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Old 12-16-2021, 09:46 AM
 
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Why does it give you so much joy to try to prove wrong that many seniors have very little earning power in their senior years when they are no longer working at jobs?

It seems just a lame inane joyful exercise to you to try to prove something wrong.....with no benefits of trying to prove it wrong.

Those of us on a pretty much fixed income (no pension, no involvement in stock market, both of which describe the majority of retired seniors) understand well that one's earning power in senior years is very diminished because of no longer working at a job.

Technicalities of language make no difference - it's the earning power that is diminished for retired non-working seniors, for what can be decades.
Who are you referring to? What post?

 
Old 12-16-2021, 09:54 AM
 
Location: Arizona
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Truer words were never spoken. many retirees cannot afford to eat healthy and have to settle for the garbage quality of a BK or McD.
I've never understood the mentality of those who say they can't afford to eat healthy when grocery stores are full of items a whole lot healthier and cheaper than grabbing a Big Mac and fries. There's a world of difference between not wanting to cook and/or liking how restaurant food tastes better than your (not you) own cooking, versus really not being able to afford healthy meals.
 
Old 12-16-2021, 10:02 AM
 
Location: Retired in VT; previously MD & NJ
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Really? Are you saying that the mileage you drive correlates with the insurance rate you pay, cause I haven't seen that.
Yes it does. I have been getting a discount for driving less than 3000 mile a year for many years. You can also get a discount for being over 50 years old.

You have to ASK the insurance company for discounts, or switch to a different company. They don't always give discounts automatically.
 
Old 12-16-2021, 10:05 AM
 
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Her broker should not be doing calls and puts for a client - that is options trading - very risky. A call option gives the holder the right to buy a stock and a put option gives the holder the right to sell a stock at a price before a date specified.
He did very well by her. She liked him a lot.

We lost Mom over ten years ago.
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Old 12-16-2021, 10:10 AM
 
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I've never understood the mentality of those who say they can't afford to eat healthy when grocery stores are full of items a whole lot healthier and cheaper than grabbing a Big Mac and fries. There's a world of difference between not wanting to cook and/or liking how restaurant food tastes better than your (not you) own cooking, versus really not being able to afford healthy meals.
After I lost my husband I really did not want to cook. I lived on boxed salad. Add some cherry tomatoes and feta cheese and you have lunch. At night sauté a few scallops takes four minutes put them in a salad with some tomatoes and you have dinner. Add a slice of whole grain bread and you’re done. It’s not exciting but it is healthy and relatively cheap.
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Old 12-16-2021, 10:12 AM
 
Location: Bellevue
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Really? Are you saying that the mileage you drive correlates with the insurance rate you pay, cause I haven't seen that.
Yes, if you are driving 10,000 miles/year or less. At least you are in a lower category. Where they get you is the 10,000 miles includes "pleasure driving".
 
Old 12-16-2021, 11:22 AM
 
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Yes, if you are driving 10,000 miles/year or less. At least you are in a lower category. Where they get you is the 10,000 miles includes "pleasure driving".
Also, it is not available in every state, in fact it may be only available in major cities, but there is an insurance company called MetroMile. You literally get charged for the mileage you drive. I have never checked into it because I’ve been with my insurance company so long my insurance rates are low.
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Old 12-16-2021, 12:13 PM
 
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When I retired I got a cheaper price for driving less than 5k/year.
 
Old 12-16-2021, 12:27 PM
 
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Yes, if you are driving 10,000 miles/year or less. At least you are in a lower category. Where they get you is the 10,000 miles includes "pleasure driving".
That is not available from my insurer.
 
Old 12-16-2021, 12:32 PM
 
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I question the quality of the chicken at that price. caged, pumped up with hormones, fed lo-quality GM-grains. Yuck.
FWIW. Hormones are prohibited in poultry
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