Move over knee replacements and diabetes medication. It's time to add tests for syphilis, gonorrhea, or hepatitis B to the list of healthcare afforded America's senior population. The US is considering a plan to cover STD tests under Medicare. Recent research found that a higher percentage of older Americans remain sexually active, and last year the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Read more

Many people pay a lot of money for medical expenses. Kiplinger shares a couple of ways to cut your health bills. Spend less on drugs Switching to generic drugs is one of the easiest ways to save — especially now that some big-name medications, such as Lipitor, have gone generic (see Brand-Name Lipitor at Generic Prices). Some brand-name drugs don’t have a generic clone but do have a Read more

If you're in the service industry, a big chunk of your income may come from tips. But don't think you can get away with not filing taxes for them. Here are a couple of tips from the IRS: Tips are taxed. Your tips will face federal income, Social Security, and Medicare taxes. You will also be taxed on nonmonetary tips like tickets, and gifts will be counted as income. Include them on your tax Read more

We're thrilled to present this smart Kiplinger story here on Savvy! Every year, the IRS dutifully reports the most common blunders that taxpayers make on their returns. And every year, at or near the top of the “oops” list is forgetting to enter their Social Security number at the top of the tax form — or making a mistake when entering those nine digits. But think about it for a minute: Do Read more

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The 2010 US census data released today shows some new trends in the gender age gap: notably, that more boys than girls are being born and men are living longer than they have in the past. Typically there are more women than men age 35 and older, with men dying early from accidents, homicide, alcohol, smoking, etc. Then once we hit 85 there are twice as many women as men — nursing home dating Read more

We're thrilled to present this smart Bundle story here on Savvy! Twentysomethings and even teens just starting out in the workforce may aspire to become young billionaires like Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg and retire early. But any retiree could tell you it's not as easy as youd hope. The real trick to a comfortable retirement is to get serious and start early, ideally before home Read more