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RetireHub Daily — 1/18/24
Internet deals (and more) for retirees
RetireHub
January 18, 2024
RetireHub Daily
Internet deals (and more) for retirees
It is Thursday, January 18th, 2024.
On This Day In History — On this day in 1986, Martin Luther King, Jr., Day was first celebrated as a national holiday.
Deal of the Day
Amazon Fire Tablet — 42% Off
We all love our tablets — whether it be reading your favorite e-book or watching the latest Netflix hit — and sometimes it’s nice for an upgrade. Amazon Fire’s are up to 42% off for a limited time.
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RetireHub Poll
What type of TV programs do you enjoy watching? |
Yesterday’s Poll Results — How do you prefer to start your day?
With a whopping 71% of the vote, Enjoying a cup of coffee or tea was the runaway winner!
Thanks to everyone who voted!
To celebrate, we had our artist a RetireHub member starting their day with a cup of coffee
What We’re Reading
We love to hear about awesome travel stories and trips, and one of our favorite reads to get is Adventure Fix. They send two trip overviews each week, and many are off the beaten path (like exploring ice caves in Iceland or swimming with sperm whales). Even if you’re not the adventurous type, it’s fun to live vicariously through others!
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Tears of Autumn, by David Wiltshire
Price — $2.99 Free
Overview: In 1938 Italy, two couples — one English, one German — meet on their honeymoon and forge a strong friendship. But they have no idea that this will be their last vacation before their lives and countries are torn apart by war…
Senior Living News
A Step-by-Step Guide for Digitizing Your Cherished Family Photo Slides
When I was a kid, watching old family slides was an event. Dad would drag out the slide projector, a screen would be erected and popcorn would be made. Every new slide would bring a shared memory, a laugh and an occasional snide remark between siblings. Inevitably, a slide would get stuck and the lights would go on. Dad would try to unjam the slide while the crowd moaned about why it was taking so long.
Several years ago, I digitized my parents’ and grandparents’ slides. It was like finding buried treasure, discovering photos I had never seen.
Words of the Day
Finance Term: PITI
Definition: Short for Principal, Interest, Taxes, and Insurance — the four elements that make up your mortgage payment.
Medical Term: Abscess
Definition: A pocket of pus that forms due to an infection.
Slang Word of the Day: Simp
Definition: Someone who does way too much for the person they have a crush on.
Used in a Sentence: “He did her laundry, cleaned her apartment, and got her DoorDash delivery and they’re not even dating — he’s such a simp.”
Longevity Tip Of The Day
Embrace the Art of the Nap — A siesta is standard in many parts of the world, and now there's scientific evidence that napping may help you live longer. One study showed that those who had a regular snooze were 37% less likely to die from heart disease than those who rarely steal a few winks. Researchers think naps might help your heart by keeping stress hormones down.
News of the Day
Overdraft fees could drop to as low as $3 under new Biden proposal
The cost to overdraw a bank account could drop to as little as $3 under a proposal announced by the White House, the latest effort by the Biden administration to combat fees it says pose an unnecessary burden on American consumers, particularly those living paycheck to paycheck.
The proposed change by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau would potentially eliminate billions of dollars in fee revenue for the nation’s biggest banks, which were gearing up for a battle even before Wednesday’s announcement. Exactly how much revenue depends on which version of the new regulation is adopted.
Farmer Combats Flooding by Returning Creeks to Nature: ‘Wildlife That Has Come is Phenomenal’
In the UK, farmers are combatting flooding by returning areas of their farms to a more natural state, and seeing the benefits not only in wildlife returning but in flood mitigation.
James Robinson, an intergenerational farmer from Cumbria in the northwest, has worked together with the Ullswater Catchment Management CIC to turn a number of areas of his farm into wetland havens where birds and invertebrates have come back in phenomenal numbers.
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