Worried about foreclosure? Beware of foreclosure rescue companies that make big promises. A group of companies and individuals doing business as HOPE Services told consumers facing foreclosure they could get help from legitimate, government-backed programs, such as Making Home Affordable – but only after they made three monthly trial payments... Read more →

Many consumers are looking for ways to help people affected by the massive earthquake in Nepal and the Katmandu Valley region. If you’re looking for a way to give, be sure to do research so that your donation will go to a reputable organization that will use the money as... Read more →

Corinthian Colleges, a chain of for-profit colleges that at one time had 72,000 students, announced Sunday it would end all operations. Corinthian’s closure follows enforcement actions by the U.S. Department of Education and by states. The department took action in June 2014, when Corinthian failed to respond to requests for... Read more →

Tom Sightings of Sightings From Sixty is the host for this week’s Best of Boomer Blogs #401. As Sightings surveyed the baby boomer blogs this week, he wondered whether it would be possible for the earth to retire from its job of supporting over 7 billion humans. One blogger wrote... Read more →

Trek bicycles is recalling about 900,000 bicycles equipped with front disc brakes in the United States and 98,000 in Canada. An open quick release lever on the bicycle’s front wheel hub can come into contact with the front disc brake assembly, causing the front wheel to stop suddenly or separate... Read more →

Before I became a blogger, I worked as a planner for the state of Washington. When I read that the American Planning Association would be holding its national convention in Seattle, I signed up. I wanted to see what planners are saying about preparing for the huge numbers of baby... Read more →

Stewart Brand, conservationist and founder of the Whole Earth Catalog, thinks the trend of people moving to the city is a good one because rural areas recover when people leave. Brand, speaking Tuesday at the national conference of the American Planning Association in Seattle, said by the end of the... Read more →

Today is the 45th anniversary of Earth Day. To celebrate it, the Food Tank offers this list of its 20 of favorite innovators: Jamila Abass, a co-founder of M-Farm, a technology tool for small farmers to receive information on the retail price of their products in Kenya. Will Allen, founder... Read more →

For three years, I’ve been joining with other baby boomer bloggers to report on what we’ve been writing about each week. It’s a fun thing to do. I’ve learned a lot about what other boomers are blogging about and what their readers think. Laura Lee Carter of the Midlife Crisis... Read more →

I’ve been on vacation and didn’t get home until April 10. Busy before I left in March working on my photos, I didn’t get my income taxes done. I thought about filing an extension, but I read that you need to estimate your taxes if you think you need to... Read more →