Rick S
Dryer sheet aficionado
- Joined
- Apr 24, 2006
- Messages
- 45
I joined at 50 and have enjoyed the magazine ... good articles pertinent to our age group.
The discounts seem the same as AAA..... so no big deal there.
The politics.... well, it seems no two people can agree on anything in politics anymore.... but I do think AARP in general is an advocate for the average person over 50.
They do some good things: I volunteer each tax season for AARP Tax-Aide... a partnership of AARP with the IRS... to do income tax returns for people... mostly over 50 and mostly not high-income. They certainly aren't making money off of this.... the intent is only to help.
I'm turning 60 and the AARP/Aetna high deductible insurance is a better deal than any other alternatives.... much better. ( Car insurance is 4x what Geico is... so everything they offer isn't good.)
The membership is minimal.... to me, even with nothing else, it would be worth it for the magazine.
... just my 2 cents.
The discounts seem the same as AAA..... so no big deal there.
The politics.... well, it seems no two people can agree on anything in politics anymore.... but I do think AARP in general is an advocate for the average person over 50.
They do some good things: I volunteer each tax season for AARP Tax-Aide... a partnership of AARP with the IRS... to do income tax returns for people... mostly over 50 and mostly not high-income. They certainly aren't making money off of this.... the intent is only to help.
I'm turning 60 and the AARP/Aetna high deductible insurance is a better deal than any other alternatives.... much better. ( Car insurance is 4x what Geico is... so everything they offer isn't good.)
The membership is minimal.... to me, even with nothing else, it would be worth it for the magazine.
... just my 2 cents.