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In recent years, seniors are increasingly becoming the targets of scams and other fraudulent activities. Retirees nowadays are more well-off compared to those of the past generations.  In fact, United Income reports that the average wealth a retiree holds has risen by more than 100 per cent to almost a quarter of a million dollars. Majority of their assets are also liquid making it easy for them to access it whenever they need it. While this is great, the downside of the fast access to cash makes them a vulnerable target of scammers. Dorothy Lambing from Louisiana are among the cases, who unfortunately lose valuable assets to fraudsters. Dorothy received a notice saying she won thousands of dollars and can only claim them if she sends them $2,500 as processing fee. This is just a small fraction of the $3 billion stolen from seniors each year, as the Justice department estimates. Continue Reading ...

Video games are frequently attributed with teenagers but the changing nature of video games have made it appealing to a broader demographic. Specifically, more gaming consoles have made video games caters to not just the sense of sight and hearing but also to other senses as well such as motion. In 2006, Nintendo released Wii, a game console that includes a wireless controller equipped with sensors that can detect movement making gaming more interesting and more physical. Continue Reading ...

Dogs wouldn’t be man’s best friend for no reason. The fuzzy feeling they give is significantly proven to improve both physical and mental health. If there would be a list of people who would benefit from it, senior will make up majority of that list. As one ages, one has more free time to spare and less energy to do activities that requires physical exertion, so it can get lonely unfortunately. That’s when companionship helps. Continue Reading ...