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01 - You're Fifty - Now What? Investing for the second half of your life
offers numerous easy-to-follow worksheets,
tables, and guidelines. Among the unique tools offered by author Charles R. Schwab is the
"guideline of 230K". Based on research that factors inflation rates and average retirement
periods, this guideline enables readers to estimate how much they will need to have invested
when they stop working. Retirees need at least $230,000 for every $1000 they will need to
withdraw each month. Includes chapters on stocks, mutual funds, insurance, investment
advisors, estate planning, and charitable giving. Published by Crown Business, New York,
New York, January 2001, $24.
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02 - Exerchair: Exercise While You Sit in Your Chair
is an illustrated fitness guide authored by Judi Sarkisian, PhD. Judi and her husband, James S. Sarkisian, M.D. have devoted many years to the healthcare of seniors. "Exerchair" was written for those who spend a lot of time in a chair at work and at their home computer, as well as patients who are chair bound. Many of the exercises are based on the author's arthritis lectures presented at senior centers. One 92 year old reader reports being delighted with the exercise results. Positive Image Printing, San Diego, California, 1998, $10.
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03 - The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
provides federal funds to help eligible low-income households meet their home heating needs. The fuel assistance program is part of the Department of Health and Human Services. To apply for assistance, contact your local LIHEAP agency. Readers may also contact the local power or gas company for information on low-income fuel assistance. For states without LIHEAP phone numbers, call the Eldercare Locator at 1-800-677-1116, which is a nationwide directory assistance service designed to help older persons and caregivers locate local support resources for older Americans. Elder Locator is a public service of the United States Administration on Aging.
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04 - 1-888-NO-BLUSH
is a toll-free information and education resource administered by the National Rosacea Society for patients with rosacea. Rosacea is known for its acne-like effects on the facial skin of an estimated 13 million American adults. The chronic condition typically strikes after age 30 as redness on the cheeks, nose, chin, or forehead that comes and goes. The nose may become bumpy and swollen from excess tissue. The good news is that medical therapy appears to be widely effective in improving the symptoms.
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