Could Your Golden Years Be Way Better Abroad?

Social Security Retirement Benefits Will Rise by $75 a Month on Average: The 2027 cost-of-living adjustment is 3.6 percent, adding about $75 a month to the average retired worker’s benefit beginning in January. The increase can help your monthly check keep pace with higher everyday costs. See what the COLA could mean for you.

Take a Halloween Game Break: Play Halloween Mahjong, a seasonal tile-matching solitaire game, or Trizzle Halloween, a spooky match-and-merge puzzle. Both are free, festive and ready to play online—no download required. Play a Halloween game.

Paint Your Way to a Calmer Day: On Nov. 3 from noon to 2 p.m. ET, follow a professional instructor step by step to create your own “Celestial Nightscape” while unwinding and stretching your creative abilities. No painting experience is required. Save your spot and get the supply list.

Medicare Open Enrollment Is Here: From Oct. 15 through Dec. 7, you can review your coverage and make changes for 2027. Even if you like your current plan, compare costs, drug coverage and provider networks—you could find better coverage or lower out-of-pocket costs. Get help comparing your options.

Celebrate Phillis Wheatley’s Revolutionary Voice: On Oct. 28 at 7 p.m. ET, a free virtual program explores how Phillis Wheatley rose from enslavement to become an internationally acclaimed poet. You’ll discover how America’s first published African American poet challenged assumptions and shaped literary history. Register for the event.