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Karma13612

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5. My husband and I are doing "OK" right now.
Fri May 22, 2026, 01:56 PM
Friday

We are on fixed retirement income. And we watch our pennies and shop sales anywhere we can. Our medicare advantage insurance plan rates increased this year so we opted for a lower coverage plan. They will nickel and dime us now, but I’m not giving them an extra cent. {For those who are against the advantage plans: We could never in a million years afford any of the supplemental plans. This route was our only option aside from plain medicare}

There is a lovely thrift store (Not the Sally Army) in Morehead city North Carolina where they have a batch of bread laid out on a cart when you enter. First come first serve. I think it’s Pepperidge Farm bread if I’m not mistaken. I’m guessing it’s a once a day thing. It goes fast.

Guess what I’m trying to say is that we already have bread lines….

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