Well….roughly 6 – maybe 8. My hearing aid posts continue to get a lot of views, which I think is great because hearing health is important. I won’t go into all the details, but hearing problems can impact our cognitive function and can lead to diseases like dementia and Alzheimers. Read more here. My mom […]
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We’ve just survived Christmas, New Year’s is next week – holy cow, 2025 – and we did our financial end-of-year ideas in our prior post, so let’s do something fun for our final post of 2024. Before we dig in. Thank you to those who have read and commented and thank you to my friends
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I’m writing to you because I’m concerned about our country’s finances and I’m asking for your help. Today, we are yet again on the verge of a government shut-down. Congress has not been able to come up with a budget so our only alternative is to end services, send people home and stop paychecks.
My Letter to Congress (on the US Debt) Read More »
Given the excitement with the impending government shut-down and the politicking around a spending bill, I wanted to re-visit some of the info regarding government spending here in the good ole’ US of A. I posted about this a while back, if you’d like to take a peek. Read here. And before we get started,
You Owe Me $271,790!! A Look At The US Debt Read More »
For today, we’ll focus on used car warranties. In a future post, we’ll talk about other protection plans that cover everything from smart-plugs to washing machines. In an earlier post on car buying (here), I touched on the topic, but it probably merits a bit more detail. It’s a significant purchase and can cause some
Do I Need An Extended Warranty? Read More »
I’m on Amazon.com. I’m buying dog food, paper towels and a new iPad. Before I go to my cart to pay, I decide to get myself a little something. It’s the holidays after all. I add a new Hyundai to my cart. Yup, starting today, in select areas, we can buy a new Hyundai from
Would You Like A Hyundai With That? Read More »
This is a followup from my post on Hearing Aids and TV Streamers. I’ve finally found a solution that will let me stream to my hearing aids while at the same time, playing sound through a speaker. My wife and I can watch together again, finally. Background I have moderate hearing loss. Like many older
Amongst my golf buddies, we have a different meaning for the term. Ball-hawking is the obsessive hunting for lost golf balls. It turns out that I have a hereditary skill, passed on from my father, to find lost golf balls. More about this family tradition later. Often while my buddies are scoping out their next
Friday’s Fun – Ball Hawking Read More »
Yesterday morning was like Christmas. I was soooo excited. A few month’s back, Apple announced that it was bringing hearing support to the Health App and to AirPods 2. I’ve written quite a bit about hearing aids here, here, here and here. I also wrote about Apple’s entrance to the hearing party here. I have
It’s Friday. You made it through another work week. Congrats. I have a bunch of quick thoughts for this week, so buckle up. I Love Dividends Over the last 5-7 years, as I was nearing retirement, and then entering retirement, I’ve become much more excited about dividend paying stocks. Read more here and here. What’s