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Home & Lifestyle > Gardening Creating Your Spring Garden Checklist Now that the cold winter months are behind us Read more	0	30th Apr 2018 Tom Clark
Finance Simple Ways To Stop Wasting Money As we move towards retirement, saving money or cutting down on expenses becomes far more important, particularly if we're looking to increase how much we're putting into our savings funds. In this post, we look at where UK households are spending - and wasting - money, and how you can make simple changes to cut down on your outgoings. Read more	0	30th Apr 2018 John Bell
Finance > Property Top Six Tips for When Considering Retirement Properties Once you start to approach your retirement age, you may start to look at buying a new property so you can see out your twilight years in comfort and security. You may consider moving closer to family and grandchildren so it will be easier to spend more time with them, or you may simply want to move away from the hustle and bustle of city life for somewhere more quiet. Read more	0	29th Apr 2018 Amy Smith Brown
Finance 5 Best Careers for Skillful Writers You have a passion for writing and you are determined to pursue a career with your love for writing. In yesteryears there were limited careers which writers could pursue as a full time career. Now with the advancement of technology new borders and horizons have opened up for writers of all different types of genres. Each genre has its own rewards and significance when chosen as a career. Read more	0	28th Apr 2018 Amelia Warner
Home & Lifestyle > Home Improvements Sitting is Important – Pick the Right Chairs If you’re anything like the average modern human being, you probably spend a large amount of your time sitting.... Read more	0	26th Apr 2018 Tom Clark
Finance > News & Views Editor vs Proofreader - What's the Difference? Did you spot the error in this sentence right away? Read more	0	26th Apr 2018 Tom Clark
Home & Lifestyle > Home Improvements 5 Ways to Make Your Home Look More Elegant Without Breaking the Bank How to make your home more elegant without spending a lot of money Read more	0	25th Apr 2018 Elena Willson
Travel Retirement in London According to recent studies in England, 43% of over 50s plan to move away once they have retired, with 2% interested in moving to London – but why? We’ve teamed up with the Oxford Tube, a reliable coach to London service, to find out what the benefits of retiring in the capital are. Read more	0	25th Apr 2018 Trishana Kashyap
Motoring > Motoring Advice & Tips How driving helps older people stay connected Driving can often be overlooked as an essential bridge between older people and their social lives Read more	0	20th Apr 2018 Stan Simons
Finance > News & Views Discover the benefits of using our dedicated teams for outsourcing software development Dedicated teams are a very popular practice among outsourcing companies, being a significant economic benefit to customers. At ANUITEX Software, we provide teams dedicated to our clients. The main goal is to make sure all the projects we take get all the attention and expertise necessary for their accomplishment. Read more	0	18th Apr 2018 Trishana Kashyap
Home & Lifestyle Nurses Will Differ Depending On Hourly Basis There is a slight difference between caregiver and a nurse. Read more	0	18th Apr 2018 Tom Clark
Home & Lifestyle Taking your décor from winter to spring Many people feel that in order to bring your décor to life for spring Read more	0	17th Apr 2018 Tom Clark
Finance Making a Career Change at 50-Plus? With people working longer now before receiving their pension, having a career change during their 50's is becoming far more common than ever. Facing maybe another decade or two at work, a lot of 50-plus workers are looking to make a career change for many different reasons. Read more	0	16th Apr 2018 Amy Smith Brown
Finance > News & Views What are the benefits of using a recruitment agency to fnd a job? The employment market has started getting better throughout the United Kingdom Read more	0	16th Apr 2018 Tom Clark
Travel Makarska - Discover the true beauty of nature. Makarska is a touristic resort that gets more popular by every year. If You google it, Your screen will be full of image of our turquoise sea. Read more	0	15th Apr 2018 Ian Peov
Health 12 Scientifically proven tips to help you sleep better We should all get enough sleep. Yes, in theory we know that. But we also know that this is often easier said than done. Read more	0	15th Apr 2018 Andrea Hankins
Travel > Europe The best holiday experience awaits you in Algarve, Portugal Algarve- the pearl of Portugal Read more	0	14th Apr 2018 Rono Bens
Health > General Health Pros & Cons of Tech for Over 50’s Technology has evolved drastically over the past 100 years, but has it all been for the better? Read more	0	13th Apr 2018 Trishana Kashyap
Home & Lifestyle How to choose mattress cover? Mattress covers are designed to provide you with additional comfort for sleeping while still helping to protect your mattress and keep it clean. Choose your mattress cover based on fabric, thread count, average pore size and mattress size and depth. Read more	0	13th Apr 2018 Scott Michaels
Health Diabulimia: A Frightening Phenomenon Most of us know someone with diabetes these days. Sadly, most of us who don't have it are very ignorant of the dangers associated with both types. When a person has Type 1 Diabetes, taking insulin every single day for the rest of their lives is necessary to stay alive. Read more	0	12th Apr 2018 Elena Willson
Health > General Health Reasons to Take a Bicycle to Stay Fit in College Nowadays, bikes have become a prevalent method of transportation for youth, in many colleges across the country, Europe and other parts of the world. It’s a great solution for weight loss and maintaining great shape, plus it’s eco-friendly and cost-effective. Read more	0	12th Apr 2018 Mary Stuart
Health > General Health Gluten-Free Diet Can Help People With Neuropathic Pain Recommended especially for people with celiac disease and gluten-intolerant people (non-celiac gluten sensitivity, SGNC), the gluten-free diet is not recommended for other people. Read more	0	5th Apr 2018 Nicki Jenns
Home & Lifestyle > Food & Drink 10 Picnic Foods Your Grandchildren Will Love You have finally managed to convince your son or daughter to leave you with the grandchildren and you decide to organize a day out for a picnic Read more	0	4th Apr 2018 Tom Clark
Home & Lifestyle > Food & Drink Brunello di Montalcino DOCG - Red Wine The name Brunello di Montalcino DOCG includes two types of wine: Brunello di Montalcino DOCG Brunello di Montalcino Riserva DOCG both produced from Sangiovese grapes grown exclusively in the area limited to the municipality of Montalcino in the province of Siena. Read more	0	4th Apr 2018 Cuoco Goffredo
Food & Drink > Recipes Passion fruit cheesecake (Maracuja) The maracuja or passion fruit cheesecake is a simple and tasty spoon cake to prepare. There are many versions of this cake, but in this recipe I replaced the cream with yogurt, making this cake much lighter. By adding a little 'coconut flour, you will discover how to make yogurt much less acidic and soft (like cream). In addition, the bottom of the cake, instead to be made of digestive biscuits, I chose to do it with chocolate biscuits flavored with cinnamon. Read more	0	4th Apr 2018 Cuoco Goffredo
Travel > Europe The Devil's Bridge and the Castello della Badia in Vulci The Ponte della Badia, also called the Devil's Bridge, is an imposing structure that shows different construction phases. The name Ponte del Diavolo was given by the population in the Middle Ages, as for the belief of the time (unaware of the Roman and Etruscan sizes) only the Devil was able to build such a bridge with arches so high and wide. Read more	1	4th Apr 2018 Curioso Errante
Travel > Europe Pitigliano (Italy) - the heart of the tuff area In the area between Tuscany and Lazio, called Area del Tufo, due to the abundance of this material, there is still a fascinating and mysterious territory, still hardly beaten by mass tourism. In this area there are some historical centers that leave amazed for their beauty, and one of these is Pitigliano. Read more	0	4th Apr 2018 Curioso Errante
Home & Lifestyle > Beauty Beauty Tips for Women over Fifty Growing old gracefully can mean having a drastic overhaul of your skin, hair and make-up routine. From choosing a new skin moisturiser to non-surgical body contouring treatments, there are a lot of positive option for a mature lady to consider. Read more	0	1st Apr 2018 Amy Smith Brown
Travel 10 Ways To Save On Your Next Trip From UK To USA Trаvеling iѕ a passion fоr mаnу people; whеthеr it'ѕ tо exotic fаrаwау countries, оr tо рlасеѕ thеу'vе nеvеr seen within thеir оwn country оr ѕtаtе. Whilе last minutе trаvеl mау арреаr to bе аn economical and spontaneous wау to get away frоm it all, thеrе is a lot tо bе ѕаid fоr рlаnning in аdvаnсе to соmе up with thе реrfесt vacation. Read more	0	31st Mar 2018 Martha Gilse
Home & Lifestyle The Benefits of a Shower Over a Bath when Over 50 Years Old A question always asked which is better a bath or a shower. Read more	0	31st Mar 2018 Tom Clark