In one month I officially reach the rank of senior citizen. Now I’m not exactly sure where all that time disappeared. It sure doesn’t feel like I’ve been around for 65 years! Then again, just this week I remarked that I’d worked at a drive-in theater. The forty-something in the room asked when was that? “Fifty years ago.” Fifty years ago? OMG! It has been fifty years!
I’m a goal setter. It doesn’t mean I always reach all my goals
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Medicare! Can I possibly be that old? Guess so as every @#$%^&* insurance company in the country has been sending me mail to remind me that I have three months before
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Ah, to grow old gracefully – like Audrey Hepburn. When I hear her name, a vision flashes before my eyes of an older Audrey dressed in a loose white linen top and cropped pants walking along the sea shore. I don’t know if that was a photo I’ve seen or just something I’ve conjured up. When I ran across the book, Audrey Style
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I ‘m quickly approaching 66 – the new retirement age for those of us born between 1943 and 1954 – it’s about time I start thinking about Social Security benefits so I started doing some research. Here’s a few tidbits —
If you are young enough to be thinking about applying for Social security benefits at age 62? Consider this, if you claim your benefits at age 62 your benefits will be reduced by
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Here’s a thought —
Why don’t we require rich politicians to donate one dollar ($1.00) for every dollar they spend of their own money on campaigning to a job creation bank that provides funding for retraining, micro loans to small businesses, etc. What better way to prove the trickle down theory touted by so many wealthy politicians. Not only would it provide the funding for job creation, it could level the playing field when it comes to campaigning.
Okay, rich politicians, put your money where your mouth is — Prove the trickle down theory works!
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