Dear Savvy Senior, How do I go about selling unwanted burial plots in my hometown cemetery? When my parents died about 25 years ago
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How Medicare Covers Alzheimer’s Disease
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When to Expect Your Social Security Checks
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What to Do with Cremated Ashes
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Approaching 65? Here’s What to Know About Enrolling in Medicare
By Jim Miller Dear Savvy Senior, Can you give me a brief rundown of Medicare’s enrollment choices along with when and how to sign-up?
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Simple and Inexpensive Final Farewells
By Jim Miller Dear Savvy Senior, My husband and I are looking for the simplest and least expensive way to dispose of our bodies