WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR OCTOBER 2020

Well i looked and if I collected on just me at 62 i would only get like 1200 a month.. if I collect on the ex it would be more..and at 68 he is still working.

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Well i looked and if I collected on just me at 62 i would only get like 1200 a month.. if I collect on the ex it would be more..and at 68 he is still working.

Hi Allie.

It does not matter if he is still working and you want to collect on his benefits. There are so many rules with SSI it's best to set an appointment to discuss with a specialist.

For me, I can collect survivor benefits starting at 60 (if rules hold true until then). But, I must collect as "restricted" benefits or I would mess up my donation over the years. Based upon my salary and Charlie's salary when he passed more than likely when I officially retire my benefit would be more than his.

I still have time to plan and gather facts. It has been a process. I helped one of my co-workers out.....through my research I found out about the restricted benefits. She did not believe me until I forced her to make an appointment. She ended up losing out on collecting his benefits for 5 years but was able to do so for the past three. It is helping her hold out on collecting her own benefits at 70 which is the maximum payout for us. And, she is still working so it is helping her save more.

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Katla- glad to hear about your poocher

Debbie - My coworkers husband works at Safeway part time due to the benefits and such. He has been there for over 20 years.
They were bought out here in Canada by Sobey’s but I think they have still kept Safeway rules.

Karen - I made my flower bed a mess this year quite inadvertently. We usually are given annual plants for free from the City that are leftovers from their beds but since we didn’t have that this year I decided to plant some wildflower seeds. Most of them were weeds and now I need to figure out what is good and what isn’t in my beds. I did buy two bleeding hearts because they reminded me of my grandmother I need to move them to the end before it gets cold I think.
I am not a gardener and don’t enjoy it, but do it because the yard needs something.

Katla - what kind of cushion is your husband looking for? I love this frame, it’s actually a shadow frame depth so I could put items in it if I wanted.
Happy that Schooner is doing well.

Heather - Thank you, genetics are so funny I have been told both that I look like my Mom and look like my Dad I’m pretty sure I’ve been told both by the same people at different times in my life. 🙂
I love peeking in peoples windows when the lights are on. I don’t know why, but I love seeing how others decorate and such.
I can’t wait to see pics of your freshly painted room.
Our clocks go back the same weekend as yours. It’s already dark when I wake up though and I was sorely disappointed coming out of my bath last night to darkness.

Terri - I have seen the mask gadgets that are knitted with buttons in each end as well. We have been allowing them at work as long as they aren’t used in isolation rooms.

Faye - you make me laugh out loud and spit a drink across the room so often. Your mind must be a fun place to be at times.
What state are you in that isn’t having a time change next year?
It has been talked about here but I don’t think any province has announced a stop yet.

Suzi - Excited for you to get the laptop! It makes sense to allow employees to choose their own gift.
My daughter sent me photos of her little Fall display that had me so it this weekend. I used to do it regularly but hadn’t for a few years.

I cleaned some yesterday and should do more today. I am not feeling 100% though so may just be lazy.

I really want to start thinking about writing the books for my girls but I don’t know where to start so keep putting it off.

Tracey in Edmonton

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I've ordered some tulip bulbs and a bag of compost to plant in a neglected pot outside our window. With any luck they should grow tall enough for us to be able to enjoy them from the inside. It was a very expensive, self watering, pot when I bought it at our last house, but I am a very lazy gardener. Not a gardener at all recently. I hope this will look after itself over the winter. Our garden is lovely in the spring anyway. (Nothing to do with us)

Our curry was heaven.

Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx

Faye - I am definitely in deficit over the years, but I live in hope! This year has been better than average. I never gamble on anything else. DH tells me it would be a disaster if I won big. He is probably right. At least this lottery is a fund raiser for good causes.

I wear a watch all the time and would be lost without it. I'm a compulsive time checker. LOVE my Mondaine Swiss station clock watch. I run my life by the clock. Most people know I am a stickler for timing and always let me know if they are going to be a few minutes late. All my meals are served on time. I do not tolerate slackers well.

Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx

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Pip: Thank you for your good thoughts for our dog. He is doing very well today.

Snowflake: DH is looking for a seat cushion that will give him a bit of extra support, in the house, occasionally, but mostly in the car. He has one that he takes back and forth between the house & the car but would rather get a second one that will stay in the car. This is a work in progress.

Faye: The vet said that the cancer is gone and the margins are clear. We won’t have to worry about again. YAY!!!! There was a biopsy and those results are in the doctor’s records. I am not planning to ask for details at this point.

DH shut off the watering system early and I have a withered chocolate mint plant. I plan to do what I can to resuscitate it. The weather is clear & dry for October in NW Oregon.

Katla in beautiful NW Oregon

WATCHES: When I retired, I was given a watch (probably a cheap one) and I immediately gave it away! My FnL was given a Rolex when he retired from Coca Cola USA in the late 70's. We still have it and will give it to our son some day.

My Old Lady favorite movie is: The Wedding Date. It is free on Peacock at the moment. I get such a smile looking at the charisma between those two actors at that time. Now they are so much older! Ugh! But, I loved it anyway.

Carol in Georgia

Katla - I got this seat cushion a year ago. I actually put it on my recliner to give a bit more of a "boost" as the seat was too squishy. Has held up very well. I haven't tried it in the car- from Amazon:

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And even if your mint doesn't rejuvenate, perhaps if you cut it back and let it overwinter, it will be vigorous next spring now that it's been watered. I've done similar with forgetting to water mine and nature made lemonade for me, lol. Here's hoping. And great news about Schooner!!

Lanette
SW WA State

Did Leslie Sansone’s Walk Away the Pounds DVD today. The plan for tomorrow is to do a body pump video

Made zucchini pumpkin muffins for me to have another day. Need to make some icing so I’ll have it to decorate these cupcakes for a friend.

Karen – yes, I’ve seen others twisting the ear loops. I’m going to try that the next time I have to wear that mask

Heather – I don’t know about you, but I certainly can do without an extra hour of 2020! From the people who have had the double dose of the flu shot for elderly people, most of them seemed to have a reaction. Maybe those were the only people who talked about it

Trying making another loaf of sourdough today. If Vince doesn’t like that no-salt one, I’ll probably just throw it out. This time I only used a little salt and less water since I usually had to add flour

Heather – your light wood floors – with mine I can see the water spots. Do you do something special to yours or did the guys who redid them do something special? Congrats on your winnings

Faye – will you be going to the same time all year? Which time, DST or Standard?

Pensions: so glad that Vince is getting his! I don’t think it’s offered any more

SuziQ – YEAA for being able to pick out your own gift

I, too, wear a watch all the time. Now Vince uses his phone for his watch. I don’t always have some place to put my phone, my pockets aren’t deep enough

Sadness in NC …. We brought in the ceramics from around the pool. I just know what’s next. Well…until March

Went to a neighborhood HOA meeting. The first one we’ve had in YEARS, and I do mean years. One thing they were talking about was having some sort of neighborhood get together. I just had to laugh. I called one lady who was quite involved when they had them previously and she told me that she just wants to come and enjoy herself. All I was asking was that she help out the day of the pool party. She felt that I could do it myself. From the other pool parties we’ve had, I know that I need at least one other person. They also mentioned how we should have a directory. Again, I just laughed. I tried to get one together, got the information, gave it to the president who gave it to the vice-president and there it ended. Nothing was done. Oh well…I’m not going to worry about it.

Michele NC