AGING ASSISTANCE:
These sites help families dealing with caring for an elderly relative and offer resources from prescription delivery to heath care advice and legislative reform.
| Administration on Aging |
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Online resource directory with links to state agencies. |
| Caregiver Network |
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Elder-care daily planner and order a personal care binder ($20) to record all activities, medications, doctors, allergies, home records, legal docs, diet, etc) |
| Caregiver Zone |
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Lists 150,000 senior homes, day programs, meal delivery services, legal issues |
| Drugstore.com |
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Delivers prescriptions |
| ElderWeb |
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Links to health care sites, legislative & estate planning sites. Free newsletter |
| NetFlix |
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Mails rental videos |
| Mayo Clinic |
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Medical information |
| Seniors.com |
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Information on health, diet, medicine, activities, exercise. |
| Social Security Online |
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Social Security benefits information and planning |
| Autoweb |
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New & used cars, maintenance, service center & Kelly Blue Book link. Place an ad to sell your car and search for new/used models by zip code or price. Also has insurance and lemon checks. |
| Carpoint |
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New & used car shopping. Email alerts when cars matching your criteria are available in the area. Insurance, loan info and Kelly Blue Book link. |
| Luxury cars |
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Research, chat rooms and Q&A’s forums for owners, collectors. Event calendars and historic facts. |
| Lemon Car Page |
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Provides details on the law and consumer rights when the new car turns out to be a lemon. Strategies for restitution and links to lemon laws for each state. |
BANKING: 
| Capital One |
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High interest savings account with no fees or minimum balances |
| INGDirect |
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High interest savings account with no fees or minimum balances |
| MySimon |
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Comprehensive listings from toys to electronics. Provides merchants and sorts by model, price, or manufacturer. Consumer Resource center offers a downloadable shopping assistant |
| Overstock | www.overstock.com | Bargain prices on overstocked brand-name items |
| Pricescan |
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Lowest prices for online shopping, but not much product info. If you already know what you want, this is a good site to use. Otherwise, good for comparison shopping. |
HOBBIES/MISC: 
| Burpee.com |
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Products, advice, and information on all garden topics. Personalized monthly reminders on planting & online garden expert for questions. |
| TennisOne |
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Improve your game with instructional library, and fitness advice. Expert analysis and strategies from Ask-the-Pro and equipment reviews. Little coverage of pro tennis tours though. |
| GolfOnline |
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From Golf magazine with tips on improving your game and travel info for a golf vacation. Coverage of major tours and a section for seniors. |
| PetsWelcome |
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Has more than 25,000 listings of
pet-friendly travel locations. Search by city or state and info on air-travel
for pets. Also emergency listings for vets, kennels, and sitters.
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INSURANCE:
(not available in Massachusetts)
Any sites that offer underwriting in Massachusetts still require applicants
to go through a local agent.
| Geico Direct |
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Online application and instant quotes with competitive rates. Toll-free number for 24 hour customer service |
| Progressive |
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Online application and comparison quotes. Pick Progressive’s quote and insurance coverage applies immediately. Check claims online. |
| LogMeIn |
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Free link to office/home computer from remote location. |
| Small Business Administration |
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Information on starting, expanding, and financing a small business. Local office sites, research and legal issues as well as an answer desk |
| SmartShip |
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Guide for finding the quickest, cheapest and most convenient shipping service. Compares prices and allows for online payment and tracking. |
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Easy to use search engine for words & graphics. | |
| Hotbot |
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Easy to use and indexes word, links, and graphics to documents updated each month. Can search by categories and is highly customized. |
| Northern Light | www.northernlight.com | Offers specialty searches for government info or businesses, etc. For a fee, can access a library with more than 12 million text articles. Sends an email alert if new site appears on a searched topic of interest. |
| FreeAdvice.com |
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Free answers to over 3,000 legal questions in database and real-time FreeAdviceLive features. |
| Lawyers.com |
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Solid legal advice and steps for finding and hiring a good lawyer. Database of over 420,000 recommended attorneys in all 50 states and Ask-A-Lawyer for Q&A. |
| Divorcesource |
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Info on divorce laws by county and state and a divorce dictionary for terms. Lists local lawyers & advisors, a calendar & child support calculators. |
| USLaw.com |
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Consumer advocacy site with online advice from attorneys & small business resource center. Also has Build-A-Document feature that can create simple legal documents for a fee. |
| E-Loan |
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Mortgages & Auto loans-Site will email you when one of its 70 lenders offers its best rate. Links to home buying services (home inspection, insurance, moving, storage, etc) Offers calculators & tools to aid in payment schedules |
| QuickenLoans |
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Mortgages, home equity loans & refinance- Online applications, calculators & tools. |
ORGANIZERS 
| My Events |
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Calendars and address book and will store important documents and photos, but no email |
| Staples Online | www.staples.com | Order supplies and get reminders. Saves shipping & billing info after first order and sends reorder reminders by email. |
| Fodor’s |
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Easy to use trip planner shows destination’s local history and notable sites. Search for hotels, restaurants and link to local tourism sites and maps. Tickets still need to be purchased elsewhere, but lots of info for vacations. |
| IExplore |
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Plan an adventure vacation with expert advice and full service site features. Search by destination or activity (biking, birding) and check out local tours. Plan by price and date and difficulty of the adventure. Purchase online and visit link to online store for supplies for the adventure. |
| BizTravel |
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Book plane tickets, cars, hotels, & track frequent flier miles. Has currency converters and foreign entry info. |
| Expedia.com |
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Clear, concise info for family vacations, cruises, golf, and business travel. Links to other useful travel sites and has Deals page, weather, maps and travel tips. |
| Travelocity |
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Book air, car, hotels, cruises, and get advice on destinations. Fare Watcher alerts you for quick picks to frequent destinations. Ask Dream Map to pick a destination based on vacation $ amount. Maps, passport info, and ski guides. |
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