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exboyfil

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5. At 56 my 20 year term life insurance policy came up

Reply to stopbush (Original post)

Fri May 8, 2020, 10:25 AM

May 2020

At $6K/yr. for renewal, I told my wife that I am dropping the coverage. I still have 2x my salary with my employer. I told her if I lost my job, I was economically dead anyway. I have my last engineering job.

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Ageism in the US job market is going to start affecting people in their 40s [View all] stopbush May 2020 OP

It's already there... Wounded Bear May 2020 #1

Yeah, I got laid off at the end of 2008, along with tons of other folks. Neema May 2020 #8

exactly my story Brainstormy May 2020 #9

Are you still doing okay? Neema May 2020 #15

This message was self-deleted by its author Mosby May 2020 #2

Another reason for gradually creating medicare for all, Ilsa May 2020 #3

:) Coincidentally, more late-learners get serious about voting then. Hortensis May 2020 #4

At 56 my 20 year term life insurance policy came up exboyfil May 2020 #5

Very true. roamer65 May 2020 #6

This is why I hope I never have to look for a regular job again. Neema May 2020 #7

People want to live to be as old as possible but we don't value old people. CrispyQ May 2020 #10

I sure don't. n/t PasadenaTrudy May 2020 #13

Reality coming at us is, Wellstone ruled May 2020 #11

I prefer to hire a little older Buckeyeblue May 2020 #12

When I was young Boomers only hired people like them JCMach1 May 2020 #14

"Overqualified" MoonlitKnight May 2020 #16

I'm 66 and can relate to and attest to every word you wrote. nt Kahuna May 2020 #17

I can vouch for all of that. GoCubsGo May 2020 #18

When I was 47, I got bounced out of the ad industry. Efilroft Sul May 2020 #19

Start?? Tink41 May 2020 #20