Just because you're a senior citizen and legitimately retired from the full-time workforce doesn't mean that you can't earn some extra money by starting a home-based business. Retired people don't just shrivel up when they get out of the nine-to-five rat race; they can still be valuable and contributing members of society and earn money doing it. There are advantages to st... read more »

As a senior citizen, it is important to feel safe and secure in your own home, especially if you live alone and without any close friends or family nearby. That's why it is vitally important to consider investing in a personal emergency response system. Knowing that you are one phone call away from help provides peace of mind, and is well worth the monthly subscription fee it costs for one... read more »

If you or someone you love is a senior citizen looking to buy or replace a car, the nagging question is, "What kind of car should we buy?" There are so many factors to consider when buying a car, and being an older driver adds a few more to the list. Let's try to sort through some of the important issues, so that when you visit a car dealership, you have the upper hand in the ba... read more »

If you're a senior citizen living alone, your kids might be bugging you to move into a retirement home or assisted living facility. Your kids may even suggest that you move in with them. They probably have valid reasons for wanting you out of our house. Perhaps it's too big for you or perhaps there are too many steps. Maybe you are getting isolated because you no longer have friends... read more »

I'm a senior citizen, so for all of you folks out there who wonder what it is you can do to help us out around the house, I'm going to give you my suggestions. Please know I speak for the millions of senior citizens out there who have kids and grandkids who don't know what they can do for us. Sometimes we don't like to ask, so here are ideas you can use as a starting point:... read more »

We are living at a time in this country where the population is aging more rapidly than ever before, especially as baby boomers are hitting retirement age. More of us are living longer, which is a good thing. But with an extended life expectancy, comes physical and emotional challenges. Many of our senior citizens have been relegated to a lonely and desolate lifestyle, because of their limitat... read more »