Thank you for “99 Great Ways to Save” [Cover Story, July/August]. I’m happy for the reminders to download the supermarket app, book flights on a Sunday, flip the berries (new for me!), cycle the air filters and buy the high-end stuff yourself. I’m going to try the idea to recoat my dishwasher rack. This article is a gem.

GRACE REYNOLDS
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA

I can confirm your tip to be confident about maintenance tasks. After my husband died, I used YouTube videos, logic and advice from friends to replace a cord on a Roman shade, paint an accent wall, install remote light fixtures and repair holes in a front stoop. Small projects, but I’m 75 and figure I should give it a try before calling professionals.

NANCY REDMOND
YARMOUTH PORT, MASSACHUSETTS

Thank you for “Fewer Fraud Calls Reaching U.S. Phones” [In the News]. I used to answer any call that came in, even if I didn’t recognize the number. I finally stopped answering calls from anyone not in my phone’s database. Sadly, I suspect that answering calls from unknown callers has resulted in my phone number being passed around to every other scammer out there.

MARK KERNES
OROVILLE, CALIFORNIA

I wasn’t surprised to read about the slow launch of OTC hearing aids [“Can You Hear Me Now?,” Your Health]. I’d been eagerly awaiting their arrival since reading about them in the Bulletin several years ago. At that time, the estimated price was $250. I haven’t seen anything for less than three times as much. It seems makers of OTC hearing aids are suffering from the same affliction of greed that Rx hearing aid makers have for decades.

SUSAN ROTHSCHILD
SCHENECTADY, NEW YORK

“When a Loved One Gets Scammed” [Fraud Watch] provides good information. It’s necessary to decide how to help so they don’t get scammed again. Adding a close relative as a trusted contact person on financial accounts, as the article suggests, is best. Many of us are reluctant to seek stronger measures, perhaps conservatorship, because we don’t want to take away our parents’ dignity. But if their retirement nest egg gets scammed, where is their dignity then?

GEOFFREY ELLIS
SANTA CRUZ, CALIFORNIA

Zipcar members who pay a monthly or annual fee can get 180 miles of driving free per 24-hour period. Due to an editing error, that figure was misstated in the Bulletin July-August “99 Great Ways to Save” article.

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