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10 Reasons You Need a Pet
Tweet Share on Facebook January 7, 2010 Comment (81)As the new year unfolds, one of the best resolutions you can make—and keep—is to call your local animal shelter and make arrangements to see if there is a stray dog or cat that you can take into your home. Having a pet helps seniors stay invested in life. Particularly if you live alone, pets counter loneliness and help you continue to focus on what's going on around you.
[Slide Show: 10 Reasons Older People Need Pets.]
There is no one pet perfect for everyone. Maybe you've always had a thing for songbirds and want to be awakened with a melody each morning (but not one that comes from an alarm clock). Or perhaps it's exotic fish or some other creature you can care for. My son has taken a powerful liking to chinchillas, and he says that if you can locate a social chinchilla, you will have found the perfect pet. The point is to find a pet that is right for you.
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Many Medicare Enrollment Options Still Open
Tweet Share on Facebook January 6, 2010 Comment (5)Although the annual enrollment period for 2010 Medicare elections ended last week, there is a secondary open enrollment window when many choices still can be made. Medicare calls it an open enrollment period for Medicare Advantage plans but it can involve traditional Medicare coverage as well. And even when this window closes at the end of March, you may be able to make certain coverage changes until the 2011 annual enrollment period begins on November 15.
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10 Money Tips for 2010
Tweet Share on Facebook January 4, 2010 Comment (2)As you move back into the daily routines of a new year and new decade, here's a checklist of 10 things you should do to make better use of your money. We've already become savvier consumers and cut back on spending. So, if there's a dominant consumer theme in 2010, it will be to look for lots of small savings, particularly in charges and fees that are often hidden. Transparency should be your friend.
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