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Just reporting I’ve been interrupted several times on this site today with a popup to win a $1000 Warlmart (sic) gift card. Of course no way to close the popup although there is a “close” link that I am sure would take me to a rogue website. The address bar when thr popup shos (seemingly still...

http://www.early-retirement.org/forums/f46/cost-of-senior-former-golden-age-pass-is-about-to-skyrocket-84462.html Based on Ronboyd's most helpful thread on imminent changes to the Federal Senior (aka Golden aka Geezer) Pass program for admission to National parks and other federal lands, I want...

Yesterday I had the second of two (ha ha) eyes operated on for cataracts. Out with the old nature-made lens, in with the new Crystalens registered trademark: Crystalens for Cataract Surgery. I have no glaucoma or retinal issues. I am (I guess "was" is more appropriate now:dance:) so nearsighted...

Have a first generation Nano? Follow the instructions in this link Apple - Support - iPod nano Replacement Program to return it and you'll get a cool new one in return.

In today's paper: In a free fall -- chicagotribune.com A young mother writes of desperation, out of work, down to their last $6, dashed because they can't kite a check at the grocery story to cover them til unemployment check arrives. But she and her husband voluntarily left their...

In a completely nonpolitical vein: Fit first lady hula hoops for health - USATODAY.com

More reasons to lose weight: Extra pounds in midlife affect mobility as a senior - USATODAY.com In the "If I'd known I was going to live this long I would have taken better are of myself" vein, from the article:

(thought I'd put a cheerful title on this and Panic and Sky Actually Is Falling have already recently been used :) ) So in my wishful thinking part of my brain I'm thinking we're bottoming out right about.... now. For this minute the Dow is toying with green numbers instead of red (and I have...

Today I cringed a little (okay, wanted to cry like a little girl) when our egg fell below a certain number. I looked at our 401K website and saw we were down 6.2 for the year (down only that much because we changed our AA last year from conservative to ridiculously conservative). To make myself...

In today's paper: First, an odd piece about reaching our investing-acumen peak at 53 (odd because it's a story reporting on a WSJ story): Age 53 golden time for investing -- -- chicagotribune.com From that article: Then, nice interview with Mr. Bogle (probably nothing new to most people...

For those who would be caught dead stepping foot in Starbucks: I met a friend for coffee this morning. She went first and ordered a tall latte for $2.97. I just ordered a tall coffee (usually $1.65) and was told there was no charge, that coffee is free on Wednesdays in May (one more Wednesday...

Hormone may be markets' master -- chicagotribune.com Story as printed in the paper ends with suggestion that to keep economic world stable we need more older men and women in top postions.

According to Cosmetic surgery business sagging -- Services and Shopping, California, Morningstar Incorporated -- chicagotribune.com, we're already cutting back on our Botox! Now that's ugly....

I've been reading this forum for more than a year and learned so much from so many--thanks! I have a couple of stupid question that I haven't seen the answers to within this forum (and haven't done much research outside of it!), so here goes, oh masters of the FIREverse: Retirement is looming...