Traveling After 60? These Airport Theft Risks Are Worth Knowing You’ve saved for your vacation, packed your bags, and made it to the airport with plenty of time to spare. The last thing you want... Saving Advice · 4h ago
IRS Free File Is Still Available for Many Extension Filers Before the October 15 Deadline If you requested extra time to file your 2025 federal income tax return, the clock is running out, but you may not need to spend... Saving Advice · 4h ago
The 2027 Social Security COLA Is Coming in October — Check Your my Social Security Account Before the New Benefit Amount Arrives Millions of retirees are waiting to find out how much their Social Security checks will increase in 2027, but there’s something worth doing before the... Saving Advice · 5h ago
7 Changes in Your Feet After 60 That Can Affect More Than Your Shoes Your feet have carried you through decades of work, family responsibilities, vacations, and everyday errands, but they may start changing in ways you never expected... Saving Advice · 6h ago
Some Medicare Beneficiaries Are Getting $90 in October — Here’s Who Qualifies Millions of Americans receiving Medicare coverage may notice an unexpected $90 deposit in their bank accounts this October, but not everyone enrolled in the federal... Saving Advice · 6h ago
Still Climbing a Ladder After 70? Here Are 7 Jobs Worth Handing Off There’s something satisfying about maintaining your own home, especially when you’ve spent decades handling repairs without paying someone else to do them. But climbing a... Saving Advice · 7h ago
7 Places to Get Free Pumpkins Pumpkins are one of the easiest ways to decorate for fall, but buying several for your porch, carving party, or Halloween display can add up... Saving Advice · 7h ago
34 Million People Are Expected to Be in Medicare Advantage in 2027 — Check Whether Your Plan Is Changing Millions of Americans rely on Medicare Advantage for their healthcare coverage, but having a plan that worked well in 2026 doesn’t guarantee the same benefits... Saving Advice · 7h ago
More Americans Are Cutting Restaurant Spending — 7 Expenses Retirees Can Trim Without Staying Home Restaurant spending is one of the first things households often scrutinize when budgets get uncomfortable, and that is happening again in 2026. The National Restaurant... Saving Advice · Oct 7
Your Dad Still Handles All the Money — Does Your Mom Know Where Everything Is? In many long marriages, one spouse naturally becomes the household’s chief financial officer. Dad pays the bills, manages the investments, renews the insurance, talks to... Saving Advice · Oct 7
Getting Your Flu Shot After 65? Check Which Vaccine You’re Being Offered If you’re 65 or older and walk into a pharmacy for your annual flu shot, there’s one question worth asking before rolling up your sleeve:... Saving Advice · Oct 7
Your Balance Changed After 65 — Is It Age, Medication or Something Worth Mentioning to Your Doctor? Maybe you don’t feel dizzy exactly, but you’ve started reaching for the railing more often, feeling less steady when you stand up, or hesitating before... Saving Advice · Oct 7
The Great Car Transfer Has Started: What to Do With Your Classic Car Before the Kids Argue Over It That 1967 Mustang, old Corvette, restored pickup, or air-cooled Porsche sitting in the garage may be much more than a weekend hobby. It could become... Saving Advice · Oct 7
More $100K Households Are Shopping at Dollar General — What “Trading Down” Looks Like in Retirement Shopping at a dollar store used to carry a certain stereotype: people went there because money was extremely tight. That picture is changing as consumers... Saving Advice · Oct 7
Saving Advice · Oct 7 Your Parent Gives a Caregiver Access to the Bank Account — What Should the Family Watch For? A parent who needs help buying groceries, paying bills, or getting to appointments may eventually decide that giving a caregiver access to a bank account...
Saving Advice · Oct 7 Your Retirement Income Didn’t Drop — So Why Does It Feel Like You Have Less Money Every Month? Your Social Security check arrived on time, your pension hasn’t been cut, and you’re withdrawing roughly the same amount from retirement savings each month. Yet...
Saving Advice · Oct 6 8 Things That Stop Feeling Like Emergencies Once You Have $25,000 Saved There is a point in saving money when an unexpected expense stops automatically meaning panic, debt, or a frantic search for something you can sell....
Saving Advice · Oct 6 Your Part D Premium Is Only One Number — Check These 6 Costs Before Choosing a Plan A Medicare Part D plan advertising a tiny monthly premium can look like the obvious bargain, especially when you’re trying to keep retirement expenses predictable....
Saving Advice · Oct 6 Retired With 2 Cars? Here’s How Much Dropping One Could Actually Save Two cars can feel almost automatic after decades of commuting, raising a family, and juggling separate schedules. Retirement changes that equation, especially when one vehicle...
Saving Advice · Oct 6 Consumer Confidence Just Hit a 12-Year Low — What Retirees Should and Shouldn’t Change Americans haven’t felt this uneasy about the economy in more than a decade, and retirees appear to be feeling the pressure too. The Conference Board’s...
Saving Advice · Oct 6 Your Prescription Is Covered This Year — Don’t Assume the Same Pharmacy Will Be Cheapest in 2027 You already know your prescriptions are covered, your neighborhood pharmacy has them ready every month, and the pharmacist even knows your name, so why complicate...
Saving Advice · Oct 6 Counterfeit Ozempic Is Still a Problem — 7 Red Flags Patients Should Know Before Buying GLP-1 Drugs The exploding popularity of GLP-1 medications has created something scammers love: millions of consumers searching for an expensive, highly sought-after product. That demand has helped...
Saving Advice · Oct 6 Florida’s Largest Dengue Outbreak in Decades Comes Just as Snowbirds Head South Just as thousands of retirees begin thinking about trading colder weather for a winter in Florida, the state is dealing with an unusually large mosquito-borne...
Saving Advice · Oct 6 Credit Card Balances Hit $1.26 Trillion — Why Carrying Debt Into Retirement Is Getting Harder Americans are carrying a staggering amount of credit card debt, but the problem can become particularly unforgiving once the paychecks stop. The Federal Reserve Bank...
Saving Advice · Oct 5 Your Parents Say They Don’t Need Help — 8 Financial Signs That May Tell a Different Story Your parents may insist they’re perfectly capable of handling their own money, and in many cases, they’re absolutely right. Getting older doesn’t automatically mean someone...