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| LINKS JUST FOR SENIORS !! BROWSE THRU THESE TERRIFIC WEB SITES ! * AT THE HOP ~ by Danny and the Juniors * |
| http://www.seniors.gov This seniors' site was developed by a host of federal agencies. Get information on benefits, health, consumer protection and education for seniors. A government site that's easy to use and understand. http://www.demko.com This site offers a blend of news and columns for baby boomers and seniors. Also a collection of inspirational profiles of "Super Seniors" under Lifestyle Columns. You'll also find advice on living longer, volunteering and traveling. |
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| People over 25 should be dead by today's standards. To the survivors: According to today's regulators and bureaucrats, those of us who were kids in the 40's, 50's, 60's, 70's probably shouldn't have survived. Our baby cribs were covered with bright colored lead-based paint. We had no childproof lids on medicine bottles, doors or cabinets, and when we rode our bikes, we had no helmets. (Not to mention the risks we took hitchhiking.) As children, we would ride in cars with no seat belts or air bags. Riding in the back of a pickup truck on a warm day was always a special treat. We drank water from the garden hose and not from a bottle. Horrors! We shared one soft drink with four friends, from one bottle, and no one actually died from this. We ate cupcakes, bread and butter, and drank soda pop with sugar in it, but we were never overweight because we were always outside playing. We would leave home in the morning and play all day, as long as we were back when the street lights came on. No one was able to reach us all day. No cell phones. Unthinkable. We would spend hours building our go-carts out of scraps and then rode down the hill, only to find out we forgot the brakes. After running into the bushes a few times, we learned to solve the problem. We did not have Playstations, Nintendo 64, X-Boxes, no video games at all, no 99 channels on cable, video tape movies, surround sound, personal cell phones, personal computers, or Internet chat rooms. We had friends! We went outside and found them. We fell out of trees, got cut and broke bones and teeth, and there were no lawsuits from these accidents. We made up games with sticks and tennis balls and ate worms, and although we were told it would happen, we did not put out very many eyes, nor did the worms live inside us forever. We rode bikes or walked to a friend's home and knocked on the door, or rang the bell or just walked in and talked to them. Little League had tryouts and not everyone made the team. Those who didn't had to learn to deal with disappointment. The idea of a parent bailing us out if we broke a law was unheard of. They actually sided with the law. Imagine that! This generation has produced some of the best risk-takers and problem solvers and inventors, ever. The past 50 years have been an explosion of innovation and new ideas. We had freedom, failure, success and responsibility, and we learned how to deal with it all. And you're one of them! Congratulations. Please pass this on to others who have had the luck to grow up as kids, before lawyers and government regulated our lives, for our own good. Kind of makes you want to run through the house with scissors? A must read for people over 25 years of age. |
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| http://www.go60.com This site features an impressive assortment of articles, tools and resources. It also seeks to dispel myths about aging and encourages seniors to get connected and informed. http://www.newlifestyles.com A database for you if you're considering retirement community living, assisted living care or nursing homes. Choose a city from their pull-down menu. A comprehensive database of options, but no critiques. |
| http://www.seniorhousing.net This simple site is packed with great tools to guide you through the maze of senior living choices. Good place to get a list of facilities in your area. http://www.widownet.com Widows and widowers connect to help each other at this site. This "self-help" resource is maintained for and by widows and widowers and is accessible to people of all ages. http://www.50plus-feeling30.com 50 Plus - Feeling 30 This British senior site provides a wealth of educational, topical and other interesting materials to all active seniors, their families, and their friends. Carefully selected sources bring daily newspapers from around the world to your desktop. Information is there to help readers plan for a healthy and active lifestyle. Specialized shopping for Seniors and their families is featured. All in very good taste as Suddenly Senior is syndicated here. |
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| http://www.50plusfun.com/index.htm 50-Plus Fun Webmaster Lenora Schwartz is committed to offering visitors a fun experience, while also providing useful resources to plan your recreational activities. http://www.50plus.org 50-Plus Healthy Lifestyle Fifty-Plus is an international organization devoted to information about, motivation toward, and participation in exercise and fitness while aging. We believe that the bridges between those all important elements of involvement are crucial and the unique reason for our existence. http://www.50plusmag.com 50-Plus Magazine Gary Geyer's 50plusMag.com focuses on relationships and issues the 50-plus group encounters and presents them in an entertaining way and a no-nonsense attitude. |
| http://www.50something.com 50-Something.com A newcomer to the senior site field, 50Something.com promises late news of interest to seniors, games, forums, surveys, you name it. Right now, it's mostly just another place to purchase merchandise. But there's promise here. Keep in touch. http://www.aarp.org/careers AARP Working Options. A Place for Mature Workers The place to go when you're unemployed and looking. Here's help with everything from writing a new resume to turning your passion into a business. Good and current discussion board, useful links page. * Bargains for Comparison Shoppers * Here are some of the price comparison Websites, many of which will search the Internet for the cheapest price on whatever it is you want to buy. www.Bizrate.com; www.DealTime.com; www.Epinions.com; www.Ibuyernet.com; www.MySimon.com; www.Nextag.com; www.Price.com; www.PriceGrabber.com; www.PriceScan.com; and www.StreetPrices.com. Bargains from all over are at www.FatWallet.com |
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| http://benefitscheckup.org Benefits CheckUp A free, easy-to-use service that identifies federal and state assistance programs for older Americans. Enter information about your financial situation into an online questionnaire. Then, BenefitsCheckUp explains what benefit programs you may be eligible for and how to apply for them. Completely confidential. Recommended by Suddenly Senior readers. Also, see Health Insurance Quotes Wiz, http://www.healthinsurancewiz.com, for free health insurance quotes from nationwide providers. And Insurance Online Information, http://www.insurance-online-information.com, which provides information on health insurance, auto insurance, life insurance, travel insurance, dental insurance, home insurance, pet insurance, business insurance and car insurance information, help you to get insurance quotes. http://www.bbb.org/alerts Better Business Bureau Alerts Warns against scams targeting seniors. Shopping tips. Tips for wise giving. |
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| http://www.bloglines.com BLOGGING FOR FUN! Basically, a Blog is a web log that's updated regularly, sometimes daily, with the most recent entry posted at the top. Usually there's a calendar on the right hand side of the page where you can click on past dates to read older entries. Thousands of seniors have them -- to let the family know what they're doing, to sound off to the world about what's happening out there and what they think about it. Seach for blog sites at http://www.bloglines.com to find blogs that interest you. Now, go to http://www.blogger.com; http://www.moveabletype.org; or http://www.typepad.com and create your portal into the land of blogs. http://www.bonzer.org.au Bonzer! A free, monthly on-line journal by, for and about wise elders. Now into its third year of publication. Based in Melbourne, Australia (hence the title, which means 'excellent') Bonzer! is run entirely by volunteer editors, artists and writers. It has no money so can't pay anyone anything. Its readers come from Australia, Canada, Holland, India, New Zealand, UK and USA. Winner of the coveted GrayPow Award. http://seniors-site.com/funstuff/burma.html Burma Shave Signs Postings of those old Burma Shave signs the were so much fun to look forward to when traveling on roads across the United States. The signs were place at intervals but we list them here in a sequence -- so please forgive us that it doesn't represent what you would actually see when traveling. |
| NEED PRESCRIPTION HELP? Pfizer's Share Card, http://www.pfizerforliving.com, gets you a month's worth of any Pfizer drug (Lipitor, Viagra, and Zoloft helped push revenues to $35 billion last year) for $15 at your local pharmacy. To qualify, you must be on Medicare, have an annual gross income below $18,000 ($24,000 for couples), and have no other prescription coverage. Call 1-800-717-6005. LillyAnswers Card, http://www.lillyanswers.com, provides a 30-day supply of Evista, Humulin, Prozac or other Lilly medication for just 12 bucks. Restrictions mirror Pfizer's. Call 1-877-795-4559. http://us.gsk.com/card/index.htm GlaxoSmithKline's Orange Card saves seniors 30 - 40% off retail prices of Advair, Serevent, Avandia, Flonase, Wellbutrin, or any of this manufacturer's drugs. Eligible seniors are enrolled in Medicare, lack drug insurance, and have annual incomes at or below $30,000 per person or $40,000 for a couple. Call 1-888-672-6436. Novartis' CareCard, http://www.careplan.novartis.com, saves senior citizens 30 - 40% off retail prices of Diovan, Lotensin, Lamisil, Lescol or any Novartis medicine. Qualification requirements are similar to the others, although here you must make less than $26,000 for an individual, $35,000 for a couple. If you earn less than $18,000/yr ($24,000/couple), you may be able to get a Novartis drug for $12/mo. Call 1-866-974-2273. |
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| If you qualify for one card, but not another, consider asking your doctor to substitute for a similar drug made by the manufacturer whose card you have. |
| The Together Rx Card, http://www.togetherrx.com, issued by Abbott Labs, AstraZeneca, Aventis, Bristol-Myers Squibb, GlaxoSmithKline, Johnson & Johnson and Novartis saves you 25 - 40% or more on any medicine these manufacturers make. A full list is at http://www.togetherrx.com/druglist.html. Income limits are $28,000 for individuals, $38,000 for couples. Call 1-800-865-7211. Another resource you may find valuable: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, http://www.medicare.gov/AssistancePrograms, help senior citizens with answers to their prescription medication questions. Call 1-800-MEDICARE. Also, as of September 2003, there are new drug discount cards available. Get discounts from 15% to 65% at over 35,0000 pharmacies with the People Choice Rx Prescription Drug Card, http://peopleschoicerx.com. Costs only $7.95 mo. Various drug store chains and pharmaceutical companies are now providing discount drug cards for those seniors without any insurance for prescribed medicines. Here are some, with more to come. Discount Prescription Drug Cards: http://www.PharmacistsRxCard.com Pharmacy Care One Card: call 703.837.4244 Lilly. Get a month's worth of your Lilly drugs for $12 if your individual annual income is below $18,000 or household income below $24,000. Call 877.RX-LILLY or go to http://www.lillyanswers.com Pfizer. Get a month's worth of your Pfizer drugs for $15 if your individual annual income is below $18,000 or household income below $24,000. Call 800-711-2712 PhRMA has sites at http://www.ayudandopacientes.org and http://www.helpingpatients.org that will lead you to information about your state's patients assistance programs. Veterans will find lots of good information about VA eligibility, etc. at VA Health Benefits & Services, http://www1.va.gov/health_benefits. After all this, you may want to compare your discounted drug costs with those available by purchasing your drugs in Canada. |
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| * CANADIAN PHARMACIES * THE CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL PHARMACY ASSOCIATION http://www.ciparx.com/consumer_info.html The Role and Mission of the Association is to support Canadian International Pharmacies in their delivery of high quality, affordable medications to patients around the world. Universal Drug Store, http://www.universaldrugstore.com Or call 1-866-456-2456 |
| * COMPARE PRICES AT THESE CANADIAN DRUG STORES * Affordable Rx, http://www.affordablerx.com Or call 1-800-351-3035 Canada Drug Stop, http://www.canadadrugstop.com Or call 1-877-210-3784 Canada Meds, http://www.canadameds.com Or call 1-877-542-3330 Cheap Rx Meds, http://www.cheaprxmeds.com Or call 1-877-278-5355 DoctorSolve, http://www.doctorsolve.com Or call 1-866-732-0305 LePharmacy, http://www.lepharmacy.com Or call 1-888-453-6275 Save on Canadian Meds, http://www.saveoncanadianmeds.com Or call 1-800-511-MEDS Smart Med Pharmacy, http://www.smartmed.ca Or call 1-877-627-8633 Universal Drug Store, http://www.universaldrugstore.com Or call 1-866-456-2456 |
| * MORE GREAT LINKS ! * Cards for the Grand Kids http://www.123greetings.com/family/grandchildren Grandparents share a very special relationship with their grandchildren whom they adore & spoil. Here are some free cards for you to send that will spoil them even more. Cash-In on Life Insurance Thanks to recently enacted laws, many senior citizens have access to a new source of cash - their life insurance policies. Just like your house, car, or stocks and bonds, life insurance policies can now be sold for cash. First and foremost is Insurance4USA, http://www.insurance4usa.com/life-settlement.cfm?AffiliateID=357. Here are a couple others of note: Cash For Your Policy, https://www.cashforyourpolicy.com/cfyp/index.cfm, says that senior citizen customers of theirs receive an average of four times the amount of their policy's cash value. First Secured Life, http://www.firstsecuredlife.com, tells me that they are "uniquely qualified to help senior citizens cash in on the hidden value of their life insurance policy rather than allowing the policy to expire worthless or surrendering it to the insurance company." Whatever, call one of these brokers before you let your policy lapse. |
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| COMPLAINTS! In this day of no discernible "customer service," it helps to know how to complain. And to whom. Here are the best links I know of. For 10 bucks, www.ComplainComplain.net will send a professionally written letter to the right person. PlanetFeedback, http://www.planetfeedback.com consumer, helps consumers get results from thousands of companies. Free. The Better Business Bureau, http://www.bbb.org, used to be a big help. CallForAction, http://www.callforaction.org, if you want to get ABC News TV station involved. Problems with your health insurance provider? InsuranceNightmare, http://www.insurancenightmare.com, can be a good place to start for patient advocacy. Also, PatientsArePowerful, http://www.patientsarepowerful.org, and Patient Advocate Foundation, http://www.patientadvocate.org, will help empower you. Congress of California Seniors, http://www.seniors.org Seniors in Action. The Congress of California Seniors takes stands on issues of importance to mid-life and older persons and their families. CCS is affiliated with the National Council of Senior Citizens (NCSC), which advocates at the national level on issues affecting mid-life and older persons. NCSC was instrumental in passing the original Medicare legislation. Seniors in Action. The Congress of California Seniors takes stands on issues of importance to mid-life and older persons and their families. CCS is affiliated with the National Council of Senior Citizens (NCSC), which advocates at the national level on issues affecting mid-life and older persons. NCSC was instrumental in passing the original Medicare legislation. |
| DATING Spicy Senior Singles, http://www.spicy-senior-singles.com, run by Terri Arnold (Spicy Grandma), has lots of good dating information on her site. Also see Senior Cupid, http://www.seniorcupid.com, and Christian single seniors, http://www.christiansingleseniors.com/new/newdefault.asp. Lost Love Registry, http://www.lost-love-registry.com, helps discover if your lost love, ex-girlfriend or ex-boyfriend wants to reunite in this confidential, mutual-consent Registry. Registration's free! To search, it costs $20 for three months. Department of Labor, Employment and Training, http://www.doleta.gov/wdsc_redirect.cfm, Called the Senior Community Service Employment Program. Lists and explains the government's many federal work-related programs, including the Senior Community Service Employment Program, which provides training and employment services for economically disadvantaged (low income) age 55 and over. REPORT ELDER ABUSE, http://www.elderabusecenter.org Elder Law Answers, http://www.elderlawanswers.com, A good resource for estate planning, Medicare and Medicaid, long-term care and other elder law issues. ELECTION YEAR SITES OF INTEREST TO SENIORS Is that true? Check out claims in political ads at http://factcheck.org and http://www.truthorfiction.com. |
| Gorgeous Grandma http://www.gorgeousgrandma.com A topnotch website for single women over fifty that explores singles issues, relationships, self-esteem, and life management. GrandmaBetty http://grandmabetty.com A guide to find just about everything on the Internet a grandma or grandpa could want, from apparel to wine. Also helpful stuff on how to stretch your dollars, free catalogs, inspirational tales. Award winning TOYS for kids at Grandparents Online http://www.grandparentsonline.net |
| [Journal of] Fixed Income, http://www.iijfi.com So many of us seniors are on a fixed income. The Journal of Fixed Income provides technical, sophisticated research in bonds: mortgage-backed securities, high yield bonds, futures and options, municipal and global bonds, corporate and asset-backed securities. Industry experts offer penetrating analysis on fixed income structuring, asset allocation, performance measurement, risk management and more. Homes and Communities-HUD, http://www.hud.gov/groups/seniors.cfm, Looking for housing options for yourself, an aging parent, relative, or friend? Do some research first to determine what kind of assistance or living arrangement you need; what your health insurance might cover; and what you can afford. Then check here for financial assistance resources and guides for making the right choice. Talk to a HUD-approved housing counselor if you have questions about your situation. See also, http://www.senioroutlook.com and http://www.elderlivingsource.com Identity Restore, http://www.identityrestore.com, This site is dedicated to helping people recover from and learn about Identity Theft. Seniors are especially targeted by this fast growing crime. |
| Life Begins at 80 http://bdb.co.za/shackle/ebook.htm Articles from the various sites cover a wide range of topics: the world's biggest turkey and largest hailstones, computer-generated anagrams, mysterious lights in Texas and Queensland, 15 towns named Rugby, Global English, and how to cultivate an herb said to ease arthritic pains. AARP's "Best Websites for People 50-Plus http://www.aarp.org/internetresources Microsoft Tips for Seniors with Impairments http://www.microsoft.com/enable Offers tips on customizing various Microsoft products for seniors with vision, hearing or other impairments. Free newsletter. Red Hat Society http://www.redhatsociety.com "Greeting middle age with verve, humor, and élan." Become a member, you'll love it. There's probably a chapter near you. |
| RetireeCareers http://www.retireecareers.com Launched in November, 2003, assists men and women over 50, whether retired or not, to find employment. Founded on the premise that traditional notions of retirement are out the window - most people in the 50+ demographic group is learning that with extended average life spans, they either need to continue working due to dwindling financial resources or want to continue to be involved in the workforce or to perhaps reinvent themselves. Chip Simmons, CEO, promises 50,000 job listings during the first quarter of 2004. Senior Job Shop http://seniorjobshop.com The first commercial online job resource for older workers. Focused on real, quality, paying jobs for seniors. Senior Link http://www.seniorlink.com - Real Solutions to questions about aging parents. Dedicated to providing active solutions to the questions that surround aging parents. To help them maintain independence, safety and dignity. Seniors Aging Well, Wisely and Successfully http://www.go60.com Also called Go60.com. This is a no-nonsense, yet caring and compassionate internet resource devoted to helping seniors improve with age. Go60.Com is not about imitating youth or dazzling you with a flashy website. Go60.Com is about aging well, wisely and successfully. |
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