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Free Stuff For Seniors

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You remember when seniors were being taken for their life savings by someone who claimed to find some money and would share the found fortune with the senior. But the senior had to come up with "trust" money. The scam artist would take the seniors money and never be heard from again.
This is what this book does. I purchased this book for my mother. I hoped it would provide access to free services. It doesn't. You have to be disabled, a vet, living in a rural backwater town in Idaho, with one good eye and 3 missing fingers on your right hand. Okay, so I exaggerated a bit. But you get the drift.
Matthew Lesko is a good pitchman but his products don't live up to the hype.

This book is a rip off every bit of information is available free of charge from Goverment Agencys, Elected Officials, Public Librarys. And here on the Internet. And Most of what is discussed Has Eligibility requirements Such as being a veteran, Low Income, Disabled, etc.

Before reading what to do about trouble with high utility bills because of low income (social security) we thought we would have to move out of our home after living in it for 34 years. "Free Stuff for Seniors," advised us to contact our local utility office, because our utility bills were so high, as a result we got fuel assistance and a new furnace which was desperately needed. They also provided smoke detectors and insulation.

This book was bogus ! The commercial I saw on tv, with the author, who looks like a clown, said that this book contained valuable free things. It is nothing more than a listing of government programs that are very hard to get and have very little to do with free things.

This book consists primarily of addresses where a senior, or anyone else, can write for free information. For example, under cancer treatments, it gives the address and phone number of the Cancer Society, who will send you brochures. In some cases, it is misleading. For example it discusses the "1% loans for retiring in the country." This actually refers to Section 502 housing loans for very-low income people who want to buy a rural home. Again, this is not specifically for seniors. Anyone who can use a searcher on the internet will have no use for this book.

I have received several calls from senior citizens who have read this book and want to know how they can rent their homes out to filmmakers.....although I do not mind bearing witness to the possibility of using ones home for use in motion pictures, I find it troubling that the author uses me as a reference without proper permission. Given this information, I can only suggest that seniors be "smart consumers" and decide for themselves if this author's work merits serious consideration.

An ad for a book "free for seniors" popped up in my email today. I decided to see if I could find any reviews. i found some, but they were all around ten years old. That told me that this book is trying to make a "come back". As with any product, the best thing is "buyer beware"! The government is broke. Anything that was available ten years ago most likely will not be available now. Nothing is for free. Some utility companies will help seniors, some will not. It depend on the company,not on if you're a senior. The things that are in the book are available on line for free.

I am not a senior but my parents are. My father is rather difficult to purchase gifts for because I always like to give gifts that are useful. The book, "Free Stuff for Seniors," met my qualifications for a useful gift. My father was especially interested in the section on taking College courses for free. I figure my parents will use the information in the book for years to come.