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Got all the health insurance sorted finally. Wife is now on individual plan and I'm on medicare advantage. Total for my Kaiser Senior advantage plan including SS deduction plus IRMAA fees is $233 and the wife's individual plan is $536 for a total of $769. Kaiser plan (bronze HSA) was $1299...

Called my broker and told him to sell 100 grand of equities, 60 in the IRA and 40 from the after tax. Should have the dough early next week.

It's official. I got my Medicare card in the mail today without any need to apply. Effective start of my birthday month. Woo-hoo! Now it's off to Kaiser to sign up for Senior Advantage and start paying $18/mo instead of $600. Hot Cha! More dough to blow!

I had some wonderful Tequila at our Thanksgiving celebration at my girlfriend's brother's house. It was Dos Artes Blanco in the blue on white bottle. I found their premium stuff online and bought a bottle. My new fav! This stuff is rich & flavorful and smooth like you wouldn't believe...

My outdoor contractor will be over in a few to finalize the plan. New redwood front patio fence and remove all the crushed red rocks around the fence and replace with red brick so leaf removal will be easy. New concrete walkway in side yard and 9 foot octagon concrete slab for hot tub New...

Today I got a call that I picked up because it was a real person after the beep. It was a man with an Indian accent informing me that someone from Russia was trying to hack into my network. Since I don't have a network I hung up on him. Yes, the "boiler room" backround noises were there too...

Tomorrow is New Year's Eve and I'm ready. A half pound of caviar and crème fraiche in the fridge. A 6 pound standing rib roast. Au jus mix. Vodka and champagne. And Brussels sprouts. Going to my girlfriends and roasting there. Her son and daughter will be joining us. Prime rib au jus...

Like a couple of horses going down the street in front of your house.

More than 50%?

More than 50%? Forgot to make it a poll - :)

Ordered up myself a Christmas present, a real pretty one. Ya gotta buy yourself something you really want ya know, 'cause nobody else will. A Case custom Yellowhorse Russlock with all kinda pretty inlays. Looks like jewelry - :)

I have 2. One for each bathroom. Not separate, built in to the existing toilets. One is a "deluxe", electric powered, heated water, 2 self cleaning nozzles and a heated seat. The other is an insert, a added dispenser that goes right under an ordinary seat. This is the one that I modified...

I saw these at the groster in the bar supplies section and just had to get a pair. Real rocks to keep your drink cool w/o dilution; Made of (they say) non porous soapstone, just rinse and freeze for 4 hours. Haven't tried them yet, but martini's are coming up tomorrow with Kelly. I'll...

I used to. I had a can crusher screwed to the wall and I would compress those aluminum cans and collect them in the garage and when the trash can was full I took then in and got my $20. Not bottles or plastic, they went to the City recycle bin. Yup, that's how frugal I was. Not anymore. The...

I've been enjoying this stuff for years w/o benefit of the proper tools, so I ordered up some "bubble glasses" a "grill" and some sugar cubes. The dose sits in the bubble and you slowly pour iced water over the cube on the grill to melt it into the glass. The Absinthe louches into the water...

Time to get rid of the ashes of the dead. This etagere is from my deceased mother in law, she displayed her nick knacks on it. It is a heavy well made item made of bent and welded steel. The shelves are thin regular window glass though, good for ornaments but not anything serious. The...

Since travel is on the list I ordered up a new bag. An extra large Timbuk2 CoPilot. Not a carry on. Hard back, serious handle and serious ball bearing skateboard wheels. I be ready to go - :)

I preordered a pair of Norlan whiskey glasses. Even if the "magic" is overstated, they still look cool - :)

Now here's one I think will find great favor here. This study shows that successful retirees never stop saving. And they save a lot too, 25 to 35 percent of income. Just keep on stacking cash even though they don't have to. I really do think that I'm a sort of rare bird able to "blow some...

Just had a quote for a solar energy system installed. A 3.6 KW system with 200 sq-ft of panels, 25 year warranty, 17 grand up front, 5 grand Federal tax credit and a 6.5 year breakeven. Survey guy will be out tomorrow to verify the roof and the estimates. Pretty cool. I'll be able to use the...

Ok, here's the "income poll". Notice the title "retirement income", that's right income by retired people. If you are still working full time this isn't for you. If you work part time for "fun or hobby" that counts so include it. Include all of these; 1) Interest 2) Dividends 3) Income...

Ok, this should be a bit easier. Include everything except personal property (clothes, furniture, electronics, appliances) That's all investments, cash accounts, real estate equity, fair value of motor vehicles, cash value of insurance policies. Of course if you are paying off loans deduct...

Just wanted to see if I could do a poll. I recharge at the ATM for $200 whenever I have less than $100 and I just looked and I have $232.

When I was young I didn't drink coffee, didn't like the flavor. I started when I got my first job after school and there was free coffee at the office. Even then I didn't much like it but hey it was free. At 40 I was in love with coffee, that was the first thing to do out of bed. I've been...

I've been doing some research and me thinks this would be a good idea. Crystal ball time, are taxes going up, down or sideways - :laugh: Yeah I know. Anyway, no earned income so no new contributions, but I'm thinking that slowly transferring (not sell and buy) assets to Roth over many years...