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Has anyone here been diagnosed with trigeminal neuralgia and chose to have a microvascual decompression? Or at least know of someone who did? Looking for some answers, especially post-op. Thanks.

As a person who enjoys her own company I am wondering if early retirees, in general, enjoy their own company more so than people who continue to work. I've been retired for almost twenty yrs (before age 40) and never felt any strong urge to w*rk even for one more day as long as I haven't needed...

The good news is our home insurance decreased by approx. 8% this year. The bad news is our health insurance premiums went up by 15% this year. Ouch. How did you all do in these areas?

I have to admit I've always had a problem with this concept. I'm a born saver who convulses when she has to spend $$. It's not that I don't buy things that are needed, I do. I just find (found) it hard to spend money on what I consider trivial things. But things are a changing!! Every since...

I'm bantering with a friend over the correct pronounciation. Is it Safe or Safety Deposit Box? I believe it is Safe not Safety. She is president of our credit union and said "common people" (must be me) think it's Safe when it is really Safety. It's ok, you can tell me if I'm wrong. ;)

I'm the curious type so here's my questions. Are you spending more in retirement than you thought you would? If so, what are you spending it on? Have you had to cut back in some areas in order to pay for some unexpected expenses? Have you gone back to work in order to pick up a little extra...

As you get older do you spend time with your parents/siblings/kids? My family is really tight. Tonight about 10 of us are getting together at a centrally located restaurant for dinner. There will be me, twin-sis and her partner, another sister, my son and his wife, nephew-in-law and his three...

If anyone is working part-time what kind of job are you working? What are the benefits? How long have you been doing this? Hubby was offered a year round part-time job. He would work an avg 25 hrs every other week. (5 days on at 4-6 hrs, 9 days off) There are no benefits but the job pays $18...

Do you base your 'living' on your income? Are you still saving money in retirement? Do you budget your expenses in retirement? We've lived on a budget for so long that I don't even know how to live anyway else. I still separate accounts for short-term, long-term and health care expenses. We...

Hubby and I have listed our 'extra' vehicle for sale. It's a 2004 Toyota Corolla LE with 49,000 miles. According to the bluebook a private party sale should net $11,600. We listed it for $10,750 since I mistakenly thought it was a CE (cheaper) edition. I'm sticking with the price I listed so...

Can you very intelligent folks give me some stock ideas that I could add to my portfolio? I'm looking to add approx. 5 stocks over the next yr or so. I'm especially interested in very long-term since my goal is to pass this portfolio on to the next generation. (dh and I are early 50s, sons are...

As I posted on another thread a while back health insurance for hubby and I is costing us $1035 per month. Ouch! This sure cuts into the monthly budget. (our highest bill each month by far) So I was happy to get our revised amount starting in Oct. $989. We've actually had a reduction in our...

In a very short amount of time DH's mother will be out of money. Literally. There will be home equity but since the house is not selling at her ridiculous price that won't help much. A little background. FIL is in nursing home (at gov't expense) since he and MIL blew thru their money at...

Hubby and I have an open invitation to stay at a friend's vacation home in Alaska this summer/fall. We are currently looking at the last two weeks in Aug along with the first two weeks in Sept. We'll be located about one hr north of Anchorage. We plan on visiting Denali Nat'l Park for some...