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If you're looking for a job, seeking a career transition, or thinking about starting a business, you need the best resources, up-to-date information, and expert advice available. Lucky for you, there are some fantastic individuals and organizations that can provide you with all of those.

Many families today are asking: How can we save for retirement as well as our children's (or grandchildren's) college education? You can do both, but it takes planning and commitment to fund education expenses without feeling overwhelmed by your finances.

In Alabama, electric and gas customers still pay some of the highest bills in the South, while Alabama’s big utilities reap some of the highest allowed profits in the country. Following nearly a year of informal meetings by the Public Service Commission (PSC) on the rates and profits of Mobile Gas, Alabama Gas, and Alabama Power, the status quo remains with Alabamians seeing little if any relief on their utility bills.

Contacts: Erik Kriss ekriss@aarp.org David Irwin dirwin@aarp.org

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What would it mean for you if PG&E’s rates – and your utility bills – increased?

AARP Idaho will host a telephone town hall to help consumers protect themselves against fraud. State Attorney General Lawrence Wasden (R) will join Mark Estess, AARP state director, to explain how to recognize con artists and guard against scams.

By Jen A. Miller

By Mary Van Beusekom

Today we're sharing six tips from Entrepreneurship: Your Best Investment Is You, one of our sessions from Work@50+. This session was developed to share what individuals need to know to start or grow a business. More than half of those who registered to attend Work@50+ told us they were either interested in starting their own business or already own one. Moderator Tunua Thrash of the West Angeles Community Development Corporation elicited the following tips from our panelists, Natalie Orta of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and Carlos Galvan, Jr., Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of La Amapola, Inc., a family owned business.