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Can I Give My Kids $19,000 a Year and Apply for Medicaid?

If you have money to give your children, you certainly can, but you should be aware that you may face consequences should you apply for Medicaid long-term care coverage within five years after each gift. ...
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Holiday Entertaining: Share Your Tips for an Upcoming Story

When friends and family gather, what works best for food, keeping the conversation going, entertaining/occupying guests of all ages and other hosting details? We're looking for budget-friendly hacks, energy-saving shortcuts (yours, not the power company's), and ways to navigate the holiday season. ...
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Harvest Festival Returns to Hale Farm & Village

Celebrate the beauty of autumn and the rich traditions of 19th-century farm life in the Cuyahoga Valley at Hale Farm & Village's Harvest Festival Oct. 4–5 and Oct.  11–12. ...
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Join us for Vegas Nights at Bash East 2025

Roulette the Good Times Roll! The Thrive After 55 Bash Event Series 2025 is going out with a high-stakes finale: Boomer Bash East Vegas Nights Nov. 19 in Solon. ...
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Dementia & the Dental Care Challenge

Brushing teeth can easily fall to the wayside for many individuals with dementia. And for many caregivers, it takes everything they have just to get through the day, so oral hygiene may not be a priority. But skipping this daily maintenance can result in compromised overall health. ...
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Avoiding the Costs of Poor Payment Systems at Your Small Business

Poor payment systems can have a massive negative impact on a business. Some are slow, some are outdated, and others don’t even take security into account. So what can you do? From automatic reminders to setting payment policies, here are some features that can help.

Embrace Multiple Payment Systems

If you are still only taking cash, you are living in the dark ages! Come into the light of the future with digital payment systems. You know your phone can store digital wallets, right? Even if you don’t know that, the kids do, and they prefer to use them! That’s why North payment services and other similar platforms include flexible payment options for all customer demographics. So instead of sitting on the 1 and 0 fence, bring your company into the 21st century today!

Automate Reminders and Notifications

It becomes much harder and more expensive to recover payments owed after the date has passed. Many are just honest mistakes, and most people don’t like missing payments. But it does happen, of course. So how can you ensure customers pay on time/ This is easier than you think! Simple reminder and notification systems that send texts and emails can be all it takes to help customers manage their bills so they are more likely to pay what they owe your business.

Avoid Disjointed Poor Payment Systems

A report by Okta found that employees of an average small business can use up to 58 different apps every day just to do their jobs. This is an obvious waste of time, and your business will lose money on subscriptions. Just like cutting costs as a parent, it’s time to snip-snip and get rid of things that don’t make sense, like using different tools for managing accounts. Have you ever thought of all-in-one solutions with integration features?

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Autumn at the Arboretum

Holden Arboretum kicks off the fall season with a new exhibit, Skeleton Grove, featuring nearly a dozen 10- to 12-foot-tall skeletons decorated by local artists. Holden will keep the autumn fun rolling with the familiar favorite, Fall Forest Fest. ...
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Weighty Matters

The days of daily weigh-ins and stressing over numbers may be the wrong way to look at our weight, according to a Cleveland Clinic doctor. ...
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