Keeping Your Brain Young
Hi Folks,
I published the following article in “Woody’s Retirement Blog” back in February. As it contains such important information for all of us seniors I thought I should post it in “Retirement on a Budget”.
Woody
KEEP YOUR BRAIN YOUNG WITH THIS VITAMIN
by Dr. Jonny Bowden
Categories: HEALTHY SENIORS Tags: HEALTHY SENIORS
How to Make Retirement Interesting – Retirement Goals
Hi Folks,
One of my favorite contributing authors is Cathy Sevenson. Her articles are always refreshing and thought provoking. Here is her latest contribution to this blog and on a subject that we seniors should be teaching to the younger folks, setting goals. Unfortunitately, many of us never learned how important it is to set goals.
Have a great day,
Woody
Categories: RETIREMENT LIVING Tags: setting goals
Cheapest Gas in Town
Hi Folks,
In case you haven’t noticed, the price of gasoline is going up again! Ouch! And this on top of everything else. I noticed that the guy down the street with the Smart Car is grinning from ear to ear. 
Good for him.
So it’s time to drag out the Cheap Gas Locators again. My favorite is MapQuest’s “Local Gas Prices” http://gasprices.mapquest.com/. Just type in your zip code and there you’ll have it - a MapQuest map with a list of the stations with the lowest gas prices and a map with their location pinpointed.
Categories: THRIFTY SENIORS Tags: cheap gas
Festival Time
Hi Folks,
If you enjoy attending special community events – art and craft shows, film and music festivals, air shows, cook offs, etc, etc, etc - here’s the website to visit to learn the place and dates of more than 40,000 of them: www.festivals.com
You’ll enjoy browsing through this site.
Categories: RETIREMENT LIVING Tags: festivals and events
Saving On Car Maintenance
Hi Folks,
A few weeks ago I published an article on how to make your car last 300,000 miles, http://www.retirement-on-a-budget.com/proven-ways-to-make-your-car-last-300000-miles.htm. Boy, have I received a bunch of hits on that post. Today’s article is about how to maintain your car but still save money.
I sure would like for you folks out there that are big into car maintenance tell the rest of us what you think.
Categories: THRIFTY SENIORS Tags: Saving on car maintenance
Follow These Rules For Writing a Memoir in Your Retirement Years
Hi Folks,
A few months ago, Janie (my wife of 53 yeras) and I had a get-together in our home for some 20 of our friends. The highlight of the evening was evereyone setting around in a tight circle, taking turns telling about ourselves. One of the things that came out of the evening was that several of those folks should write their memoirs! What stories they some could tell.
I’ll bet lots of you folks have some wonderful/exciting stories to tell . . . if only to your great grandchildren.
Categories: RETIREMENT LIVING Tags: writing your memoir
Living Wills Protect You at All Ages, Stages of Life
Hi Folks,
Do you have a Living Will? Having one is really, really important you know. Todays post is about Living Wills and serves as an introduction to my new web site, ”LIVING WILLS”. Click on over to www.livingwills.wjsites.com and check it out. It’s a small site right now but keep watching and see all the new stuff I add to it on a regular basis. And please tell your friends so they can learn what Living Wills are all about, why they need one and how to write one.
Check on my new site, www.livingwills.wjsites.com and then get busy on your Living Will. . . today,
Woody
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Older Adults and Osteoarthritis
Hi Folks,
Got joint pain? Well, they have a new name for it (or at least it’s a new name to me), BOOMERITIS.
Osteoarthritis in older adults is now called Boomeritis. Shoot, I have OA and giving it another name didn’t ease the pain one little bit. :-) Read more…
Categories: HEALTHY SENIORS Tags: HEALTHY SENIORS
Scam Alert: scammers are after your $250 stimulus check!
Hi Folks,
WARNING: Scammers are at it again – Stealing Social Security receipant’s $250.00 stimulus payments. Apparently con-artists are contacting seniors and telling them that they either qualify for additional money or that to qualify they must complete an application form that asks for their social security number and bank information along with other personal data.
Tips To Keep From Becoming A Victim: Read more…
Categories: RETIREMENT LIVING Tags: $250.00 stimulus payment
A Handy Way to Keep Your Mind Sharp
Hi Folks,
I spend time every day searching for information that is important to and of interest to seniors. I thoroughly enjoy finding what seniors are interested in, searching for the best information on the subject and then passing it along through this blog.
I have learned from my research that one of the things – maybe the number one thing – seniors are concerned with is keeping mentally sharp. So I often publish articles on how to remain mentally fit.
Categories: HEALTHY SENIORS Tags: HEALTHY SENIORS
