With an increasing number of articles being published questioning the results of prostate-specific antigen tests to diagnose prostate cancer, baby boomer men are facing uncertainty about how much to rely on the test results. Paul Briand, a boomer blogger, thinks the tests may do more harm than good in his... Read more →
Each year, poisonings from consumer products found in the home kill about 30 children and result in more than two million calls to poison control centers across the nation. More than 90 percent of the calls involve poisonings in the home. Every year an estimated 80,000 children are treated in... Read more →
The Museum of History and Industry in Seattle is featuring exhibits of the 1909 Alaska-Yukon-Pacific-Exposition to celebrate the centennial of the event. One of the exhibits is a remarkable collection of photographs of the exposition. Called “Photographing the Fair: The A-Y-P Photos of Frank H. Nowell and Others,” the exhibit... Read more →
Credit card companies, some of the same banks that received huge amounts of federal bailout money, are reducing credit card limits and charging “over-the-limit” fees, while waiting weeks to notify customers. The companies are able to take this action without prior notification because regulations were loosened during the George W.... Read more →
For more than year now, I've been blogging for baby boomer consumers at The Survive and Thrive Boomer Guide. Recently, I decided to begin writing weekly about a recalled item. Dozens of products are recalled each week, and they receive little publicity. Most consumers aren't aware of the recalls and... Read more →
This week, the recall notices were so interesting I had a difficult time picking one to feature. I finally decided on the big one. About 1.6 million Maytag®, Jenn-Air®, Amana®, Admiral®, Magic Chef®, Performa by Maytag®, and Crosley® brand refrigerators are being recalled due to a possible fire hazard. Manufactured... Read more →
As a baby boomer, how can Twitter help you become a better consumer? Sign up on Twitter and look for consumer groups to follow. That’s what I did after I found that my friends and family weren’t on Twitter yet. I started out by following Consumer Reports, The Consumerist, and... Read more →
A group or team mentality is developing across generations because of the economic downturn. If the recession continues to worsen, the group mentality is likely to continue, according to the article “Generations Learning How to Communicate at Work” on Sun Sentinel.com. Cam Marston, a Generation X and author of “Motivating... Read more →
You can be kind to the planet and to your wallet at the same time by using homemade cleaning products. In a recent article, Consumer Reports offers seven environmentally friendly and less toxic products in the article “Seven Ways to Green Clean – and Cut Costs.” The recommendations are: Make... Read more →
How will global warming affect baby boomers? I thought about it a lot in the last 24 hours as I watched the snow pile up as I blogged in the library, scraped three to four inches off my car, and slogged my way to the food co-op. Last year, when... Read more →