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Dental help Some of the Medicare Advantage plans have some dental coverage, but usually just preventive stuff. Our dentist offers a 5 percent discount on any work paid for by cash or check at the time you set up an appointment. He also offers an annual "insurance" plan that runs about $100 a...

John4512 I kept mine, probably just to feel relevant even though I would never want to go back to work again. For me, the final step to becoming officially retired was letting go of my AMEX card.

jas4512 I retired eight years ago at 65. Conventional financial wisdom said to plan for a 30-year retirement -- so 95. I also traced my family history back a few generations. On my father's side, my great-grandfather died at 64; my grandfather died at 74; and my father died at 84. So I'm fully...

We're not traveling anywhere that's more than a few hours away from home. Aside from the airline hassles, I would be embarrassed to travel abroad and be identified as an American.