I made it!

[Tom W.]

The third I'll be able to use my red, white and blue card if needed. I'll be 65! Hoodathunkit?

[Rcmaveric]

Congrats. I wish you long life and good health to enioy it. My biggest fear is not being healtht enough to enjoy retierment.

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[WILCO]

Wonderful Tom!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Three44s]

Congrats!

Three44s

[6bg6ga]

congrats!

[jmort]

It is a milestone
Time to get some of your money back

[6bg6ga]

The third I'll be able to use my red, white and blue card if needed. I'll be 65! Hoodathunkit?

Actually on the 1st day of your birth month you can use your social security card. My 65 day is the 26th of April and my social security info says its good on 4-1-18. Yours is also valid on the 1st of April.

[buckwheatpaul]

Tom ..... congrats.....Happy Birthday and long life as well.....when I hit 65 I was able to dump the lousy insurance from where I retired and actually got a great raise! I have used it several times and Medicare has been much better and easier to use than the insurance I had!

[6bg6ga]

The company I work for puts out $660 a month toward a single plan and I put out the rest. So, effective the 2nd friday of this month it will be like receiving a raise. Medicare has to be better than the Blue Cross and Blue Shield that most of us currently have.

[GhostHawk]

6bg6ga I would not count on that.

In my case I opted for the Part D, found a plan that listed the 2 drugs I'm on.
Within a month the company no longer covered the blood pressure med, went from 35 a month to 560$ a month. The rest I have not used much. Recent doctor visit was 63$ for my share which is not out of line. Higher than I like.

Ohhh and I'm getting my meds from Canada, same pill, same shape, same color, same dose. 260$ for 3 month supply.

From what I have seen Medicare and supplements are deliberately trying to separate older citizens from their money. After all they have it in most cases.

[Beerd]

Who was it that said "If I knew I was going to live this long, I would have taken better care of myself"?
..

[Outer Rondacker]

[smilie=p: whoo hooo. Congrats.

[Wayne Smith]

I passed that milestone last month. As long as LOML continues working we have her State insurance, and don't use the Medicare. Got an advisor investigating our options for us.

[lightman]

Congratulations and Happy Birthday! I hope you get to use that card for a long time!

[mold maker]

The company I work for puts out $660 a month toward a single plan and I put out the rest. So, effective the 2nd friday of this month it will be like receiving a raise. Medicare has to be better than the Blue Cross and Blue Shield that most of us currently have.

Your gonna need both.

[blackthorn]

Best wishes!!!

[JBinMN]

Congratulations! and a HAPPY BIRTHDAY! TOM !!!
:)

Hope ya have a GREAT Day!
:drinks:

[Powder Burn]

Went on it back in Nov. Just finished up cataract surgery. $19,000 for both eyeballs. Medicare and BC/BS Supplement covered all bills. It's good to be 65+.

[Boaz]

Congratulations Tom !

[EDG]

Mickey Mantle


Who was it that said "If I knew I was going to live this long, I would have taken better care of myself"?
..

[Teddy Bear]

Happy Birthday. You are now officially an old fart!!! :bigsmyl2: Welcome to the club.

[curdog]

Happy Birthday.
I will take all the senior discounts I can get! I'm still kickin,just not too high.

[jimlj]

Retirement!! Woo Hoo!!Do what your health and finances allow. I watched my father in law refuse to enjoy his retirement. He retired from a state job with a good pension. He had a small ranch also. Always had to have a couple cows so he couldn't leave the ranch. Cows meant he had to raise hay. Raising hay meant he had to irrigate. Having to be around to irrigate meant he could never leave in the summer. Cows meant he could never leave in the winter. Any event in his grandkids life took second place to the ranch. 5 years ago he had a stroke. Now he sits in a chair and wishes he had done some of the things he always said he would do. In the 38 years I've know him the only thing he would leave town for was a car show.

I got the red white and blue card a year ago. I buy a supplemental policy that includes part D. Been good so far, way better (and about $600 a month less) than BCBS was.

[pworley1]

Congratulations!! Enjoy yourself, and I hope you don't need the card anytime soon.

[Tom W.]

I had to retire over a year ago due to the colon cancer. It wasn't fun nor cheap.... Still isn't. But I'm still kicking...

[Knightflyer]

Happy Birthday!!

[robg]

Congratulations .2 years to go for me.

[DerekP Houston]

Awesome!! Cash out and enjoy yourself, you know you earned it!

[shortlegs]

Happy birthday Tom, and congrats. Mine was yesterday. we are now considered Elderly! Enjoy your retirement, you earned it!