It’s really easy to plan a money-saving scheme; the hard part though is actually doing it especially if it’s your spending habits you’re up against. If saving is never your personality, it’ll be hard to pinpoint where the money drains away since you are most likely to see your “excesses” as a necessity. So, if you are trying to avoid bankruptcy or merely attempting to make ends meet, here are [...]

If you are nearing retirement, your health insurance will fast become one of the most important things in your life. However, if you are an American citizen and are due for a retirement, you might want to examine and be familiar with Medicare. Just for general information, Medicare is a government administered health program which covers seniors 65 years and above. Both employed and self-employed American citizens prior to retirement [...]

A senior who just had a heart attack requires aftercare until the patient is fully recovered. But, what exactly is “fully recovered” and what kind of aftercare does your patient really need? When you are looking after a senior who just had a heart attack, expect a long—if not tedious—way to recovery. And, indeed, it calls for a lot of patience on the caregiver’s part. While a patient may have [...]

Debunking myths about senior workers is quite hard since it comes with a little bit of discrimination on the side. You can’t really blame a 30-year old hiring manager to be doubtful of their senior applicants as it is already forged in their minds since childhood that older people should be treated delicately and they really couldn’t do what younger people can do which leaves many seniors jobless and unfortunately [...]

Your senior may not be aware yet of how a computer can change the way they live their lives or they are not ready for it just yet which will explain the resistance you are most likely to encounter when discussing a computer with a senior, especially those who never had any experience with it whatsoever. As a caregiver, you probably know how important a computer is to a household, [...]

The global financial crisis has indeed left many Americans struggling to regain financial footing—seniors included. And while most of us are still trying to find our way out, glad to say that with creativity and will power, some of us manage to have a little more than what is needed to make the ends meet. It may not be big enough to cover all of our retirement days but surely [...]

Gone are the days when you go from one company to another just to apply for mobile and internet plans. Back then, these two come in separates. Two plans, two bills, two different services. For a person who works departmentalized, this is a good thing since you’ll be able to fix a thing without doing any changes on the other one. However, as technology advances, so does these plans and [...]

In just a few winks, temperature will drop and snowflakes will start to fall. Next thing you know, your home is six feet deep under that snow and your roof is practically falling down. Certainly your home will need extra care during the winter season and what better way to start the festivities than knowing you got everything covered even before the worst of the season strikes? •    Check your [...]

Judging by the number of types of diabetes, you’ll know that there will be two or three times the number of possible causes. While a large number of diabetics have developed the condition by having a not-so-healthy lifestyle, there are some who are just plain predisposed to it—these are the unlucky ones who, even if they have spent their whole lifetime avoiding sweets, will still get the condition, eventually. There [...]

I’m not good at haggling but dangle a freebie in front of my face and I’m all yours! Well, I firmly believe that the best things in life are for free and if it doesn’t hurt anybody then why not? In this post, you’ll find my journey to satisfying my never ending craving for books. Not the buy-me-and-stack-me-at-one-corner-of-your-house-for-dust-to-eat-me kind. Now that I have my ebook reader with me, the next [...]