faster Than Social Security Checks" ...
Congressman Mike McIntyre Receives TSCL 2012 Seniors Advocate Award
June 20, 2012 (Washington, DC) – One of North Carolina’s staunchest seniors’ advocates was recently recognized for his efforts on behalf of the nation’s senior citizens. Representative Mike McIntyre (D-NC-7) received t ...
October 2009: Senior Journal
"Senior Citizens League Pushes Bill Giving Seniors $415 Increase in Social Security for 2010" ...