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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.

A Pandora’s Box of Troubles

You take care of yourself with regular visits to your doctor. You take your medications as directed, and you try to watch what you eat and exercise as you can. Taking care of yourself is a lot of work… shouldn’t your home receive the same level of care, for safety’s sake?Putting off or ignoring needed household repairs can put your health at risk. But if the cost of such repairs has been out of your reach, or you simply haven’t known who to call for help, now, there is an answer.

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According to a new AARP survey, a majority of Louisianans believe it is important to strengthen consumer protection laws to prohibit excessive annual interest rates for payday loans.

Every 3 seconds someone's identity is stolen. In this video, meet John Doe, Identity Thief, then fight fraud and ID theft with AARP's Fraud Watch Network. www.aarp.org/fraudwatchnetwork

Contact: David Irwin dirwin@aarp.org