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Down 5% YTD. Not great but an improvement from -17% as of 3/31/20.

If you get facial tissues (ie Kleenex) because of the toilet paper shortage, note they should not be flushed down the toilet. They don't dissolve like toilet paper and can clog your pipes and mess up sewer and septic systems. Lots of articles on this. Here's the warning I photographed from a box...

Hi all. Been a while since I checked in. Logged on to see what the community is saying about the latest market news. Our portfolio took a hit of about 4%. Our losses were minimized due to a mixture of stocks, bonds and cash. Yes, we’re concerned but are inclined to stay the course for now...

Whoopie Goldberg recently revealed she nearly died from pneumonia and sepsis. I battled an infection and sepsis just a month before her. Whoopie and I are both 63. I spent 4 days in the ICU in January and was closer to death than I've ever been. I’m glad to hear she’s recovering and telling...

Thanks for the suggestions everyone!

My husband and I had lots of changes to our finances last year including me claiming social security. As a result of these changes, we didn’t have enough withheld and had modest underpayment penalties from the Feds and Commonwealth of Virginia. We’d like to avoid penalties next year. Our...

Thanks Walt34. I've been gone for a while so missed these. I'll look them over.

DH and I are looking into CCRCs. We are not in need of this now. Rather, we’re planning for the day when we may need such a living arrangement. From the attached NYT article: “What if, after all her careful planning, their retirement community has some kind of financial wipeout? “There you...

Thanks everyone! bbbamI, the link you posted to a prior thread on this topic was very helpful. It's great to hear from so many of you. I appreciate the information, personal experiences and advice all of you have shared. This has been very much on my mind as I care for my disabled mother...

Yes, these are all options we've considered. Mom's receiving the best of care because my husband, brother and I are looking out for her. We're all retired, live close by, and she has someone in every day to care for her. She is financially secure and has good insurance - including long term...

Freedom 56, you're doing a lot of same kind of things we're doing. Mom is more needy at this point as she has dementia and requires a wheelchair. We have caregivers coming in to help out and mom has good insurance. Thing is, she needs someone to supervise her care be it in her home, as it is...

It’s been a while. My husband and I are long retired and are doing fine. We're focused these days on caring for my 87 year old mom who sufferers from dementia, COPD and other ailments. My brother, husband and I, who are all retired, spend much of our time caring for her. Not looking for...

Thought I'd pop by for a quick "hello". So hello! All's well here in the Purron household. Hope this finds all of you well too. You helped guide us through some difficult decisions regarding retirement. We often check the forums when we have questions or concerns. =^..^=

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Love this! Merry Christmas.

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/cream-bassist-jack-bruce-dead-at-71-20141025

Thanks for all your replies!

Coming up on our 40th wedding anniversary. Have booked a room and dinner at the Inn at Little Washington. This is about 50 miles from our home. Yeah, mega pricey, but what the hell. We usually don't do much of anything for occasions like birthdays and anniversaries so decided to just go for...

DH and I, both in our late 50s, recently got shingles vaccines. Mine through my primary care physician and DH at Walgreens. We have BCBS and had no out of pocket costs in either case. Here's my question. My doctor told me the shingles vaccine is good for 5 years. The pharmacist at Walgreens...

We were so much older then, we're younger than that now.

Hi all! Just checking in with some of my friends here to reflect on this being the 45th anniversary of Woodstock. Can you believe it?

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2-6-45 to 5-11-81. Can't believe it's been that long. Bob Marley Jammin - YouTube

Thanks for the summary W2R. I very much agree with this observation. I'll never forget what he did after Katrina. He really loves New Orleans. He's like a breath of fresh air on Idol. Glad they brought back Keith Urban. He's a likeable guy. Not crazy about JLo but she's better this time around...

Hi all! Just thought I'd drop by, say "hey" and see what you think of this season of Idol so far. I'm liking the judges - particularly Harry Connick, Jr. Some good talent too. Just one question. Doesn't the graphic in the new Idol intro look a lot like that machine from the movie Contact? Here...