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RetireHub Daily — 1/15/24
Internet deals (and more) for retirees
RetireHub
January 15, 2024
RetireHub Daily
Internet deals (and more) for retirees
It is Monday, January 15th, 2024.
Passengers from Flight 1549 wait to be rescued. Miraculously, there were no casualties.
On This Day In History — On this day in 2009, US Airways flight 1549, piloted by Captain Chesley (“Sully”) Sullenberger III, landed in the Hudson River after the plane flew into a flock of Canada geese shortly after takeoff, resulting in severe damage to the plane's engines; there were no fatalities.
Deal of the Day
American Soft Linen Towels — 58% Off
It’s tough to put a price on comfort, and American Soft Linen has some of the comfiest towels out there. Right now, take 58% off their 6 piece towel set.
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RetireHub Poll
If you could have witnessed any iconic event in history, which one would it be? |
Yesterday’s Poll Results — Who was your favorite Hollywood star from the golden age of cinema?
With more than 38% of the vote, Audrey Hepburn edged out Cary Grant as our favorite Hollywood star from the golden age of cinema!
Thanks to everyone who voted!
To celebrate, we had our artist depict Ms. Hepburn reading a paper issue of RetireHub!
What We’re Reading
Sleeping Soldiers, by Jack Gatland
Price — $3.99 Free
Overview: Retired spies are being killed — and after MI5 agent Tom Marlowe learns an old mentor is one of the victims, he’s determined to find out why. But the stakes only get higher when he realizes the life of the US president may be in danger as well…
Senior Living News
The Importance of Choosing Good Friends After 60
Lately, I’ve been thinking a great deal about friendships. Friends and social acquaintances are a big and important part of a woman’s life. Therefore, it remains vital, as we age, not to let those relationships slip away. It’s so easy to get caught up in other life events.
Grandchildren and husbands or boyfriends and appointments and social events can easily eat away at our time. It seems friendships are often the first to go, because it’s easy to put off returning that phone call or email or text message.
Words of the Day
Finance Term: Inflation
Definition: The increase in the prices of goods and services in an economy over time, measured in the US primarily by the Consumer Price Index.
Medical Term: Transplant
Definition: The process of removing an organ from one individual and placing it in another.
Slang Word of the Day: Dap
Definition: A gesture of greeting or expression of admiration between two people performed with hands, similar to a low-five and handshake.
Used in a Sentence: “That was sick! Dap me up!”
Longevity Tip Of The Day
Eat plenty of healthy plant foods — Consuming a wide variety of plant foods, such as fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, whole grains, and beans, may decrease disease risk and promote longevity. For example, many studies link a plant-rich diet to a lower risk of premature death, as well as a reduced risk of cancer, metabolic syndrome, heart disease, depression, and brain deterioration. These effects are attributed to plant foods’ nutrients and antioxidants, which include polyphenols, carotenoids, folate, and vitamin C. Accordingly, several studies link vegetarian and vegan diets, which are naturally higher in plant foods, to a 12–15% lower risk of premature death. The same studies also report a 29–52% lower risk of dying from cancer or heart, kidney, or hormone-related diseases. Vegetarians and vegans also generally tend to be more health-conscious than meat eaters, which could at least partly explain these findings. Overall, eating plenty of plant foods is likely to benefit health and longevity.
News of the Day
Hockey Fans Break Record Hurling 75,000 Teddy Bears Onto the Ice for Charity
A professional ice hockey team in Pennsylvania broke a franchise record last week, not for goals scored, but for the number of teddy bears tossed onto the ice by fans to help local kids.
The plush pandemonium broke out in the second period as the Hershey Bears scored a goal to trigger the annual Teddy Bear Toss that collects toys for charity—while the announcer screamed, “Let the sweet cuddly mayhem commence!”
A weekend of intense winter weather could see low-temperature records set in the US heartland
Icy winter weather blanketed the U.S. on Saturday as a wave of Arctic storms threatened to break low-temperature records in the heartland, spread cold and snow from coast to coast and cast a chill over everything from football playoffs to presidential campaigns.
As the three-day Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday weekend began, the weather forecast was a crazy quilt of color-coded advisories, from an ice storm warning in Oregon to a blizzard warning in the northern Plains to high wind warnings in New Mexico.
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