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- RetireHub Daily — 12/31/23
RetireHub Daily — 12/31/23
Internet deals (and more) for retirees
RetireHub
December 31, 2023
RetireHub Daily
Internet deals (and more) for retirees
Happy New Year’s Eve!
It is Sunday, December 31st, 2023.
Aerial view of the Panama Canal.
On This Day In History — On this day in 1999, the United States officially handed over control of the Panama Canal to Panama.
Deal of the Day
Hillsdale Furniture — Up to 78% Off
Hillsdale furniture is running a massive sale — on everything from beds to couches to desks — with discounts up to 78% off!
RetireHub Poll
What aspect of financial security is most important to you in retirement? |
Yesterday’s Poll Results — How do you prefer to stay socially engaged?
With over 60% of the vote, “Keeping in touch with friends and family” was the runaway winner.
Thanks to everyone who voted!
Words of the Day
Finance Term: 529 plan
Definition: A state-run, tax-advantaged account earmarked for educational expenses, from kindergarten up through graduate school, and student loan paybacks.
Medical Term: Script
Definition: Prescription.
Slang Word of the Day: Salty
Definition: Gen Z uses this term when they're feeling jealous.
Used in a Sentence: “I’m salty that Zendaya is dating that guy who plays Spider Man.”
Longevity Tip Of The Day
Toss that rug — One of the top risks for falls at home is throw rugs. Those slip-slidey accoutrements send 38,000 older adults to the emergency room each year, according to a 2013 study by the CDC. Banish these rugs from your home, and make sure bath mats have a nonslip bottom.
What We’re Reading
Beyond Reach, by Molly Black
Price — $3.99 Free
Overview: After a state warden is found dead from a vicious stabbing, rookie police officer Reese Link partners with state trooper Clay Curtis to track down the culprit. As snow settles on their small Maine town, Reese must learn to outwit a twisted killer before another victim is claimed…
News of the Day
Owning Pets Helps Stave Off Dementia for People Over 50 Living on Their Own
Caring for a pet helps stave off cognitive decline for people over 50 who live on their own, according to a new study of almost 8,000 participants.
Researchers found that pet ownership was associated with slower rates of decline in verbal memory and verbal fluency among the older adults who were living alone.
Google settles $5 billion privacy lawsuit over tracking people using ‘incognito mode’
Google has agreed to settle a $5 billion privacy lawsuit alleging that it spied on people who used the “incognito” mode in its Chrome browser — along with similar “private” modes in other browsers — to track their internet use.
The class-action lawsuit filed in 2020 said Google misled users into believing that it wouldn’t track their internet activities while using incognito mode. It argued that Google’s advertising technologies and other techniques continued to catalog details of users’ site visits and activities despite their use of supposedly “private” browsing.
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