Recent content by TappyGee

Try the register vent fans you can get for about $50 on Amazon. Some of them get great reviews. My son is over the garage also and we went with the Midea Duo portable inverter AC because he has too much furniture blocking the vents he is not willing to part with. We are very happy with it and...

I too retired earlier than planned due to health reasons. I was aiming for 62 and barely made it to 56. Fortunately for me I was federal and had my 30 years in. I am not as flush with funds as I planned but I have enough and am fine. I’m happy I started saving early. I love retirement...

My friend got a Wonder Oven. It’s small and is a toaster oven and air fryer. It also has great reviews. I seriously considering getting one as my toaster oven just died. My concern is the funky colors…

I wear my mom’s wedding ring on my pinky finger every day since she passed. It comforts me. I’m sorry none of them want it currently. Maybe one day in the future they will. (((hugs)))

We have an indoor mall in the town I retired to. Whenever someone comments in a neighborhood group about the mall, stores coming or going etc., some people always have to chime in with their “indoor malls are relics”, etc. It annoys the heck out of me. At a minimum indoor malls are excellent...

I’ve had LTC insurance since I was 42. I am 63 currently. I’m pretty sure it is your same plan. My benefit amount is $323.51 daily with a 5 year max. My premium is currently $144.52 monthly, the new premium will be $216.03 monthly. Both of my parents had LTC insurance and both had dementia...

You can buy a multi-pack of different colors of packing tape. It made my last move soooo easy. Yellow kitchen, orange living room, purple bedroom 1, etc. We even assigned a color for the garage. I also put a piece of colored tape on the door of each room in the new place so the movers knew...

I did it all: plumbing, electric, construction, painting, repairs, automotive. Now I have a lawn service, drive up for oil changes, and hire out many jobs. I tell my son: when you are young you have more energy than money and do it yourself. As you age you have more money than energy and hire...

I from SE Florida (60 years). Frances, Jean & Wilma in 2004 and 2005 took out many of the pool cages. After those back-to-back hurricanes insurance companies now exclude them from coverage plus the price of them went through the roof. Many of my friends never replaced theirs after those...

Good rules for everyone: 1. No group texts. They are the pits. 2. Every person has a different texting style just as all other communications types vary by person. Accept it, meet each where they are at, and be glad you have people who want to communicate with you at all.

Skechers GoWalk are an excellent walking shoe for women. Soooooo comfy and they make attractive models too. Not like big old clunky sneakers. I don’t know if they make a men’s line.

Last month I had a handyman change out 8 shut off valves (4 sinks x 2 valves each). He also removed and replaced 2 bathroom faucets. He charged me $60 an hour x 5 hours. I had everything cleaned out and ready to go for him in order to minimize his time. I also hung out and handed him his...

I have a beautiful guest bedroom and I love it. I enjoy having guests, both friends and family. I just completed a mini-makeover on my guest room and it’s even nicer. I installed an updated ceiling fan with an LED light on a dimmer. Got a new lamp. Rearranged some wall art. And hung a TV and...

I bought a Honda Accord at the dealer August 2020. Paid cash. No mark-up for cash. They were surprised that I arrived with a written price from an online company on that specific car. They tried to add $3 grand on. I did not permit them too. ����*♀️

I want my ashes to be scattered together, at land or at sea. I don’t want the ashes to be separated or parceled out. I don’t want to be left in an urn or box to become a disposal problem for future generations. I don’t want to eternally be wasting a plot of land with a gravesite. I don’t want...