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    Possibly moving to Las Vegas

    I live in centennial hills, 89131 zip, since we moved here in 2005 from Wisconsin. Zip 89131 was brand new, nothing up here but now there is almost too much of everything..traffic, shopping. You mentioned healthcare….I have cancer and my husband COPD. We have had same primary care doc...
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    Amtrak - Going BIG!

    I envy you! Do it while you can! I waited too long. Have the time of your life!
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    T-Mobile 55+ Unlimited Data Plans, What?

    Also free MLB season streaming. All games. I’m very happy with TMobile. I’ve had it for 17 years.
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    Accepting My Mortality

    I am a few days from birthday 69. I am currently in treatment for my second round of ovarian cancer. I’m an only child. Yes I’m married, grown children live in another state. Both my parents passed in the last year in their mid-90’s. I took care of them12years before I could not any longer...
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    Christmas with family

    I have cancer, my DH has Severe COPD. We have spent last 20 months staying inside, orders delivered and only going out to doctor appointments and me being on chemo have to be especially careful. Our son and grandkids live in another state unvaccinated. They want to come for the holidays. We...
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    Combining households with elderly parents?

    As an only child (now retired and married 48 years) , my father was a saver from the depression era of course. He had a blue collar job and we lived comfortably. I was NOT the spoiled brat I was called by being an only child, they made sure of that. Fast forward to 2019. Parents lived in house...
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    How many have bought something "cool" after an inheritance?

    As an only child (now retired and married 48 years) , my father was a saver from the depression era of course. He had a blue collar job and we lived comfortably. I was NOT the spoiled brat I was called by being an only child, they made sure of that. Fast forward to 2019. Parents lived in...
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    New York City

    If you are/were a John Lennon fan take a cab to The Dakota where he was shot down, moment of silence to reflect, and then Strawberry Fields. It’s been many years since I’ve been to NYC but this was a very memorable stop for me.
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    Question for Boomer Dads

    I’m a boomer mom married 46 years, DH has severe copd. I took care of my parents for 9 years until my mother had to go to assisted living and dad passed away, ages 96 and 90 this past summer. Our son , or should I saying daughter-in-law freaked over our health issues and they moved 1300 miles...
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    Ideas on getting rid of furniture

    Yep that’s the way to s Do it quickly with no hassle to you.
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    Ideas on getting rid of furniture

    My parents in their 90’s lived in the house next door to me and I cared for them for 9 years. Had to retire early to care for them in their 90’s. Mom fell too many times and she went to assisted living in February. Dad stayed in the house...was lonely and passed away in June. I am only child...
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    Hello from Las Vegas soon-to-be retiree

    Husband is wonderful. Does inside/outside maintenance on both homes as hobby. I do the running around and personal care for them. We should be ok may have to cut back a bit but saving 200 miles/week on gas to work and other little things will help. Need to spend time with grandbabies before its...
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    Hello from Las Vegas soon-to-be retiree

    Thank you for the welcome! I should have said "we did the buying/selling negotiations on my parents home ". They paid the cash for the LV home from the sale of the WI home. In 2010 the cost of the LV home was 1/3 of what our neighbors originally paid for it. Their home is larger than ours and...
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    When to sign up for Medicare

    My husband has part A and is on my employer insurance now, but I am retiring at 62 in Feb, just got him signed up for part B and advantage plan starting in January, so will take him off for those two months.....now I have to figure out the cost differences between me staying on COBRA for a while...
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    Hello from Las Vegas soon-to-be retiree

    We are originally from Wisconsin, married 41 years, I am an only child (age 61) and husband is age 66, his entire family passed away from diabetes years ago. He retired at age 56, working as a Teamster trucker for 35 years. We would vacation in Las Vegas and had dreamed of moving there (here...
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