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Seniors cards offer savings for many aged 60 and over

Posted on May 12, 2022 by 60+Club
Senior cards offer savings for many aged 60 and over 😊 Nearly 50,000 senior citizens have been guaranteed savings that could add up to thousands of dollars each year. Within hours of this week’s announcement of changes to the eligibility rules for the Commonwealth Seniors Health Card by the government, the opposition agreed to match
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Posted in Money & Financials, News, Vitamins

9 foods that may help save our memory as we age

Posted on May 5, 2022 by 60+Club
9 foods that may help save our memory as we get older 🤗 Healthy eating lowers your risk of diabetes, hypertension, and heart disease. Whilst it’s still not yet clear if that’s also true for Alzheimer’s disease, it’s not a lost cause in any case. Here are 9 foods that researchers think will keep your
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Posted in Memory

Why older adults struggle sleeping & ideas to improve your sleep

Posted on April 30, 2022 by 60+Club
Why older adults struggle sleeping & ideas to improve sleep 💤 It’s common for older adults to experience changes in the quality and duration of their sleep. Many of these changes occur due to changes in the body’s internal clock. There are many reasons why older adults struggle getting a good night’s sleep. Mental and
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Posted in Health, Lifestyle, Stress

Free 1-hour online webinars tailored for the Over 50s

Posted on April 19, 2022 by 60+Club
Free 1-hour online webinars tailored for the Over 50s 🤓 Learn to use technology with confidence, how to protect yourself online and find out what opportunities the internet can provide by joining a range of Be Connected free online presentations. Hosted by the eSafety Commissioner, these presentations cover a range of topics to help improve
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Posted in Learnings, Technology

Budget22 • What it means for older Australian’s

Posted on April 11, 2022 by 60+Club
Budget22 • What it means for older Australian’s 🧐 As expected, the Morrison government’s pre-election budget had plenty of sweeteners. The 2022-23 budget documents revealed total expenditure of $628.5 billion, of which social security and welfare ($221.7 billion) made up the lion’s share, alongside funding for health ($105.8 billion), education ($44.8 billion), defence ($38.3 billion)
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Posted in News

Budget22 • Three ease-of-living benefits for retirees

Posted on April 4, 2022 by 60+Club
Three ease-of-living benefits for retirees announced from the budget 🙂 Will you be better off as a result of Josh Frydenberg’s latest budget? A lot of Australians will be as a result of a six-month cut in fuel excise and once-off $250 once-off welfare payments. In addition, the government also announced the extension of the
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Posted in News

Telstra blocks scam text messages for mobile users

Posted on April 3, 2022 by 60+Club
Telstra blocks ‘smishing’ scams for mobile users ⚠️ No more fraudulent delivery notices and fake offers Australians reported 14,786 scam text messages in the first two months of this year alone, according to the ACCC’s ScamWatch service – making SMS scams by far the most frequently-reported form of scam. And while overall losses to text-message
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Posted in Technology

Six regular health checks you should do on your dog

Posted on March 27, 2022 by 60+Club
Six regular health checks you should do on your dog 🐶 Prevention is better than cure. We all want our dogs to stay happy and healthy. By implementing some basic checks as part of our routine, you will become familiar with your pooch and be more likely to notice when something needs attention.   1.
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Posted in Pets

The increased risks of sleeping pills as we get older

Posted on March 22, 2022 by 60+Club
The risks of taking sleeping pills increase as we get older 😴 A sleeping pill can help your sleep problems for the short term. But it’s important to understand everything you need to know about sleeping pills. For millions of people, one of the biggest obstacles of the day (or in this case, the night)
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Posted in Health

Tips when managing large payments from super

Posted on March 11, 2022 by 60+Club
Tips when managing large payments from super 💰 If you are wanting to take a large benefit from your SMSF, there’s a lot to consider in working out how to structure the payment. Just taking a very large pension amount is often the worst possible thing to do. It’s easiest to explain the thought process
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Posted in Money & Financials, Super/SMSF

Five simple tricks to help you remember names

Posted on March 8, 2022 by 60+Club
Five simple tricks to help you remember names Yes, we all forget names, and often in the few seconds after we hear them. Most of the time this phenomenon is due to a lack of attention or concentration. Also, most names have no specific meaning and are thus hard to memorise. “There is no such
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Posted in Memory, Social

The hefty price of obesity in dogs

Posted on February 24, 2022 by 60+Club
The hefty price of obesity in dogs Paunchy dogs aren’t unusual in Australia: according to the Australian Veterinary Association, more than 40 per cent of dogs in this country are either obese or overweight. It’s easy for excess weight to creep up on a dog, whether it’s from excess feeding, lack of exercise or a
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Posted in Pets

Stroke warning signs, common symptoms and knowing what to do

Posted on February 23, 2022 by 60+Club
Stroke warning signs and common symptoms Regardless of age, a stroke can happen to anyone, anywhere – and knowing the warning signs and symptoms, and what to do – might prevent death or worsened health conditions at recovery. The brain is an extremely complex organ that controls various body functions. If a stroke occurs and
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Posted in Health, Learnings

14 health-related benefits of why we should laugh more

Posted on February 18, 2022 by 60+Club
14 health-related benefits of why we should laugh more Laughter is our most basic emotional responses, but we aren’t taught to laugh or even to smile; they’re as natural to us as breathing. Laughter is clinically proven to have a powerful and positive effect on physical, emotional and social wellbeing. A good laugh has great
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Posted in Happiness, Health, Smiling

Why you should give Wordle a go

Posted on February 9, 2022 by 60+Club
Why you should give Wordle a go Discover the mental and social benefits of playing Wordle If you’re group chat or social media feed has become cluttered with those tiny red, amber and green tiles – then you’ve seen Wordle. If you enjoy daily crosswords and word games, Wordle might just be the daily challenge
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Posted in Learnings, Memory

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