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    Update on Cord Cutting (Cable TV) - 2021 version

    Instead of going to your library, click on Live at the top of the screen on the guide and then from the guide click on the show you want to watch. You should get an option on the right hand side of the screen that says Join Live or Start from the beginning. This works for us when a show is all...
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    Another Cataract Surgery Thread

    I had cataract surgery in August this year. They did my non dominant eye first and the other eye 2 weeks later. I got the multi focal lenses. In one eye I also received a Toric multi focal lens to correct astigmatism. I do not have 20/20 vision because I also have nystagmus. But I don’t need...
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    part d drug price increases

    We have Anthem Part D and it is going from $19.90, to $80 a month. I don’t take any prescription drugs and DH takes a statin. We will definitely be changing part D plans. It looks like Aetna Silverscripts will be the best for us.
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    How to switch to using credit cards for spending.

    I have an app on my phone called Checkbook. As I use my credit card. I record the transaction as visa - name of payee, such as visa - Meijer’s. I use different cards, so some transactions will say Citi - Heinens etc. When the credit card bill comes in, I delete the transactions in my app and pay...
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    Health Scare Starting Right After Retirement

    My husband was diagnosed with 3 + 3 prostate cancer a year after retirement at age 57. Urologist recommended active surveillance or brachytherapy if he couldn’t handle the watching and waiting. He decided to have the brachytherapy about 8 months later. Side effects were pretty minimal. It’s...
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    USPS Informed Delivery rarely shows anything lately

    I don’t get the emails anymore. I stopped getting them a couple of years ago. I have to log onto USPS to check my informed delivery.
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    Poll: In Car NAV preferences

    We have a BMW also and like the cars NAV system for the same reasons you do. Ours is a 2018, so we don’t have Apple car play. I also like that it updates automatically. Our previous car was a Lincoln and we had to pay for a chip every year to update it.
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    Money management software

    I use YNAB also.
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    who loves eReaders and what do you use??

    The print size is adjustable to make it larger.
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    who loves eReaders and what do you use??

    When I’m inside I use my IPAD. Outside I use my kindle paper white.
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    Umbrella premium tripled!

    Our homeowners, auto and umbrella policies are with Allstate. Our umbrella policy stayed the same at $237 for 1 million.
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    Can I Age In Place With Stairs?

    We were living in a 2 story house with bedrooms upstairs and 1/2 bath on first level. We decided after my husbands brother was in a really bad motorcycle accident that he was fortunate they lived in a ranch. We decided we wanted to get a home with the master on the first floor while we were...
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    Update on Cord Cutting (Cable TV) - 2021 version

    We have a new Samsung that we bought 6 months ago and it kept dropping the internet, so I added a WiFi extender box and placed it by the TV. I am able to use an Ethernet cable and plug the TV directly into the WiFi extender. Problem solved.
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    SS Online Application, proof of identity in these times.

    My daughter who got married in September had to mail her originals to SS office to change her name. They were returned to her via mail. It took longer than usual, but everything was returned.
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    What is on your Christmas list?

    Nothing. We haven’t bought each other presents other than the first couple of years we were married. If either of us wants something. We buy it.
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    Medicare Part D 2021 price increases

    We have Anthem Blue RX. It is going up $1.00 from 18.90 to 19.90 and deductible is going up from $300 to $340. I don’t take any prescriptions and DH takes one that costs $6.00 a month.
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    Fibromyalgia - Killer of life.

    I belong to a massive Facebook group that does intermittent fasting. I don’t have any pain issues, but folks post all of the time how it helps with inflammation and other issues. Perhaps look at some of the research on this.
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    How long did you work?

    Retired at age 57 after 40 years at Megacorp.
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    Intermittent Fasting, Yes it Works

    I would find that very easy. I have been doing 20/4 for 2 1/2 years. I eat a snack and one meal. Usually done eating by 3:30 or 4:00.
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    Intermittent Fasting, Yes it Works

    I have been intermittent fasting for over 2 years. I read the book Delay Don’t Deny by Gin Stephens. She has 3 Facebook groups and twice weekly podcast. She also has a website with lots of information. I eat one meal a day with a snack. My eating window is normally 1 to 3 hours. It is very...
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    Dryuary

    +1 I don’t drink very often. I can take it or leave it.
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    Medicare Advantage vs. Traditional Medicare

    My husband and I both went with Traditional Medicare and N gap policies. We travel out of the country several times a year on cruises and want protection in case we would need medical care out of the country. We also live in a state where they don’t allow excess charges, so the N policy was a...
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    How many cars per driver in your household?

    We have 1 car for the 2 of us. A 2018 BMW X3 with 27000 miles on it. We had 2 cars when we retired in 2010, and went to 1 car in 2015 when we realized, we were almost always together and rarely both needed the car at the same time. It has not been a problem with only one car.
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    Best Room for US on a Cruise Ship?

    We cruise Celebrity and Royal Caribbean. Celebrity has an older crowd and usually not very many kids on board, especially with a longer itinerary. Royal caters more towards families and will have a lot more kids on board. We prefer Celebrity but still book a cruise on Royal every year. We book...
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    New everyday dishes - Corelle? Porcelain?

    I am not a fan of Corelle. I replaced ours with Amazon basics white Dinnerware set. They have various combinations and some with patterns.
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