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RetireHub Daily — 1/7/24
Internet deals (and more) for retirees
RetireHub
January 07, 2024
RetireHub Daily
Internet deals (and more) for retirees
It is Sunday, January 7th, 2024.
On This Day In History — On this day in 1957, broadcast journalist Katie Couric, who was the first solo female anchor of a major network (CBS) evening news program, was born.
Deal of the Day
Ace Hardware — 10% Senior Discount
If you’re planning on doing any work around the house this weekend and visit Ace Hardware, make sure to get your 10% discount (age 60+). Some stores require you to be an Ace Rewards member, but that’s free to sign up for.
RetireHub Poll
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Yesterday’s Poll Results — If RetireHub could provide you with one thing we’re not currently doing, what would it be?
With over 50% of the vote, “More discounts” is the clear winner! We’re working on even better discounts for 2024!
Thanks to everyone who voted!
Words of the Day
Finance Term: Gross income
Definition: An individual's total income before taxes and other deductions, or a company's total revenue minus its cost of goods sold.
Medical Term: Gastr/o
Definition: Related to the stomach.
Slang Word of the Day: Sus
Definition: Short for "suspicious," sus typically means something is not as expected, or shady.
Used in a Sentence: “Not gonna lie, when I saw the cheeseburger had dirt on it I was a little sus.”
Longevity Tip Of The Day
Practice home fire drills — Just 1 in 3 families have a fire-safety plan, says Robert Cole, president of Community Health Strategies, an injury-prevention education organization based in Pittsford, N.Y. “People underestimate the speed of a fire. Many waste time figuring out what to do, or trying to take belongings with them. Everyone should know what to do and how to get out safely.”
What We’re Reading
A Bloody Hot Summer, by Trevor D’Silva
Price — $4.99 Free
Overview: A must-read for fans of Golden Age crime fiction! When Detective Dermot Carlyle is called in to investigate the brutal murder of a wealthy matriarch, he unearths her family’s dark past…
News of the Day
FAA grounds more than 170 Boeing 737 Max 9s after section of Alaska Airlines plane blows out
The Federal Aviation Administration on Saturday ordered a temporary grounding of dozens of Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft for inspections, a day after a piece of the aircraft blew out in the middle of an Alaska Airlines flight.
Images and video of Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 that were shared on social media showed a gaping hole on the side of the plane and passengers using oxygen masks before it returned to Portland shortly after taking off for Ontario, California, on Friday afternoon.
Alaska's snow crab season canceled for second year in a row as population fails to rebound
Gabriel Prout is grateful for a modest haul of king crab, but it's the vanishing of another crustacean variety that has the fishing port in Kodiak, Alaska, bracing for financial fallout; for the second year in a row, the lucrative snow crab season has been canceled.
"We're still definitely in survival mode trying to find a way to stay in business," he told CBS News.
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