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Staying Sharp: 5 Brain Games to Keep Your Mind Sharp as You Age

As we age, our brains and bodies become less efficient, especially if we don’t take care of ourselves. Fortunately, there are things we can do to slow the process down or even reverse it! Staying Sharp is AARP’s program to help seniors maintain brain health through games and other activities. These brain games are easy […]

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6 Proven Strategies to Convince Your Aging Parent to Give Up Driving

Are you concerned about your parent’s ability to drive safely? It’s one of the most-dreaded conversations for adult children, but is a necessary conversation to have at some point for most families. Leveraging proven negotiation strategies, here are 6 strategies to convince your aging parent to give up driving, before you find yourself at the […]

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The Best Places Online For Seniors To Find Classes

Seniors are always looking to learn new things and expand their horizons. Whether it’s to fill the time or just to be on the cutting edge of knowledge, there are plenty of online resources available today that make it easy to do this without having to leave the house! Here are some places seniors should […]

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Time-Saving Purchases Make Us Happier – Why Don’t We Do It?

Did you know that buying something that saves you time and effort is scientifically proven to make you happier? Yet many people– even millionaires– won’t buy things that save themselves time, because they feel guilty about offloading tasks they don’t like onto someone else, and falsely believe that they will have more time in the […]

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Gifts for the caregivers in your life (on any budget!)

Caregivers are an integral part of our lives. Whether they are taking care of our parents, our children, or our pets, they are taking time out of their days to make sure that everyone else in our lives are okay and have everything they need to be happy and healthy. Now is the perfect time […]

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Tips from 100+ moms on how to make life easier

Being a mom or other type of caregiver is hard work, and it’s especially difficult if you’re also trying to handle all of the other responsibilities that come with running the household. To help you out, we’ve put together some tips (compiled from over 100 real moms facing real overwhelm!) on how to make life […]

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Why should you use a password manager?

Password managers are tools that help store and fill passwords on your digital devices but can they really be trusted to keep your information secure? In this article, we’ll explore the reasons why password managers can be very useful in our daily lives. Benefits of Password Managers One of the main benefits of password managers […]

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Stressful post-COVID schedule? You’re not alone.

With social activities opening up after COVID, many of us want to “make up for lost time” and see friends we haven’t been able to see for months, and get kids (and ourselves) back into activities. However, it’s also easy to feel like it’s too much to go back to our pre-COVID schedules, even if […]

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