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Netflix plans about 40 new video games in 2023, with dozens more in development
Last updated: March 21, 2023 at 7:56 a.m. ET First posted: March 20, 2023 at 6:39 PM ET Almost a year and a half after launching its video game platform, Netflix Inc. The game is highly sought after, with dozens more games planned to be released this year, in addition to nearly 100 games in […]
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Mortgage rates are down for the first time in 6 weeks
The average US long-term mortgage fell this week after five straight weeks of increases, which is good news for homebuyers as the all-important spring buying season gets under way in the housing market. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reported Thursday that the benchmark 30-year average interest rate fell to 6.6% from 6.73% last week. The average […]
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A 63-year-old woman had a heart attack. Her advice could save your life.
One person dies every 34 seconds in the United States from cardiovascular disease, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and that means each and every one of us has to take care of our heart health so we don’t become one of them. I firmly believe that we all need to be […]
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A 63-year-old woman had a heart attack. Her advice could save your life.
One person dies every 34 seconds in the United States from cardiovascular disease, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and that means each and every one of us has to take care of our heart health so we don’t become one of them. I firmly believe that we all need to be […]
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For audiences 55 and over, March 12-19, 2023 | local news
For information about services available to seniors, contact Vicki Welser, Site Coordinator, or Robby Edwards, Information Coordinator, at the Retired and Senior Citizens Volunteer Program and Helen Marie Stevic Center for Seniors, 2102 Windsor Place, C, at 217-359-6500. RSVP and Stevick Center are managed by the Family Service of Champaign County. ads Ethel and Maude […]
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How to determine life expectancy and make a plan to never run out of money
If you use life expectancy calculations to plan your retirement budget, you may be running out of money. Consider a husband and wife, both age 63, who plan to retire at age 65. They’ve saved enough money to retire for 25 years. According to the Social Security Administration’s actuarial life schedule, a man can expect […]
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I’ll be 60, have $95,000 in cash and no debt – I think I can retire, but financial seminars say otherwise
I will turn 60 in September, have $95,000 in cash, work part time ($30,000 a year) for insurance and contribute 10% plus employer matching at 8% for a small 401(k). My house and car are paid for, I have no other debts, and I’m single. I live in South Carolina where the cost of living […]
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“I’m not the only person in the US with this problem”: I’m 61, unemployed, and living in a renter. My savings of $50,000 will run out this year. What are my next steps?
I’m 61, haven’t saved enough for retirement, and now the S- is starting to hit the fans. I quit my job in 2014 in order to take care of my elderly parents so they could live their lives in their home, and not have to go to a nursing home. I moved in with them […]
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I’ll be 60, have $95,000 in cash and no debt – I think I can retire, but financial seminars say otherwise
I will turn 60 in September, have $95,000 in cash, work part time ($30,000 a year) for insurance and contribute 10% plus employer matching at 8% for a small 401(k). My house and car are paid for, I have no other debts, and I’m single. I live in South Carolina where the cost of living […]
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Study: These foods increase the risk of dementia — by a lot
ghee. hamburger. sausage. Store-bought pastries, cakes, and cookies. Oh, and soda — sugar or diet. They’re all bad and they all increase your risk of dementia — a lot. So reports to one of the largest and scariest studies ever conducted, involving nearly 60,000 people in their 40s, 50s and 60s. The study, which included […]
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