Who just wants to talk about their daily lives and concerns. No politics etc

[rbtvgo]

We all get the news. We all worry about what we hear.. We all worry about the major events in the world. But...........how does that effect us. I live here or there, gas is XX a gallon. Food prices are going up. I am frustrated! Reply and we can try to combine minds and find someway to help one another. May seem silly but I don't think so. Have to start somewhere. bob

 

[officerripley]

Only way I can think of for seniors to help each other is to share housing and rides (whether sharing an Uber/Lyft/taxi or someone who can still safely drive and all pitch in for gas). As to buying groceries and other necessities, maybe seniors could all pitch in to get a Costco/SamClub/discount store membership and share the large sizes you have to buy there. As to gas/petrol, medical needs, prescriptions, home utility (electric, gas, cable, phone, etc.) costs, those are the kind of costs that's going to take a lot more to come down than individuals helping each other.

 

[dobielvr]

Happy Birthday rbtvgo.....enjoy your special day!

 

[seadoug]

I'm concerned about increasing prices, but my biggest concern these days is home maintenance. We love our home and want to stay here, plus our property taxes are frozen as home values increase. However, there are so many costs associated with keeping up with a 30 year-old house. I made most of the improvements (new AC units, new water heaters, new windows, etc.) when I was working, so that's behind us for a few years.

I posted a few weeks ago about finding raccoons in our attic, which was over a $20k fix considering the company had to seal the attic, take out the old insulation (which had raccoon poop and pee), blow in new insulation and have a handyman fix the structural damage the raccoons had made.

Our next door neighbor just had a new roof installed and the foreman told me I have roof damage. Not surprising, since we've been through a few hail storms since we've lived here. So a new roof is in order in 2027. I got an estimate for painting last year, and it was so high compared to previous years I just put it off. Home maintenance has gone through the roof (no pun intended).

We don't spend beyond our means. We take the annual trip and go to a few plays and movies, but our house is becoming a "money pit".

Outside of my "bubble", I'm very concerned about people who are barely making ends meet these days and the millions of people who can no longer afford health insurance.