I do (or don't). Do you?

Absolutely. Do they even sell red ones anymore? I haven't seen them for many years.

Like me, you avoid red velvet cake because of the whopping amount of food color in it.
 

Usually, yes, but I'm not above eating Girl Scout cookies!

Like me, when it comes to whipped cream you can take it or leave it.
 

I agree. Though when my kids were young, I often made chocolate cake with strawberries and whipped cream. They loved it.

Like me, you often read the obituaries because lots of people's lives were so interesting.
 
I do. Most are on automatic payment. There were a couple of periods in my life when I had to juggle bills, but I nevertheless paid them on time. (Late fees and interest on late payments are outrageously high in the US, so not paying bills on time is beyond foolish.)

Like my husband and me, when money was tight you explained that to your children so they could understand why there were so many "We can't afford that right now" responses to requests for extras.
 
I did. Fortunately, Paul usually had enough to cover the bills so I didn't have to bother Mary.

Like me, you've always had a good handle on finances and were (correctly) confident that the difficult situation would be temporary.
 
I don't know about the "good handle" part, but I did think that any difficulties would be temporary. Which is the way things turned out.

I use an accountant to do my taxes, because I am hopeless in that subject. Do you, or are you able to handle it on your own?
 
In the UK unless someone is self employed all of our taxes are handled by the tax office at source, the taxes are taken directly from our salaries we don't have to file annual taxes... all Americans who come to live in the UK are astounded and relieved to discover this...


Do you still have to file taxes in the USA once you get past retiring age ?
 
The law:

General filing requirement​

The IRS has general filing requirements for most taxpayers. Even if no tax is owed, most people file a return if their gross income is more than the automatic deductions for the year. The primary automatic deduction is the the standard deduction. Its amount will depend on your filing status and age. Standard deduction amounts change each year, however, a single filer’s standard deduction is always less than the amount a head of household filer can take.

Not sure how it works in the UK, but 50% of one's Social Security is taxable income, though most retiree's income is below the threshold where taxes would be due on it.

Are UK pensions considered taxable income?
 
25% of private pensions are tax free 75 % are Taxable... if they are over a certain limit... but it's much more involved than that..

Do spend several hours a day outside, but not during winter...

I don't wear contact lenses, do you ?
 
My vision has been very weird over this lifetime. I had excellent (20/15) vision until my early 30s, at which point I needed (distance) help. Wore contacts until my early 50s, then just glasses only for TV or driving. I no longer need distance glasses of any kind, but do wear reading glasses for computer use and reading. All my siblings were in glasses no later than their mid-teens and still are today.

Like me, do you own at least 6 pairs of reading glasses?
 
Don't... I have just 2 pairs, they cost a fortune because I have a high prescription which needs lenses thinning down..

( as an aside only one of my siblings has to wear specs)...

Like me you have had your appendix removed
 
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