{"id":1752,"date":"2015-02-05T10:32:21","date_gmt":"2015-02-05T15:32:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/plinylives.com\/?p=1752"},"modified":"2015-02-05T10:32:21","modified_gmt":"2015-02-05T15:32:21","slug":"3-tools-can-help-seniors-save-money","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plinylives.com\/?p=1752","title":{"rendered":"3 Tools that can help Seniors save money"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>1)\u00a0<a title=\"https:\/\/www.benefitscheckup.org\/esi-home\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.benefitscheckup.org\/esi-home\/\">EconomicCheckup.org<\/a> \u00a0from the National Center on Aging<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.benefitscheckup.org\/esi-questions\/\"><strong>Get started<\/strong> by completing a simple 23 question comprehensive questionnaire<\/a>.<br \/>\nThis will give you an overview of all the ways you can improve your financial situation.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Economic Checkup<\/strong> tool can help you to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Find a job\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ncoajobsource.org\/\">JobSource<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Reduce spending\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.couponblender.com\/\">CouponBlender.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.grocerycouponnetwork.com\/how-it-works.php\">GrocerYCouponNetwork<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pricegrabber.com\/\">PriceGrabber<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/seniordiscounts.com\/\">Senior Discounts<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/calculator.benefitscheckup.org\/calculators\/control-your-spending\">Try out the online calculator to explore how to cut your spending<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Reduce your debt<\/li>\n<li>Use your home equity<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>2) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.benefitscheckup.org\/\">BenefitsCheckUp.org<\/a><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0This tool can help seniors find public and private benefits for the following areas:\n<ul>\n<li>Food: SNAP, Commodity supplemental food program, home delivery of meals, etc.<\/li>\n<li>Health care: Medicaid, Medicare savings programs, donated vision, dental services, prescription assistance<\/li>\n<li>Property tax rebates, discounts<\/li>\n<li>Respite, Adult day care<\/li>\n<li>Income: SSI, cash assistance<\/li>\n<li>LIS (Low Income Subsidy) from the SSA<\/li>\n<li>Veterans&#8217;s benefits<\/li>\n<li>Utilities: energy assistance, telephone, Internet<\/li>\n<li>Transportation<\/li>\n<li>Discounts at National Parks<\/li>\n<li>Legal Aid for the elderly<\/li>\n<li>and many others!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>You can use BenefitsCheckUp.org is you are 55+ years old<\/li>\n<li>Once you find the programs you are eligible for you can click on a link to get a fact sheet on how to apply for the benefit<\/li>\n<li>An average person can be eligible for hundreds or even thousands of dollars worth of benefits. It definitely worth trying!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>3) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mymedicarematters.org\/\">My Medicare Matters<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mymedicarematters.org\/take-an-assessment\/?SID=54d389d52c1f0\">Medicare QuickCheck<\/a><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mymedicarematters.org\/\">www.mymedicarematters.org\/<\/a><\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Information on how to enroll in Medicare, coverage, costs, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mymedicarematters.org\/take-an-assessment\/?SID=54d389d52c1f0\">Medicare QuickCheck<\/a><\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>This is a brief series of questions<\/li>\n<li>You will get a personalized report that will\n<ul>\n<li>It will tell you <strong>when to sign up for Medicare or when you should delay<\/strong> signing up<\/li>\n<li>It will <strong>answer your questions<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It will give you information on how you can get <strong>help with health care costs<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; 1)\u00a0EconomicCheckup.org \u00a0from the National Center on Aging Get started by completing a simple 23 question comprehensive questionnaire. 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