Recent content by HarryHawk

GoodRx sent both my wife and I a laminated card at no cost. I showed it to my pharmacy (Walgreens) and they entered my card number into the system. Now I just ask them to check the GoodRx price, it is cheaper, they charge me the lower price with me having to show anything since my account has...

I don't remember many of the fish I actually caught, too many over the course of 65 years. The ones I vividly remember are the ones that got away. A monster pike on a cane pole when I was 5 or 6 years old, a large rainbow that rose up to take a dry fly and looked me square in the eye, just...

Fisher folk tend to progress thru several stages -- 1 Catch any fish 2 Catch lots of fish 3 Catch big fish 4 Catch difficult/special fish 5 Enjoy just fishing/Joy of others fishing

Just an observation -- You ever notice how happy everyone on the Andy Grffith show was. Did you also ever notice none of the characters were married? Andy, Helen, Aunt B, Barney, Gomer, Goober, Floyd; I'm pretty sure the only person married in Mayberry was Otis the town drunk

In the process of moving to the shores of Lake Michigan. Beautiful surroundings with lots to do.

Making music, i.e. playing a musical instrument is one of the best exercises for our brains, It's easier than you think to take up an instrument regardless of your age. My wife always argued that she did not have the talent or aptitude to play an instrument. During the pandemic, boredom became...

Is it someone you know well? What does she say when you confront her?

It always has until it doesn't We agree

I can make the same circular arguement about any investment. The money I had invested in A could have been invested in B and made some money or I could have paid my electric bill but since it was invested I had to use other money from my bank account which I could have saved if I hadn't...

Huh? The math is the math in terms of how much money SS pays out to an individual. Your chart shows 3% inflation and a 6% return, when was the last time that was true? Did the chart get adjusted for the past two years when inflation was 8% and the growth was - 17%? By picking whatever...

Not sure if your break even math might be off a bit - Starting at 70, you'd get approximately $970 more a month, or about $11,640 more a year. It would take about 10.4 years to break even, so you'd be 80 and change when claiming your maximum monthly benefit begins to pay off in terms of total...

Waited until I was 70. I was grandfathered so that I could draw 1/2 of my wife's benefit while waiting. I didn't immediately need the money, it was paying 8 % a year to wait. My main motivation was if something happened to me, my wife would have more income in case she lived a long life. If...

How much of the 10K can you afford to lose? The answer to that question will help you focus on your investment options.

I just saw a documentary on El Chapo. I found most interesting that the level of governmental corruption seems to be alive and well as it was when I traveled for work 30 years ago. El Chapo pretty much ran the prisons where he was being held. While inside, he was able to partake in any past...

I use to travel to Mexico often for work. I never liked it. The people I dealt with were great, but lots of poverty and corruption at every level. When I went down there we were treated like royalty by our hosts. Ate only in the best restaurants, would come out after eating and see a beggar...