Getting financially Fit      

My new challenge to everyone is to get financially fit. Modest changes will produce big results. The best way to start is to get educated.

Over the past month, I've helped the Duxbury Council on Aging deliver the financial educational portion of the Aging Mastery Program, or AMP for short. AMP is a national program that aims to help millions of older adults take key steps to improve their welfare and add stability to their lives. AMP focuses on health, stronger financial security and overall well-being.

Joanne Moore, Angela Sinnott and the team at the Duxbury Senior Center run awesome programs. I was grateful to be part of it. Every Wednesday morning for three weeks in a row, we met at the Duxbury Senior Center. We started with a great breakfast and then dug in to our subject matter. We discussed the usual financial topics: budgeting, financial planning, estate planning, insurances, stocks and bonds. Last week, we spent the entire morning discussing fraud schemes and identity theft issues. We learned how to protect ourselves. We had a special guest, Sgt. Kristin Golden from the Duxbury Police Department, come to brief us on some the latest scams working their way around our district. There's scary stuff out there, so be on guard!