How to spot a bad or fraudulent tax preparer
‘Tis the time to start thinking about tax prep, and many of us use January to round up paperwork and get organized. Many people also start looking for…
Author: Allyson Good
Allyson Good curates senior living, health, and family content. She is formerly the Managing Editor of Active Life, a print newspaper published in 2016-2017 for seniors, choosing practical articles on health, money, safety, and everyday living for older readers. She is also an avid gardener and offers up Garden Hints and Tips on a regular basis.
What was the top gift?
Today we might gift kids and adults with gadgets and tech toys, but it wasn’t always that way. Here were some of the most popular gifts of the past. 1900s…
Six action skills to keep healthy and happy
Staying fit and happy are two keys to living healthy and independent. Below is a list of six skills everyone should work on as they age: 1. Stay strong….
Social Security Administration announces 2021 cost-of-living adjustment
The U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) announced its cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for 2021: 1.3 percent, one of the lowest increases in the…
Retired and still rocking?
In the 1950s, guidance counselors recommended that students throw away their rock albums, which Frank Sinatra condemned as ugly and vicious. But did they…
Long-term care insurance deductible limits raised
Long-term care insurance is one way to protect your assets in retirement. The plans often pay for half of the cost of care in a nursing home, for example….
Nostalgic Halloween: Kids ran wild, adults ran low on candy
Back in the day, neighborhood trick-or-treating was a kind of kid’s science. The goal was to get the biggest haul. And to do that, kids had to know the…
Seniors in lockdown: How long?
Rose is 92 in a nursing home. She has a mobility problem, but no serious illnesses. She has never touched a sip of alcohol, nor puffed on a cigarette. The…
Enhance memory? Elon Musk shows brain link device
The future, Elon Musk says, is going to be weird. Most people probably think the present is weird enough, but how much weirder could it get? What if a…
The era when old friends are not forgotten
There’s always a certain sadness to the New Year song Auld Lang Syne because, of course, people come into our lives, we love them, and they drift away….