In less than one week I will celebrate my most significant birthday since I turned 21. But with a lot less fanfare, fewer drinks, and no hangover. Yes, I am approaching 65, the golden age of social security and Medicare in the United States.
I’d prefer to have ignored how old I’m about to be, but around six months ago I began receiving at least one piece of mail a day from a Medicare supplement provider. If I’d kept them all I could have wallpapered our guest bathroom with the literature detailing the fine points of each plan. Maybe I should have as a public service—most of my friends are nearing 65, as well.
A couple of weeks ago I opened a letter to find my official Medicare card inside. My biggest hope is that I don’t have to use it for at least ten years, but it’s tucked into my wallet just in case someone needs to card me at a bar or something.
Yesterday I received a phone book-sized handbook. Not a big-city sized phone book, and not a recent one, more like an old one from my youth back when we still received new phone books once a year. Nowadays we only receive the Yellow Pages, but I digress. I digress because that’s what old people do, and even though I’m not yet 65 I need the practice. “Get off my lawn you young whippersnapper!”
Don’t you just love how healthy and happy all the old folks look? Maybe I’ll look the same once I’m 65. Fingers crossed.
I know age is more than just a number. It’s how one feels and acts, right? At the moment I feel annoyed about all the Medicare literature I keep getting. I’ll bet some young whippersnapper is having a good old time sending this stuff out.
Peace, people.
Praying for Eyebrowz 
Happy early birthday! I have 3 years still and am just avoiding thinking about it altogether. How about you read the whole booklet and just let me know what it says?
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I was hoping you’d read it for me!
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Welcome to our little Club. Navigating the supplement literature and talking with Medicare professionals contribute to old age dementia and fatigue.
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It’s exhausting! I think we should do a study on the link between dementia and Medicare paperwork.
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Medicare is great. Go to a couple seminars (they are informative–no pressure) from different providers and talk with them. Make sure doctors/facilities you use accept the providers you are interested and that’s it. It’s really not difficult at all. I love it.
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Good to know!
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Sending those out, is probably keeping somebody employed, lol.
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True! I’m performing a public service by turning 65z
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Exactly! hehe
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😊
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Embrace it! It’s all good. Enjoy your 60’s and all the perks that come with it. Have a fabulous Birthday celebration!
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Thanks!!
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Age is just a number. In my mind I’m 39 and that’s where I’m staying.
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I like the way you think!
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We get shower aid and riser recliner chair TV adverts using models nowhere near disabled enough to need them, and my e-mails sometimes advertise funeral care plans. You have a way to go yet
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The funeral planning stuff needs to stay away for a while!
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My darling, you look epic whatever , end of. May you have lots of great plans for this one x
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Aww! Thank you.
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Congratulations on the milestone! Looks like medicare became blog fodder. 😉
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Everything is blog fodder. Right?!
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You know it! 😀
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I find myself behaving more and more like a grumpy old lady and I’m not even 60 yet! Happy birthday for when the day arrives
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You’re just practicing!
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True, hubby has a grumpy old man t shirt and mug lol
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My hubby is a year younger than I am, and a whole lot grumpier!
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hehehehe
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My Hubby has been getting AARP stuff since he was in his 30’s. We still haven’t figured out why, but think it may be that he has his dad’s first name as his middle name and there is some weird cross connection somewhere. Because of that, I think he is going to be much more prepared for the Medicare stuff when it starts showing up than I will. I hope you have an awesome birthday and do something to mark the milestone. Like taking advantage of the senior discounts and early bird specials. LOL! Happy birthday!
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Ha!! I’m all about those senior discounts!
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I’m 67 and I love my MediCare. I had a knee replacement surgery and did not have to pay any out of pocket! Now I’m looking at rotator cuff and cataract surgery – I purposely waited till my MediCare kicked in. I have A & B and use DoD TriCare for life as my supplement. (We are retired military) It’s been great.
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Thanks for the info! I have a lot to learn.
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My birthday is this month so I got my Medicare card about a year ago. I was so thrilled. I was fortunate that my husband turned 65 two years prior to me so I had a head start and ended up going with the supplement he chose after looking into alternatives. It’s worked out great. We are AARP members so we went with their supplement. It’s been great – we’ve both had some issues during the pandemic. Oh, how that has aged me! Hope you have a great birthday.
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Thank you! It’s nice that you had your husband to pioneer the entry into Medicare Land.
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