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Internet deals (and more) for retirees

It is Wednesday, January 24th, 2024.

On This Day In History — On this day in 1984, Steve Jobs introduced Apple's revolutionary computer Macintosh, two days after the groundbreaking commercial “1984” aired before a national TV audience and heralded the product's impending release.

Deal of the Day

Upside — Earn 25¢/gallon off! (Promo: RETIRE25)

• Gas is still insanely expensive, so we reached out to the Upside app to help get discounts for RetireHub members. Their app gives cash back on gas (in addition to groceries and restaurants) all across the US.

• They’re also running a special discount for RetireHub members that gives an additional 25¢/gallon off — so if you find a gas station on the app that’s giving 20¢/gallon off, that means you’ll save 45¢/gallon on your next fill-up!

• Get a 25¢/gal bonus — code: RETIRE25

RetireHub Poll

Yesterday’s Poll Results — If you could live in any fictional world, where would it be?

The romantic landscapes of Jane Austen novels took home the crown with nearly 50% of the tally!

Thanks to everyone who voted!

We had our artist depict a favorite scene from Pride and Prejudice!

What We’re Reading

The Freeman Files (Books 1-3), by Ted Tayler

Price — $6.99 Free

Overview: After three years of retirement and the loss of his wife, former detective inspector Gus Freeman is struggling to remember the man he once was. When his old boss offers him the chance to head up a team tackling cold cases, Gus can’t resist… An absorbing procedural box set.

• Get it on Amazon!

Senior Living News

5 Unique and Beautiful Houseplants to Cheer Up Your Home

Research shows that houseplants can improve concentration and productivity. They can also reduce stress and anxiety and have a mood-boosting effect.

So, it’s perhaps unsurprising that many people who start off by caring for a single houseplant, often find that it’s not long before they have one or two (or ten!) more.

…Click Here to Read the Guide

Words of the Day

Finance Term: Shrinkflation

Definition: The act of downsizing the size or quality of a good while holding its sticker price constant, such as reducing the size of candy bars or the number of sheets in a roll of toilet paper.

Medical Term: Angina

Definition: Pain in the chest related to the heart that comes and goes

Slang Word of the Day: Totes

Definition: Short for totally, completely.

Used in a Sentence: “Are you a big fan of Jane Austen?”
“Totes.”

Longevity Tip Of The Day

Stick to Omega-3 — Consume more healthy fats, especially omega-3 fats, by consuming more fatty fish, oysters, roe / caviar, walnuts, flax seeds, chia seeds, and so on.

News of the Day

New York City plans to wipe out $2 billion in medical debt for 500,000 residents

• New York City intends to wipe out more than $2 billion in medical debt for up to 500,000 residents, tackling a top cause of personal bankruptcy, Mayor Eric Adams announced Monday.

• The city is working with RIP Medical Debt, a nonprofit that buys medical debt in bulk from hospitals and debt collectors for pennies on the dollar. The group targets the debt of people with low incomes or financial hardships and then forgives the amounts.

• …read the full story

Indian Teen Invents Gadget to Transform Dementia Care Out of Concern for His Grandmother

• An Indian teen who is a self-confessed ‘nerd’ who loves robotics, also loved his grandmother Jayasree dearly. Together, they led him to create a new invention that could greatly improve care for Alzheimer’s patients.

• Hemesh Chadalavada was 12 years old when one summer evening in 2018, he observed his grandmother go to the kitchen to make tea for herself. When she exited the room, she had left the gas on.

• …read the full story

Our goal is to grow RetireHub to over 1 million members — with this, we’ll have the leverage to get even better discounts from the likes of Netflix, Amazon, and others.

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