Should You Prepay Your Funeral Costs?
If you are just 55 I am not sure it's a good idea to pre-pay for something that may not occur for another 30 years.
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If you are just 55 I am not sure it's a good idea to pre-pay for something that may not occur for another 30 years.
Nobody wants to talk about the inevitable, but no one gets out of here alive.
If you are in the retirement planning stage now, the amount of money you've saved will dictate where you can live.
Before we begin our series this week on members of the Over the Hill Gang, we should establish just who is over the hill.
As the adult child you may someday have to reverse roles with your parents!
Being somebody's parent is a tough job. Kids don't come with an instruction manual.
If you are married, one of you will become widowed and usually it is the woman who is the surviving spouse.
No one plans to be an ex-spouse. Not even Donald Trump. But he does plan as if the marriage won't last!
When you become somebody's spouse you begin to look at things as a couple, such as finances.
Today we'll focus on your car and driving with tips from the AARP and Car Talk guys Tom and Ray Magliozzi.
Here are some more travel tips from Rick Steves, author of European guidebooks and host of TV travel shows.
Today's tips on travel are from Samantha Brown, AARP's travel ambassador.
Today we will look at some of the money savings ideas for entertainment from the AARP and Nina Terrero.
For the last five summers AARP has produced an article in their in July Bulletin on 99 Ways to Save. Here are ways to save in your home.
In order to take advantage of tax credits, you need to know what's available.
The real estate market has been busy this year, so if you sold your house this spring or have it on the market you may get a tax break when you sell your home.
Mid-year is a good time to take stock of your retirement accounts.
There is tax planning for the recent graduate or their parents who want to give them advice.
We are midway into the tax year and it's a good time to think about taxes even if it's only for a few minutes each day.
Shopping has become a sport. There are TV channels dedicated to shopping!
When you have kids it seems you are always shopping for clothes. So how do you save?
We live in one of the most beautiful areas of the country. We have the ocean, lakes, mountains, and cities. Take your pick!
Eating out is one of America's favorite past times so I'm not telling you to stop eating out, I'm just saying to do it smarter.
How can we buy the same goods and services we want and pay less?
Insurance is a financial tool that is used when you don't have enough dollars in your emergency fund to cover the loss yourself.
A buzzer-beater by Norwell High School senior Nick Fein that stunned a packed Swampscott gym is now going viral.
The Charlotte Hornets extended their win streak to six games with a 118-89 win over the Boston Celtics on Wednesday night.
In the last four years there were 168 threats made against trial court judges in Massachusetts, according to state records.
A Peabody, Massachusetts couple has been living in Israel since January, and now with the conflicts in Iran, have repeatedly been taking shelter.
Marshfield police officer Richard Perry is accused of driving drunk and causing a head-on crash.
The greatest impacts and most treacherous travel will occur between 9 p.m. Thursday and 9 a.m. Friday.
Marshfield police officer Richard Perry is accused of driving drunk and causing a head-on crash.
A buzzer-beater by Norwell High School senior Nick Fein that stunned a packed Swampscott gym is now going viral.
The New England Patriots are set to release star wide receiver Stefon Diggs, according to reports.
A fire station in Westwood, Massachusetts has been shut down after engineers determined the building is no longer safe.
Two Massachusetts residents have been diagnosed with measles, the Department of Public Health confirmed Friday.
There's a new drug that can help early morning shift workers stay awake and alert, a study out of Boston found.
As millions of Americans struggle with paying for health care, doctors and health experts discuss how medical care is being eroded by insurers denying necessary tests and treatment, making it "more difficult to be healthy in the United States."
Flu cases are rising rapidly, especially among kids in Boston, where hospitalizations of children under five have increased 150% over the last two weeks.
Four children have died from the flu in Massachusetts so far this season, public health officials say.
In the last four years there were 168 threats made against trial court judges in Massachusetts, according to state records.
A former staff member at a Massachusetts residential program for children living with autism is accused of breaking a teenage student's arm.
The ads for the Find Mass Money website in Massachusetts make it seem easy. But one couple struggled to get their $11,000.
Four Massachusetts State Police instructors have been charged following an investigation into the 2024 death of state police recruit Enrique Delgado-Garcia.
After I-Team reports about a Foxboro woman's frustration with her GE gas range, the company has agreed to give her a refund.
Both the Trump and Healey administrations are using government websites to blame each other for the shutdown.
Which party stands to take more of the blame from voters for the government shutdown? Here's what a new poll says.
A UNH Survey Center/Granite State poll shows John Sununu crushing Scott Brown by 23 points among likely primary voters in New Hampshire.
Seth Moulton said he's running against Sen. Ed Markey because "our party leaders are clinging to that old playbook."
Maine Governor Janet Mills' run for Senate comes with an unusual promise - she will only serve one six-year term.
The restaurants at View Boston are closing this spring.
Uno Pizzeria and Not Your Average Joe's are closing more restaurants in Massachusetts.
Kowloon is expected to draw big crowds to Revere, Massachusetts when it opens a new tiki bar.
Two more movie theater chains are closing locations in Massachusetts. Experts say megaplexes need to make major changes.
The Neiman Marcus store at Copley Place in Boston is closing, Saks Global announced.
Just steps from the water's edge along Lake Winnipesaukee, a spectacular estate mixes modern architecture with breathtaking views.
An innovative craft winery located in downtown Meredith, New Hampshire, Hermit Woods is taking a different approach to winemaking.
Located on the water's edge along New Hampshire's Lake Winnipesaukee, Mill Falls blends elegant luxury with spectacular vistas.
Kohler Store by Supply New England and an interior designer showcases how beauty and functionality can breathe new life into a project.
James Beard-nominated pastry chef and co-founder of Bakey in Boston gives insight on how to make his world-famous babka.
The Charlotte Hornets extended their win streak to six games with a 118-89 win over the Boston Celtics on Wednesday night.
The New England Patriots are set to release star wide receiver Stefon Diggs, according to reports.
Marat Khusnutdinov and Casey Mittelstadt scored less than a minute apart early in the first period and the Boston Bruins held on for a 2-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday night.
Payton Pritchard scored 25 points and the Boston Celtics beat Milwaukee 108-81 on Monday night to spoil Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo's return from a right calf strain.
Luke Kornet has called on the Atlanta Hawks to cancel their upcoming collaboration with Magic City.
The MSPCA-Angell is looking to find homes for 163 rats that were surrendered in Massachusetts.
Cape Cod beaches are covered with chunks of ice amid an abnormally cold winter in Massachusetts.
Snowmobilers came to the rescue of a moose that was buried up to its neck in snow off a New England trail on Tuesday.
Raising Cane's claims a Boston landlord has threatened to evict one of its locations in the Back Bay because the restaurant "smells like chicken fingers."
A tegu lizard was found buried beneath the snow in Providence, Rhode Island.