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Retired last March so this is my first time to file income tax 8 TexasProgresive Feb 2016 Feb 2016 1 2324

Retirees To 'Fight Plan To Gut Social Security'; Trump Announces Exec. Order To Suspend Payroll Tax 2 appalachiablue Aug 2020 Aug 2020 13 1159

Retirees wiped out, lose millions: SEC (invested with KNI Investments) 0 question everything May 2021 May 2021 14 2534

Retirement Choices 8 babylonsister Jun 2012 Jun 2012 3 2808

Retirement home nurse refuses CPR to dying woman 3 Nasty Jack Mar 2013 Apr 2013 2 2495

Retiring and enrolling in Medicare: You may need to appeal premium surcharges if your income is drop 6 SheltieLover Feb 2022 Feb 2022 7 1734

Reverse Mortgages 4 REACTIVATED IN CT Jan 2012 Jan 2012 0 2189

Rising grocery prices stretch budgets even more 4 left-of-center2012 Aug 2020 Aug 2020 6 1263

Rona story - a bit sad. Elderly school crossing guard. 5 3Hotdogs Mar 2021 Apr 2021 15 2222

Rough day 12 Bmoboy Sep 2023 Sep 2023 49 1728

Rough day, pt 2 7 Bmoboy Sep 2023 Oct 2023 3 798

Saturday night, time for one of my free associations.... so let me tell you about Bob Slater. 7 3Hotdogs Nov 2021 Nov 2021 18 1357

Saving for retirement is hard. Knowing how to spend it down is harder. 7 Zorro Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 2134

Saw a photo of co-eds at Alabama on their way to class. 17 trof Aug 2020 Sep 2020 3 2107

Saw a TV ad promoting a Medicare insurance with bells and whistles 7 question everything Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 3976

Saw my doctor today 9 left-of-center2012 Oct 2017 Oct 2017 2 2225

Say Goodbye to the 4% Rule 0 question everything Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 1597

Scam Call Today #1-214-366-6900 6 irisblue Nov 2019 Nov 2019 5 1603

See It Through - Poem by Edgar Albert Guest 1 left-of-center2012 Oct 2017 Oct 2017 5 1879

Seeing fewer and fewer people wearing masks...how long is this going to go on? 18 Peregrine Took Mar 2023 Mar 2023 14 2623

Seeking advice and tips for a good thing 13 Marthe48 Aug 2023 Aug 2023 3 1422

Senior Discounts 8 littlemissmartypants Jan 2019 Jan 2019 6 1942

Senior Living Facilities 13 Cornus Jul 2020 Aug 2020 5 3123

Senior Moments, Brain Farts 3 trof May 2012 May 2012 1 3188

Senior Safe Driving Overload 2 bucolic_frolic Aug 2021 Aug 2021 0 1294

SENIOR TECH and 'Happier Ageing,' Mining Boomer Golden Years With Silicon Valley 0 appalachiablue Sep 2019 Sep 2019 1 1204

Seniors are flooding homeless shelters that can't care for them 8 douglas9 May 2023 May 2023 20 1590

Seniors confront an unwanted late-life pest: Bullies 5 left-of-center2012 May 2018 May 2018 18 2533

Seniors Rock: From PBS Shop 4 appalachiablue Dec 2020 Dec 2020 10 1094

Seniors Strip Down For Charity Calendar To Help Kids In Need 1 In_The_Wind Apr 2015 Apr 2015 6 3812

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Sex and the Single Woman at 66: Ageism and Sexism be Damned 5 niyad Oct 2022 Oct 2022 1 2292

Sharing some recent family pics: 8 elleng Nov 2022 Dec 2022 18 1783

Shelve any plans for the extra Social Security payments 12 question everything Oct 2017 Oct 2017 6 3373

Shingles vaccine. 17 trof Aug 2015 Oct 2016 9 3970

Shirley MacLaine, Turning 90, Feels Good, The Secret to Her Longevity, New Book 3 appalachiablue Yesterday Yesterday 12 312

Sign up for the CDC weekly newsletter for covid-19 5 lillypaddle Mar 2020 Mar 2020 3 1251

Silent suicide: The fatal combination of old age, loneliness and loss 14 Sherman A1 Jul 2019 Aug 2019 10 2752

Simple Ways To Prevent Falls In Older Adults 15 left-of-center2012 Jul 2019 Jul 2019 9 1662

Since COVID I have lost two of my favorite places to exercise. 6 rzemanfl Jun 2022 Jun 2022 4 1751

Since we've been talking about Facebook......here's one person's take on it: 24 CaliforniaPeggy Oct 2021 Mar 2022 48 3979

Sleepin’ and Eatin’ 2 Crewleader Nov 2013 Nov 2013 2 2435

Smartphone, anyone? 18 Smarmie Doofus Feb 2014 Apr 2014 0 3252

Sneakers, tennis shoes, easy walkers 12 trof Sep 2020 Sep 2020 1 1567

So I go to my cardiologist. I am 79. Small aneurism that is monitored and not getting bigger. 22 3Hotdogs Sep 2021 Apr 2022 15 2879

So I'm checking out income restricted senior housing 22 TexasBushwhacker Jul 2015 Oct 2015 0 3739

So many sad tales lately 12 REACTIVATED IN CT Apr 2012 Jul 2012 0 3890

so my doctor says my kidneys are doing very poorly 5 Steerpike Jul 2018 Aug 2018 1 1995

so what do emergency responders do if the safety bolt is locked on the residential door as well as the normal lock ? 7 Grasswire2 Jan 2024 Jan 2024 3 1242

So, it's that time of year again...just got a scam Medical Alert system phone call... 5 HereSince1628 Nov 2013 Dec 2013 2 2011

So, with all the BIG problems we are facing... 6 lillypaddle Nov 2016 Nov 2016 2 2123

Social Security Admin dropping its cost-of-living adjustment to 1.6% 5 left-of-center2012 Oct 2019 Oct 2019 3 1502

Social Security and Medicare trustees confirm: GOP policies have hurt both programs 3 sandensea Jun 2018 Jun 2018 12 1783

Social Security Benefits Are Heading for the Biggest Increase in 40 Years 17 question everything Aug 2022 Aug 2022 31 3504

Social Security benefits to rise by 2 percent in 2018 5 left-of-center2012 Oct 2017 Oct 2017 4 2238

Social Security cost-of-living adjustment will raise benefits 2.8% in 2019 9 left-of-center2012 Oct 2018 Oct 2018 9 2249

Social Security disability/retirement question... 12 pipi_k Mar 2013 Apr 2013 0 3420

Social Security problem 20 marybourg Jun 2019 Jun 2019 1 2114

Social Security recipients could receive 8.7% COLA bump in 2023 as inflation soars 12 question everything Sep 2022 Sep 2022 11 3172

some help for low-income (medicare related) 4 ellenrr Mar 2013 Mar 2013 2 2200

Some more Senior humor! 22 CaliforniaPeggy Sep 2020 Oct 2020 68 6137

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Some new therapies in the works for aging/injured knees 18 ellenrr Jun 2015 Aug 2015 4 3444

Some puns to help you smile! 10 CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2021 Aug 2021 25 2107

Some resources to help guard against fraud. 9 usonian Jan 2024 Jan 2024 10 1026

Some Senior Thoughts 2 Crewleader Jun 2014 Jun 2014 9 1673

Something funny from a friend of mine: 7 CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2020 Aug 2020 14 1476

Something I wrote to a friend last night. 9 marble falls Mar 2020 Mar 2020 16 1695

Sometimes I feel like this..... 0 Little Star Jan 2015 Jan 2015 2 1459

Spam phone call 31 left-of-center2012 Jun 2019 Sep 2019 10 3409

SS From the time you apply to the time they start sending your money 9 2Design Jun 2013 Jul 2013 0 3412

SS Increase 23 Suich Dec 2011 Jan 2012 1 4599

SS works FAST. 1 elleng Jul 2013 Jul 2013 1 1676

Starving Seniors: How America Fails To Feed Its Aging 5 left-of-center2012 Sep 2019 Sep 2019 16 1232

STATNEWS: Health insurers are painting a misleading picture of Medicare Advantage savings, experts s 12 SheltieLover Sep 2022 Oct 2022 7 2819

Stay Young My Friend 0 Crewleader Jan 2014 Jan 2014 2 2441

Steps to Avoid an Accident 6 elleng Nov 2014 Nov 2014 3 2222

Stimulus check question. 16 greatauntoftriplets May 2020 May 2020 1 2096

Stop laughing, we are all Seniors 7 Crewleader Feb 2015 Mar 2015 16 2547

Stop Treating 70- and 90-Year-Olds the Same. 11 elleng Aug 2017 Sep 2017 8 5123

Strange...I've crossed the last 4 things off my bucket list 3 HereSince1628 Jun 2012 Jun 2012 1 2181

Study: Using the Internet can reduce depression among older adults by 33 percent 2 unhappycamper Apr 2014 Apr 2014 1 1662

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