Your Medicare Plan Should Have Sent This Notice in September — Check It Before Open Enrollment Begins
SavingAdvice.com Blogby Amanda Blankenship·3d ago
If you have a Medicare Advantage or Medicare drug plan, one piece of mail that arrived in September deserves another look before you toss it into a drawer.
You Need a Walk-In Shower After a Fall — Does Medicare Pay for Home Modifications?
SavingAdvice.com Blogby Amanda Blankenship·3d ago
A bad fall can change the way you look at your own home overnight. Suddenly, stepping over the side of a bathtub feels dangerous, the stairs seem steeper, and installing a walk-in shower or grab...
Protein Becomes More Important With Age — 7 Affordable Foods That Can Help
SavingAdvice.com Blogby Amanda Blankenship·3d ago
Getting older can create a frustrating nutrition problem: your body may need fewer calories than it once did, but that doesn’t mean you can afford to skimp on nutrients.
New Federal Financial Literacy Strategy Targets Saving, Investing and Scams — 4 Areas Americans Should Know
SavingAdvice.com Blogby Amanda Blankenship·3d ago
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 sophisticated...
IRS Warns a $1 Million 'Tribal Tax Credit' Being Sold for $250,000 Doesn't Exist
SavingAdvice.com Blogby Amanda Blankenship·3d ago
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 investors.
Medicare Open Enrollment Starts October 15 — 7 Things to Gather Before You Compare Plans
SavingAdvice.com Blogby Drew Blankenship·3d ago
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 coverage.
A Retiree Needs $15,000 in Dental Work — Where Should the Money Come From?
SavingAdvice.com Blogby Drew Blankenship·3d ago
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 problem.
Would You Rather Give Your Kids Their Inheritance at 30 or Make Them Wait Until You Die?
SavingAdvice.com Blogby Drew Blankenship·3d ago
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?
Your Doctor Takes Medicare — That Doesn’t Automatically Mean Every Medicare Advantage Plan
SavingAdvice.com Blogby Drew Blankenship·4d ago
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, so you enroll in a Medicare...
CMS Says Medicare Advantage Premiums Are Expected to Drop 16.5% in 2027 — Check What Your Plan Will Cost
SavingAdvice.com Blogby Amanda Blankenship·4d ago
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 that number just yet.
You Haven’t Fallen Yet — These 8 Changes Can Signal Your Risk Is Increasing
SavingAdvice.com Blogby Drew Blankenship·4d ago
You don’t have to hit the floor before your fall risk deserves attention. Subtle changes (grabbing the counter when you turn, avoiding stairs you once climbed easily, or feeling briefly dizzy when...
The Ozempic Looked Real — Feds Say the Packaging, Labels and Even Needles Were Counterfeit
SavingAdvice.com Blogby Amanda Blankenship·4d ago
A box of Ozempic can look convincing enough to fool someone who has no reason to suspect the medication inside isn’t legitimate.
Do You Really Need a Multivitamin After 65? Here’s What the Evidence Says
SavingAdvice.com Blogby Amanda Blankenship·4d ago
Walk down the vitamin aisle after 65 and it’s easy to feel as though a daily multivitamin is practically mandatory.
Unemployed Husbands Had 138% Higher Odds of Divorce 2 Years Later, Study Finds
SavingAdvice.com Blogby Amanda Blankenship·5d ago
Losing a job late in your career can do much more than disrupt your paycheck and retirement plan.
Savers Are Watching Interest Rates Again as the Fed Changes Direction
SavingAdvice.com Blogby Amanda Blankenship·5d ago
For people who spent the last few years hunting for the best savings account or certificate of deposit, interest rates are suddenly worth watching closely again.
What Happens to Your Blood Sugar When You Walk After Dinner?
SavingAdvice.com Blogby Amanda Blankenship·5d ago
Dinner is over, the dishes are stacked by the sink, and the couch probably looks considerably more inviting than your walking shoes.
Would You Delay Retirement to Help Your Adult Child Buy a House?
SavingAdvice.com Blogby Drew Blankenship·5d ago
Your adult child has a steady job, decent credit, and enough income to handle a mortgage, but there’s one obstacle standing between them and homeownership: the down payment.
Your Adult Child Makes $60,000 but You Still Pay Their Phone Bill — When Do You Stop?
SavingAdvice.com Blogby Drew Blankenship·5d ago
Your son has a full-time job, earns $60,000 a year, and pays his own rent, but his phone is still sitting comfortably on the family plan you’ve paid since high school.
Are You Supposed to Tip Your Flight Attendant? Here’s What Travelers Should Know
SavingAdvice.com Blogby Drew Blankenship·5d ago
You tip the airport bartender, the hotel shuttle driver, and maybe even the person who delivers food to your gate, so what happens when a flight attendant hands you a drink at 35,000 feet?
That “Medicare & You” Book Just Arrived — Don’t Toss It Before Checking These 7 Things
SavingAdvice.com Blogby Drew Blankenship·5d ago
That thick Medicare & You 2027 handbook arriving in your mailbox may look like another piece of government mail destined for the recycling bin.
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