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Still Keeping Your Wallet in the Car? 7 Habits Worth Rethinking After 65

Most financial-security mistakes don’t feel risky when they’re part of a routine you’ve followed for 20 years. Maybe your wallet stays in the center console,...

Saving Advice · Oct 5

Over 65? CDC Recommends Certain Flu Shots Over Others — Here’s What to Ask For

If you’re 65 or older and walk into a pharmacy asking for “the flu shot,” there’s one more question worth asking before rolling up your...

Saving Advice · Oct 5

Your Medicare Drug Plan May Look Different in 2027 — Check These 6 Things Before December 7

A Medicare drug plan that worked perfectly well in 2026 isn’t automatically the best deal for 2027. Premiums can change, prescriptions can move to different...

Saving Advice · Oct 5

New Federal Financial Literacy Strategy Targets Saving, Investing and Scams — 4 Areas Americans Should Know

Knowing how to balance a checkbook isn’t enough to be financially literate anymore. Americans now have to navigate online banking, digital payments, investment platforms, increasingly...

Saving Advice · Oct 5

IRS Warns a $1 Million ‘Tribal Tax Credit’ Being Sold for $250,000 Doesn’t Exist

An offer to buy $1 million worth of federal tax credits for around $250,000 might sound like an unusual tax-planning opportunity available only to wealthy...

Saving Advice · Oct 5

Medicare Open Enrollment Starts October 15 — 7 Things to Gather Before You Compare Plans

Medicare Open Enrollment begins October 15, and sitting down with nothing but a stack of insurance advertisements isn’t the best way to choose your 2027...

Saving Advice · Oct 4

A Retiree Needs $15,000 in Dental Work — Where Should the Money Come From?

A dentist tells you that you need extensive work, hands you a treatment plan totaling $15,000, and suddenly a dental problem has become a retirement-planning...

Saving Advice · Oct 4

Would You Rather Give Your Kids Their Inheritance at 30 or Make Them Wait Until You Die?

Imagine having $200,000 earmarked for your adult child someday and facing a surprisingly difficult question: When would that money actually help them the most? Giving...

Saving Advice · Oct 4

Your Doctor Takes Medicare — That Doesn’t Automatically Mean Every Medicare Advantage Plan

You call your doctor’s office before choosing Medicare coverage and ask what seems like a straightforward question: “Do you take Medicare?” The receptionist says yes,...

Saving Advice · Oct 4

CMS Says Medicare Advantage Premiums Are Expected to Drop 16.5% in 2027 — Check What Your Plan Will Cost

A 16.5% drop in Medicare Advantage premiums sounds like welcome news for retirees watching every dollar, but don’t start adjusting your 2027 budget based on...

Saving Advice · Oct 4