INTERESTING WEBSITES "VERY!"

INTERESTING WEB SITES & PHONE NUMBERS
For the truly snoopy J
While all of these sites have “legitimate” uses and reasons for being there, they can also be used by anyone to “check” someone out. Let your mind wander and you’ll figure it out if you have ever had the need or maybe need to know now.

For the truly snoopy J
While all of these sites have “legitimate” uses and reasons for being there, they can also be used by anyone to “check” someone out. Let your mind wander and you’ll figure it out if you have ever had the need or maybe need to know now.

Homeownership: www.co.clark.nv.us/assessor/disclaim.htm go to real property records and search by name or address. Play with this puppy and you actually pull up an aerial picture of the property. No kidding. You can also get an aerial view at GoogleEarth at http://earth.google.com follow the directions.

Check value of homes at www.bankofamerica.com/loansandhomes Go to Tools and Calculators and click on Home Value Search then just follow the directions.

Is s/he married? Hmmmm try www.co.clark.nv.us/recorder/mar_srch.htm Search by name for locally recorded marriages.

Try www.zabasearch.com and you’ll find a few things too, like their age if you know their full name. But be careful, lots of people have the same names. It helps if you know their address.

Wonder if someone is a FELON? For a search try
www.co.clark.nv.us/district_court/casemgt.htm
Click on “all case types” and “all party types.” If there is any dirt in the county you are searching you’ll find it. For other counties try changing just the county.
You might want to try www.crimetime.com just click on “free searches” and then “State Records” This is for who is in jail or being held at the current time.

Also, www.SearchSystems.net claims to have the “largest public record directory on the Internet.”

Just remember, IF YOU CAN DO THIS SO CAN SOMEONE ELSE – TO YOU. Be careful what you store, send or order on the net because you can erase it from your computer but it is still out there, somewhere. And it could come back to you in a not to nice way. How do they get your information? Warranty forms is just one of the REAL easy ones. Be careful who you give your email address to and if you don’t want anyone to know something about you, don’t tell anyone, especially over the internet.

Banking and money matters: Please check out sites thoroughly as there is not space here to give complete information.

www.Bankrate.com For rates. Make sure they are FDIC insured.

www.Bankofinternet.com free senior checking & interest

www.Netbank.com www.Virtualbank.com

www.Treasurydirect.gov (4.66 % interest at time of writing!).

www.Imoneynet.com

www.Fpanet.org 1.800.878.3256 Financial Planning Assoc.

CHECK FOR FRAUD
This is a VERY IMPORTANT SITE USE IT every time an investment deal sounds just a little bit too good or just because you are curious. Being curious can save you a lot of money or maybe just your “play” money for you retirement years. It could be the difference between being dead broke and having a little extra for the “whatevers” in life.

www.shiptalk.org State Health Insurance Assistance Program
Phone 800.633.4227
www.Nasaa.org It is a clearing house of information on financial frauds and scams being run around the nation.

Also check www.FTC.GOV to report/check on scams being run.

Toll-free to change your magazines when you move. 800.687.8028

The Post Office will forward them for up to 3 months, usually. Do nothing and they still change in the same 3 months. MINE DID!!!!!!

Health Savings Accounts www.hsainsider.com
To compare several insurance companies try www.ehealthinsurance.com

For Medical Billing Problems:
Medical Claim Assistants at www.billadvocates.com They do charge but it will probably be worth it. (About $30.00 an hour.)

www.KidsEatFree.com to find restaurants that cater to Grandkids!
CHEAPCHECKS! www.Walmartchecks.com or www.checkworks.com Just make sure your bank will accept them before ordering.

Pension information
www.pensionrights.org www.pbgc.gov www.dol.gov/ebsa www.nrin.org www.aarp.org/money/financial_planning

Retirement planning
Log on to www.troweprice.com or call 1.800.638.5660
www.choosetosave.org www.mymoney.gov 1.888-696.6639

On-line shopping? www.nielsennetratings.com Who buys what.
www.funerals.ogr 800.765.0107 Nobody gets out alive! www.creamation.com

DRIVING , when it’s time to stop. A REALLY TOUGH ISSUE
www.thehartford.com/talkwitholderdrivers click on brochure or write The Hartford, “We Need to Talk”, 200 Executive Blvd, Southington, Conn. 06489

The AARP has their Safe Driving Program on line now! :)

Protective Services: “Welcome to Medicare Physical”
www.medicare.gov or call 1.800.MEDICARE “Guide to Medicare’s Preventive Services” brochure is free.

Social Security: www.ssa.gov/about.htm or call 1.800.772.1213 Identity “Theft and your SS Number”, “What Every Woman Should Know”,

Long Term Care Insurance: www.naic.org or call 1.816.783.8300 “A Shopper’s Guide to Long-Term Care Insurance. Fax request to 816.460.7593

Caregiving: www.metlife.com click on “Employers and Mature Market Institute. “Resources for Caregivers 2004” and “Ten Tips for Talking to Your Aging Parents” or call 203.221.6580

Medicare: www.medicarerights.org This connects you to the Medicare Rights Center. The best place for information. Also www.cms.hhs.gov/states/default.asp

www.Restaurants.com for certificates to eat CHEAPer
www.Uschamber.com click on where you will be for a calendar of events with low to no admission prices.

Regarding Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) www.ata.org or call 800.634.8978 they have a newsletter you can request. I have this problem and I know certain foods make it MUCH worse, I just haven't been able to actually identify the exact ingredient. Probably high fructose corn syrup. That stuff is REALLY bad for you.

Just plain weird:www.HauntedVegastours.com No comment. Well . . . $$$$

JUST PLAIN FUN Like digging? If you’re in the right area, check these out.
Places where you can dig for your own precious gemstones for the cost of an entry fee to the area. I did this at the Crater of Diamonds in Arkansas and it wasn’t nice. I dug in the rain and mud and came up empty. But it was fun.

Dig for Gems on the West side of the US.
www.dustdevilmining.com 503.965.7707 Plush, OR for Sunstones. (I don’t know what a sunstone is!)
www.fs.fed.us/ipnf/rec/activities.html 208.245.2531 Emerald Creek, ID Garnets
www.digforgems.com 760.489.1566 Pala, CA Pink tourmaline, aquamarine +
www.nevadaopal.com 775.941.0270 Denio, NV Opal Up near the border of ID
www.sapphiremine.com 406.227.8989 Helena, Montana sapphires

Possibly even more weird: Senior Dating Sites. Look out ladies, there are a LOT of old geezers out there looking for “a nurse with a purse.” Be very careful what kind of information you share and with whom. Guys, the same goes for you, especially if you recently lost your wife. I have been told the best place to look for a “good man” is in the obits and then go to the funeral as a “friend” of the wife. I can’t even begin to say how disgusting I find that to be. You don’t need help here, just enter Senior dating in your browser bar and you’ll get a bunch. There is one called “plentyoffish!” AND IT IS COMPLETELY FREE. Just be careful. It’s better to wish you had someone than to wish you didn’t.” That’s what I keep telling myself!

Living will info: Check them all out. www.caringinfo.org or call 800.658.8898 or
www.agingwithdignity.org (5 Wishes, fee of $5.00) or call 888.594.7437
www.livingwillregistry.com It’s just what it says. Write one, then make sure your family understands exactly what you want and what it means. It does not “give” anyone anything, that is a different kind of will. Get a Medical Power of Attorney too.

Clinical trials:
Southern NV is incredibly fortunate to have a new cancer research institute. Nevada Cancer Institute, 10441 West Twain Avenue, LV, NV 89135 or
www.nevadacancerinstitute.org for new or on going trials
www.cancer.gov/clinicaltrials (any port in a storm!)
www.nih.gov Check for trials in other areas here
www.centerwatch.com ALL kinds of clinical trials listed by state.
www.health.discovery.com/tools/blausen/blausen.html
AWESOME SITE Animated human body atlas showing the effect of over 150 diseases and disorders.

ENJOY!!!