Summer Infant is recalling about 800,000 rechargeable batteries used in its infant video monitors. About 58,800 of the batteries were recalled in February 2011. The battery in the handheld video monitor can overheat and rupture, posing a burn hazard to consumers, the company and U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said.... Read more →
At the Washington Press Association awards ceremony Saturday in Seattle, The Survive and Thrive Boomer Guide was presented with a dozen awards for articles written during 2013. The awards put me in the running for one of the sweepstakes prizes. I came in second, receiving one of two prizes awarded.... Read more →
This month, students throughout the nation will be receiving college acceptance letters. For many families, this can mean taking on student loan debt. Compare financial aid offers To help consumers compare financial aid offers, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has launched a new version of its Paying for College tool... Read more →
Today is Earth Day, and more than one billion people in nearly 200 countries are taking action to protect the environment. “Earth Day is the most powerful force the environmental movement has ever known,” said Kathleen Rogers, president of Earth Day Network. “Millions of people will be permanently recruited into... Read more →
Tom Sightings of Sightings Over Sixty is the host for this week’s Best of Boomer Blogs #354. As the nation welcomes the unfolding spring, Sightings reports that the topics capturing the attention of boomer bloggers are: how to strengthen bones, what selling a home entails, and a survey that shows... Read more →
Dyson is recalling about 338,000 bladeless portable electric heaters in the United States and about 43,000 in Canada. The heaters can develop an electrical short and overheat, posing a fire hazard to the consumer, the company and U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said. Dyson is aware of 82 incidents of... Read more →
On this day so important to the Christian religion, my best wishes to you and your loved ones on Easter Sunday. I hope that you have a wonderful holiday celebration and will be able to get together with family and friends. May your heart be filled with love and joy.... Read more →
Baby boomers are worried about retirement and nearly half think things in America since the 1960s have changed for the worst. Forty-two percent of baby boomers, born from 1946 to 1964, now consider themselves conservative, up from 35 percent in 2000, according to a Wall Street Journal article. For the... Read more →
Seville, Spain Photo: Michal Osmenda Traveling is such fun. I learn so much and get so many great photos that I’m always interested in what places people like to go to. For the Easter holiday, what are some of the top spots for traveling? Skyscanner offers this list: Paris, Rome,... Read more →
The average American celebrating the Easter holiday will spend about of $137 on clothing, food, candy, gifts, and other items, slightly less than the $145 spent last year. Total spending is expected to reach $15.9 billion, according to a survey by the National Retail Federation. Though fewer Americans will celebrate... Read more →