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    Taking advantage of old people!

    I subscribe to many publications, and am a "member" of various organizations related to my pastimes and hobbies. Recently I received the following offers:

    A "lifetime" membership in one organization for $275. Annually right now it is about $20.
    Twelve monthly issues free if I renew now and pay for an additional 24 months on a subscription I just renewed for 12 months in July.

    Neither sound like good investments for me!

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    Guess they dont think you are very smart. Something you aint telling us?

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    Sounds like ACORN is into publishing now.

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    Re: Taking advantage of old people!

    Quote Originally Posted by Patler
    I subscribe to many publications, and am a "member" of various organizations related to my pastimes and hobbies. Recently I received the following offers:

    A "lifetime" membership in one organization for $275. Annually right now it is about $20.Twelve monthly issues free if I renew now and pay for an additional 24 months on a subscription I just renewed for 12 months in July.

    Neither sound like good investments for me!
    If you're over 60, you're right: actuarially speaking it's a bad deal. Unless you could pass the LT subscription on to your offspring like they were Packers season tix.

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    Re: Taking advantage of old people!

    Quote Originally Posted by hoosier
    Quote Originally Posted by Patler
    I subscribe to many publications, and am a "member" of various organizations related to my pastimes and hobbies. Recently I received the following offers:

    A "lifetime" membership in one organization for $275. Annually right now it is about $20.Twelve monthly issues free if I renew now and pay for an additional 24 months on a subscription I just renewed for 12 months in July.

    Neither sound like good investments for me!
    If you're over 60, you're right: actuarially speaking it's a bad deal. Unless you could pass the LT subscription on to your offspring like they were Packers season tix.
    Your comment made me curious, so I looked it up. Male life expectancy at birth is a shade under 75. However, at age 60 male life expectancy is slightly over 20 additional years, to age 80+. At age 110, male life expectancy is less than a year.

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    Re: Taking advantage of old people!

    Quote Originally Posted by Patler
    Quote Originally Posted by hoosier
    Quote Originally Posted by Patler
    I subscribe to many publications, and am a "member" of various organizations related to my pastimes and hobbies. Recently I received the following offers:

    A "lifetime" membership in one organization for $275. Annually right now it is about $20.Twelve monthly issues free if I renew now and pay for an additional 24 months on a subscription I just renewed for 12 months in July.

    Neither sound like good investments for me!
    If you're over 60, you're right: actuarially speaking it's a bad deal. Unless you could pass the LT subscription on to your offspring like they were Packers season tix.
    Your comment made me curious, so I looked it up. Male life expectancy at birth is a shade under 75. However, at age 60 male life expectancy is slightly over 20 additional years, to age 80+. At age 110, male life expectancy is less than a year.
    My bad, I was using similar figures but was doing the math as if the cost were $475, not $275. So take the deal if you're >60 and < 70! If you are 110, buy the subscription and send me the bill.

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    Re: Taking advantage of old people!

    Quote Originally Posted by hoosier
    Quote Originally Posted by Patler
    Quote Originally Posted by hoosier
    Quote Originally Posted by Patler
    I subscribe to many publications, and am a "member" of various organizations related to my pastimes and hobbies. Recently I received the following offers:

    A "lifetime" membership in one organization for $275. Annually right now it is about $20.Twelve monthly issues free if I renew now and pay for an additional 24 months on a subscription I just renewed for 12 months in July.

    Neither sound like good investments for me!
    If you're over 60, you're right: actuarially speaking it's a bad deal. Unless you could pass the LT subscription on to your offspring like they were Packers season tix.
    Your comment made me curious, so I looked it up. Male life expectancy at birth is a shade under 75. However, at age 60 male life expectancy is slightly over 20 additional years, to age 80+. At age 110, male life expectancy is less than a year.
    My bad, I was using similar figures but was doing the math as if the cost were $475, not $275. So take the deal if you're >60 and < 70! If you are 110, buy the subscription and send me the bill.
    I'll need your address!

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    Re: Taking advantage of old people!

    Quote Originally Posted by Patler
    Quote Originally Posted by hoosier
    Quote Originally Posted by Patler
    Quote Originally Posted by hoosier
    Quote Originally Posted by Patler
    I subscribe to many publications, and am a "member" of various organizations related to my pastimes and hobbies. Recently I received the following offers:

    A "lifetime" membership in one organization for $275. Annually right now it is about $20.Twelve monthly issues free if I renew now and pay for an additional 24 months on a subscription I just renewed for 12 months in July.

    Neither sound like good investments for me!
    If you're over 60, you're right: actuarially speaking it's a bad deal. Unless you could pass the LT subscription on to your offspring like they were Packers season tix.
    Your comment made me curious, so I looked it up. Male life expectancy at birth is a shade under 75. However, at age 60 male life expectancy is slightly over 20 additional years, to age 80+. At age 110, male life expectancy is less than a year.
    My bad, I was using similar figures but was doing the math as if the cost were $475, not $275. So take the deal if you're >60 and < 70! If you are 110, buy the subscription and send me the bill.
    I'll need your address!
    I'm sure you'll forget it just as soon as I give it to you. If not before.

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    Re: Taking advantage of old people!

    Quote Originally Posted by Patler
    At age 110, male life expectancy is less than a year.

    What a rip off.

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    For my dad's 84th birthday, I asked him what he wanted and he said, "another birthday." He got two more, but I really couldn't be depended on to deliver them so I got him a Packer sweatshirt.

    (note to self: add to will intention to be buried in favorite Packer hoodie.)
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    Quote Originally Posted by MJZiggy

    (note to self: add to will intention to be buried in favorite Packer hoodie.)
    That's an interesting request since one of our favorite Packer hoodies has more than once shared that he wouldn't mind being buried in you.
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