Forum: COVID-19 | Containment Area
05-26-2020, 04:01 PM
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Replies: 301
Views: 12,822
We used to eat out a lot, but until we get...
We used to eat out a lot, but until we get vaccinated, it's not worth the risk. We're eating take-out every couple of weeks and that will have to do for now.
My husband's sisters were all sick...
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Forum: Health and Early Retirement
08-16-2019, 07:41 PM
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Replies: 119
Views: 19,757
The idea that elevated blood cholesterol levels...
The idea that elevated blood cholesterol levels are not associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease is simply wrong. A small, self-referential group of non-researchers makes that claim...
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Forum: Technology, Media & e-Gadgets
01-21-2019, 07:08 PM
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Replies: 3,734
Views: 259,132
Finally did it!
Spectrum announced that the price was going up in February, but when my husband called to bargain with them, they told him that he had to wait until the price went up before they could tell him if...
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Forum: Life after FIRE
07-17-2018, 03:01 PM
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Replies: 138
Views: 12,136
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Forum: Life after FIRE
07-17-2018, 02:51 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,847
CCRC Help
My mother is interested in moving to a CCRC. Can anybody point me to some reliable information about what to look for in CCRCs, financial implications, etc.? My mother likes to study before making a...
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Forum: Travel Information
12-30-2017, 07:00 PM
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Replies: 51
Views: 4,057
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Forum: FIRE and Money
12-30-2017, 06:42 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 3,177
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Forum: FIRE and Money
12-21-2017, 02:12 PM
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Replies: 90
Views: 6,624
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Forum: FIRE and Money
12-13-2017, 10:47 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,435
Congress removed the funding to reimburse the...
Congress removed the funding to reimburse the insurance companies for the CSRs, but not the responsibility for the insurance companies to provide the CSRs, so people with incomes below 250% FPL will...
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Forum: Other topics
08-12-2017, 05:21 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 1,824
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Forum: Other topics
08-12-2017, 05:18 PM
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Replies: 45
Views: 8,836
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Forum: Other topics
07-09-2017, 11:12 PM
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Replies: 120
Views: 7,320
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Forum: Other topics
07-04-2017, 10:47 AM
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Replies: 95
Views: 6,145
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Forum: Health and Early Retirement
07-04-2017, 10:36 AM
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Replies: 42
Views: 3,346
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Forum: Health and Early Retirement
07-02-2017, 07:28 AM
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Replies: 41
Views: 3,530
How do you tell in advance who's going to get...
How do you tell in advance who's going to get better and who will die?
My mom missed a flu shot one year, caught the flu, got ARDS and shock, had less than a 10% of survival, spent two weeks on a...
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Forum: Health and Early Retirement
07-02-2017, 05:36 AM
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Replies: 41
Views: 3,530
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Forum: Other topics
06-23-2017, 12:19 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,332
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Forum: Health and Early Retirement
06-23-2017, 08:34 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,495
I'm a retired primary care physician. Over the...
I'm a retired primary care physician. Over the course of my career, I saw many people denied health insurance after losing employer based insurance through no fault of their own. I had at least two...
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Forum: Health and Early Retirement
06-23-2017, 08:18 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,495
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We're not eligible for ACA subsidies and...
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We're not eligible for ACA subsidies and we have no access to tax-subsidized health insurance through previous employers. Fortunately, we are able to pay full price for age-rated insurance...
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Forum: Health and Early Retirement
06-22-2017, 03:13 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 3,430
The ACA allows purchase across state lines, but...
The ACA allows purchase across state lines, but so far no one has bothered to do that. As Golden Sunsets pointed out above, it's a pretty complex thing to do because the insurance companies have to...
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Forum: Health and Early Retirement
06-22-2017, 12:28 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 3,430
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Forum: Health and Early Retirement
06-21-2017, 03:00 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 2,116
Actually, the latest thinking is that the...
Actually, the latest thinking is that the reference range may be set too high. Most of us who are not shut ins and who live in the sunbelt have no need for D even in the winter. If you live...
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Forum: Travel Information
06-20-2017, 10:30 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,697
The first time my husband and I went out of the...
The first time my husband and I went out of the country together, I waved my hands and said "Oh, we'll just get money out of the ATM machine in the airport." Of course, when we arrived, all of the...
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Forum: Health and Early Retirement
06-20-2017, 09:12 PM
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Replies: 95
Views: 6,933
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Forum: Health and Early Retirement
06-20-2017, 07:39 PM
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Replies: 95
Views: 6,933
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