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Prostock-studio / Shutterstock.com With summer over and fall having arrived, flu season is beginning. One of the best ways to keep this illness at bay is to get a flu shot. And if staying healthy is not enough motivation to roll up your sleeve, how about a freebie or discount? Several retail chains offer rewards

astarot / Shutterstock.com While we like to think that doctors direct our medical care, the reality is that insurance companies can play a significant role in what tests and treatments we receive. Many insurers require prior authorization before people can see specialists, fill certain prescriptions or receive out-of-network care. However, the process for receiving prior

Lysenko Andrii / Shutterstock.com It is irritating to see the cost of your favorite products rise. But it might be more irksome — and in some ways, insulting — to watch grocers try to sell you a smaller version of the same product at the old price. For many months, some manufacturers have been quietly

gpointstudio / Shutterstock.com Some people claim we become more politically conservative as we age — it’s a common enough refrain for research papers to be written on the subject. But recent data suggests that while it may be true for some generations, it isn’t for others. And that data comes from a longstanding expert in

VIAVAL TOURS / Shutterstock.com With the U.S. economy having now recorded two straight quarters of negative growth, a recession is all but officially here. Whether this downturn persists remains to be seen. But if it lingers or even deepens, some housing markets in the U.S. may be especially vulnerable to price declines, according to a