Richard Rider Rant
Here are facts from a mostly-accurate email circulating the Internet. The emphasis is on the size and impact of Walmart.
The part that interests me most is the profit margin. When all is said and done –- including paying corporate income taxes, Walmart nets about 3.4 cents per dollar of sales, an amazingly low figure for a retail non-grocery store. And this is a consistent pattern year after year.
A well-designed kitchen can make cooking and entertaining more enjoyable. So if you're considering remodeling the kitchen, your focus is probably cosmetic. However, as your parents get older, there are safety issues to consider, too.
While there are many things you can do to detect cancer early, there are just as many ways to decrease your chances of cancer striking in the first place — through the foods and nutrients you put into your body.
We've all heard "use it or lose it." This is especially true when it comes to protecting your brain's cognitive health. Cognitive health refers to healthy brain function, and to the skills people use everyday, such as: the ability to learn, remember, make decisions, think abstractly, reason, and even appreciate beauty. However, many Americans don't pay attention to their brain health, which can potentially lead to poor health, dementia, and Alzheimer's disease.
As we age, our dining needs change. Food doesn't taste the same as it used to. Our evolving health needs restrict or even banish certain foods. But this doesn't mean meals must be bland and tastless. It might seem challenging, but with a few tweaks and techniques you can create healthy, delicious food that is also pleasing to the older adult palate.
Richard Rider Rant
Rider's Financial Advice of the Week: Buy food.
Three reasons:
1. Inflation -– our dollar is losing value because we put so many in circulation via the mechanics of the Federal Reserve.
2. Growing demand for food worldwide -– especially in the rapidly developing nations such as China and India.
3. Floods in the U.S., and droughts elsewhere -– especially Australia. More than usual this year, apparently.
'Tis the season for tempting foods, family dinners, office parties, and a lot of other distractions that can deter you from healthy eating. But, this year can be different. You can decide to manage your weight and live a healthy lifestyle with these tips.
We've all heard that our 40s are the new 30s, 50s are the new 40s, 60s the new 50s, and so on. As we grow older, we want to live healthier and stronger than our parents. But how?
If you enjoy cooking, but just don't have the time, you miss out on the fun part. But what if someone else did all the planning, shopping, chopping, and clean-up?
Baseball is what we were, football is what we have become.
What's YOUR Boomer Story?