Check Your Credit Report For Errors
by Barbara Nevins Taylor If you’re confused about the difference between your credit score and your credit report you’re not alone. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) says more than 50...
View ArticleWhat The Texas Ruling Means For DACA
by Elizabeth Elizalde Francisco Curiel hoped to apply for an immigration relief program that would grant him a Social Security card and a work permit. When a federal judge halted expansion of the...
View ArticleCan You Trust Your Investment Advisor?
by Barbara Nevins Taylor If you trust your investment advisor, great. But you may want to take a second look and ask some hard questions about the way the investment advisor you use does business....
View ArticleYour Rights When the Debt Collector Calls
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View ArticleScammers’ Favorite Games
I’m always surprised at how scammers play the same games over and over again. They develop a new twist here and there and when law enforcement cracks down on one of them a new set of crooks pops up...
View ArticleWhy Did The Bank Offer Me $25,000?
The offers keep coming and every time one hits my desk, I wonder if these people who want to lend me money, or help me get long-term care, or sell me an annuity have my best interests at...
View ArticleWhen You Freelance and Get a 1099
When you freelance and get a 1099 it means your boss didn’t deduct income taxes from your salary, and you need to pay the taxes Many employers hire people on a freelance basis and forget to mention...
View ArticleInstant Response Medical Alert Scam Shut Down
You wonder why some people don’t get sent directly to jail. The Brooklyn man behind the Instant Response System, or IRS, medical alert service wins my nomination. True, it’s a good thing that a federal...
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Buy Jewelry For Mom Without Getting Ripped Off
by Barbara Nevins Taylor Our mom loved good jewelry and my sister and I bought her pretty things for Mother’s Day and her birthday. Looking back, it’s amazing to me that we managed to buy gold...
View ArticleFinis Jhung Gives A Tip For Good Posture
Finis Jhung, one of the world’s leading ballet teachers, offers an easy tip that you can put into practice to improve your posture. You can do this standing up or sitting down. 77-year-old Finis...
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Finding a Great Hotel In Madrid
by Nick Taylor Barbara and I wanted to start our two-week trip to Spain at a hotel that would help us acclimate, where we felt less like tourists — even though we were — and more like guests at...
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Living!
Ann McGovern is the first profile in our web video series called Living! Photo by Jim Scheiner AND THIS IS WHY WE PROFILED ANN McGOVERN We’ve met so many people whom some might call “older,” or...
View ArticlePension Loaners Busted
A lawsuit against two pension advance companies may bring relief to military retirees and others who borrowed against their pensions and ended up deeply in debt. And we’re happy to see these pension...
View ArticleDebt Collectors’ Big Lies And 140,000 Complaints A Month
It turns out the debt collector lied. Surprised? And what about a debt collector that generates about 140,000 complaints a month. Read on. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) charged...
View ArticleGet The Most of Your Medicare Dollar
You can get the most out of your Medicare dollar for your Part D plan if you take a few proactive steps. And as we officially move from summer to fall, it’s the season to reassess. Your insurer for...
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How Changing Medicare Plans Can Save You Money (2)
by Barbara Nevins Taylor In the bewildering array of Medicare choices, Medicare Advantage stands out and seems to work well for the nearly 30 million Americans who chose to sign on to one of these...
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Help For RushCard Holders
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau stepped in on Friday to help people who have prepaid Visa RushCards and can’t get their money. Earlier in October, hundreds of thousands of cardholders...
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6 Tips For Online Dating For Over Fifty Singles
by Ira H. Silverman House was one of my favorite TV shows of all time. At a critical point in every episode, Dr. Gregory House turned to his staff of diagnosticians, looked at that week’s patient and...
View ArticleNew Rules For Student Loan Prepaid And Debit Cards
The Obama administration issued new rules to curb high fees and sneaky practices in the student loan prepaid and debit card world. The cards may seem like an easy way to deal with student loans, but...
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Changing My Medicare Part D Drug Plan
by Barbara Nevins Taylor I am not smiling because I’m in the process of changing my Medicare Part D drug plan. All the negatives come into play: not the way I want to spend time, cumbersome process,...
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