Useful Links
Kids Section:
http://www.allmath.com
http://www.auntymath.com
http://www.getsmarter.org/index.cfm
http://www.prosperity4kids.com/index.shtml
http://www.kidsfinance.com
http://www.kidswealth.com
http://mathforum.org/isaac/mathhist.html
Senior Section:
Senior Magazine - http://www.seniormag.com/index.html
Elder Care information - http://www.elderlawanswers.com
Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage - http://www.medicare.gov/pdphome.asp
Medicare & Long-term care - http://www.medicare.gov/LongTermCare/Static/Home.asp
Project Grace – simplified Advanced Directives - http://www.projectgrace.org
Financial news and magazines:
Barron’s - http://online.barrons.com/public/main
Bloomberg - http://www.bloomberg.com/?b=0
Forbes - http://www.forbes.com
Fortune - http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune
Fox News top videos - http://www.foxnews.com/video/index.html
Kiplinger - http://www.kiplinger.com
Smart Money - http://www.smartmoney.com
Daily samples of most newsworthy published news articles - http://www.nationalreview.com
The Weekly Standard online magazine - http://www.weeklystandard.com
Statistics, Data, & Reference:
Current Prime Rate - http://www.moneycafe.com/library/primerate.htm
Currency Exchange rates – calculator & historical pricing - http://www.x-rates.com
Library of Congress - http://www.loc.gov/index.html
National database of nonprofit organizations - http://www.guidestar.org
National Center for Health Statistics – Life expectancy tables - http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/lifexpec.htm
National Council on Aging - http://www.ncoa.org
NOLO – plain language law site - http://www.nolo.com
SavingForCollege - http://www.savingforcollege.com
U.S. Treasury – Savings Bond Wizard (download a wizard to track & value your savings bonds) - http://www.treasurydirect.gov/indiv/tools/tools.htm
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics - http://www.bls.gov
Politics & Government:
Holding politicians accountable - http://www.factcheck.org
Welcome to the Whitehouse - http://www.whitehouse.gov/index.html
Social Security Administration - http://www.ssa.gov
Tax Policy Center – Urban Institute and Brookings Institution - http://www.taxpolicycenter.org/index.cfm
U.S. Tax Code - http://assembler.law.cornell.edu/uscode
U.S. Dept of Labor - http://www.dol.gov
Business Reference:
Registering a Trademark - http://www.uspto.gov/main/trademarks.htm
International Franchise Assn - http://www.franchise.org
Compare shipping costs - http://www.iship.com/priceit/price.aspx
Online business entity formation & supplies - http://www.bizfilings.com
U.S. Small Business Administration - http://www.sba.gov
Big Thinkers:
American Thinker magazine - http://www.americanthinker.com
American Solutions – for Winning the Future - http://www.americansolutions.com
Lifelong Learning courses available via DVD, audio CD, & other formats from America’s top college professors - http://www.teach12.com/teach12.aspx
Knowledge base – about everything: http://www.about.com
Resource for learning how anything works - http://www.howstuffworks.com
Free online courses:
John Hopkins University - http://www.epp.jhu.edu/online-degrees
Harvard Law School - http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/research/bold
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/home/home/index.htm
Fun & Frivolity:
Free Internet Radio - http://www.windowsmedia.com/radiotuner/MyRadio.asp
Find recipes by typing in your ingredients on hand - http://www.epicurious.com
Identify & attract birds - http://www.whatbird.com
Lookup the value of your home & your neighborhood sales – http://www.zillow.com
Metropolitan Museum of Art - http://www.metmuseum.org
Rumor-buster – http://www.snopes.com
Smart shoppers – discounts on famous brands: http://www.retailmenot.com & http://www.deallocker.com
The Mother Road: Historic Route 66 - http://www.historic66.com
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