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RetireHub Daily — 1/17/24
Internet deals (and more) for retirees
RetireHub
January 17, 2024
RetireHub Daily
Internet deals (and more) for retirees
It is Wednesday, January 17th, 2024.
On This Day In History — On this day in 1931, actor James Earl Jones, whose deep resonant voice lent an air of gravitas to many roles including Darth Vader (Star Wars), Mufasa (Lion King), and Terence Mann (Field of Dreams), was born in Arkabutla, Mississippi.
Deal of the Day
Kohls — 15% Off on Wednesdays
Want new clothes for the rest of winter, or interested in sending your loved ones a post-holiday gift? Kohls has a 15% discount on Wednesdays for seniors aged 60+!
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RetireHub Poll
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Yesterday’s Poll Results — What is your favorite all-time board game to play?
Scrabble edged out Monopoly with a little over 42% of the vote!
Thanks to everyone who voted!
To celebrate, we had our artist depict a heated Scrabble game amongst RetireHub members!
What We’re Reading
The Drowning At Dyes Inlet, by D.D. Black
Price — $4.99 Free
Overview: Decades ago, a man’s lifeless body appeared on the shores of Dyes Inlet bearing a strange, sinister carving. Now, two more victims in the small community carry the same mark. Can private investigator Thomas Austin unravel the cold case — and the town’s dark secrets? With over 1,100 five-star Amazon ratings.
Senior Living News
6 Tips to Find Your Exercise Motivation and Never Lose It!
Pop into any Facebook group or start a chat with friends about starting a fitness routine and one of the first things that will come up is how much we struggle with finding motivation.
Many of us lament that we just aren’t the people who have motivation and that’s what keeps us away from ever reaching our goals, whether they be to fit into our favorite clothes again, have the stamina and strength to take a bucket list vacation, or to have more energy each day.
Words of the Day
Finance Term: Monetary policy
Definition: The framework established by a nation's central bank to achieve and maintain economic growth and stability by controlling the amount of money available to banks, businesses, and consumers.
Medical Term: Stat
Definition: Immediately.
Slang Word of the Day: Heated
Definition: Angry or frustrated.
Used in a Sentence: “When I told him I was too good for him, he got heated.”
Longevity Tip Of The Day
Stay away from trans fats — Avoid trans fats, which can be found in fried foods, fast-food, bakery products (e.g., crackers, cookies, and cakes), and vegetable shortenings.
News of the Day
Washington state sues to block proposed merger of Kroger and Albertsons grocery chains
Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson on Monday sued to block the proposed merger of Kroger and Albertsons, two of the nation’s largest grocery chains.
In the suit filed in King County Superior Court, Ferguson argued that the $25-billion deal would harm consumers and raise prices, The Seattle Times reported. Kroger and Albertsons have more than 300 locations in the state and account for more than half of its grocery sales, according to the suit.
89-year-old had to ‘Speak Up’ to Save Believed-Extinct Language of Indigenous People Who Revered Silence
What do you do if you’re the last person who speaks an indigenous language that reveres silence? That’s a fine pickle to find yourself in, and for the last speaker of Chaná in Argentina, it was time to finally speak up.
Chaná, correctly called ‘Lanték’ is part of the Charruan language family, and according to the New York Times reporting on the phenomenon of the resurrection of Lanték, it’s a quiet, throaty sort of language that requires far more manipulation of the back of the mouth rather than the front.
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