[grania]

Here's a suggestion to stretch your budget a bit: If you're still paying insurance premiums, tell it like it is to your benefactors. Perhaps if they could pay the premiums, it would stretch your budget a bit.

No one on the campaign trail is talking about it. There was no Social Security COLA, interest on savings is down near zero for years now, and utilities, inexpensive options for food, all expenses, keep increasing.

Hang in there. I've found that if you look hard enough, there still are ways to stretch the budget!

[Go Gordon]

If you're still paying insurance premiums, tell it like it is to your benefactors. Perhaps if they could pay the premiums

Usually, once you are empty nested, life insurance is a waste of money, especially if the mortgage is paid off.