Is that that thing that goes in your trunk? Looked nothing like the picture (after I had to call and ask why they didn't send it) and then it fell apart....

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Classic_Barnacle_844@reddit

Amtrak yo! There are some good rates on savings and insurance as well that I need to look into. There are deals on travel packages. It's actually quite all encompassing.

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jIdiosyncratic@reddit

Will look into it yo. But how did you get it at 47?

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Lower_Ad3372@reddit

I joined AARP at 44. I got pre-sale tickets to the Rolling Stones (tour sponsored by AARP) and continue to shop for hotel discounts. I don’t mind saving some dough!

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1questions@reddit

Back in the day the Stones used the Hell’s Angels for security and now they’re doing concerts sponsored by AARP? That’s hilarious! Just goes to show no one escapes death.

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Klaatuprime@reddit

Except for Keith Richards and Willie Nelson.

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1questions@reddit

True. No idea how Keith Richards is still alive.

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Classic_Barnacle_844@reddit

There's no age restriction. There are just some benefits not available until retirement age.

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When I turned 50, I expected my mailbox would overflow with mail from AARP. Instead, there was nothing. When my boomer husband joined AARP, they started sending mail to me as "the spouse of". Gee thanks AARP for making me feel even more invisible.

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ONROSREPUS@reddit

Ouch! I would ask him if he told them about you. lol.

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Ok_Membership_8189@reddit

Mine came at 4

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ChronoMonkeyX@reddit

Gotta get em when they're young!

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IllustriousLobster36@reddit

A local cemetery sent me mail about a plot so my loved ones weren’t stuck with a burden. I was 22.

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TakkataMSF@reddit

They went to the website that calculates when you'll die!

Good to know that thing is off. I was starting to get worried.

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frapawhack@reddit

they were just trying to be kind

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USAF_Retired2017@reddit

💀😂

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dimestoredavinci@reddit

They saw how you were living and wanted you to clean up your act

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boycott_maga@reddit

Or not?

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SunshineAlways@reddit

I just mentioned recently that AARP started marketing to me in my 20s. Grr.

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TakkataMSF@reddit

AARP can eat a bag of dicks. I mine started showing up at 40 as well. I'm not saying their services aren't valuable, but their timing sucks!

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IAm5toned@reddit

that's because someone signed you up for it 😂

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horsegrrl@reddit

Mine too, but my name was spelled wrong, making me suspicious that someone was screwing with me

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Environmental-Gap380@reddit

Same.

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6ft6squatch2point0@reddit

50 is the new 40. In AARP years...

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kimincincy@reddit

35 here. I finally joined this year at 53

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WhiskeyAndWhiskey97@reddit

I got my first AARP mailing when I was 19. It came to my college dorm.

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333pickup@reddit

Were you receiving survivor's benefits? I started getting AARP.mail when I was 12

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WhiskeyAndWhiskey97@reddit

Nope. I just thought it was hilarious. I stuck the little sample card they sent me to the outside of my dorm room door. My floormates got quite the laugh.

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wardenferry419@reddit

Same. But I look older.

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Diela1968@reddit

Same. Got my first AARP mail in my forties. What a racket.

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MissTibbz@reddit

Same. Needless to say I wasn’t pleased.

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Francis_Lynch@reddit

My wife fucking signed me up!? I said "you're fucking kidding me". She said it was for the discounts. Not worth it at all. Weird old people with gleaming white dentures and impossibly styled grey hair smiling at each other. Am I going to be that? It seems as far away now as it was in my 20s.

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ONROSREPUS@reddit

lol. So you haven't whitened your teeth yet? For some reason that freaks me out. They are like glow in the dark or some shit. Not that I have tan teeth but mine are not florescent either.

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Pernicious_Possum@reddit

Yup. Started for me about 6-8 months before I turned fifty

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Klaatuprime@reddit

Yup. They started for me around the same time. I just got one of their mailers today and realized I've been getting them for ten years.

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USAF_Retired2017@reddit

Mine started at around 40. I’m 47. They’re just going to have to wait.

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gvarsity@reddit

I have the same name as my dad and started getting AARP stuff in my 20’s. Lol.

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sewedthroughmyfinger@reddit

Got my first one for my 21st birthday.. We still laugh about it.

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ONROSREPUS@reddit

WTH? someone must have signed you up for that.

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ImCaffeinated_Chris@reddit

You can join AARP at 18.

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Ryn8tor@reddit

You can also join by accident. I worked with a young lady who joined by trying to set up AAA.

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fake-august@reddit

I just got mail from AARP for my 22 year old son!

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Myfanwy66@reddit

Fun fact: AARP is a lobbying agency.

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fake-august@reddit

I know! My son is 22 ffs

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ONROSREPUS@reddit

gif

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Ok_Illustrator_7445@reddit

And once they start, they never stop.

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cbmc18@reddit

Mine started in my 40s. I finally joined at 50.

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No_Association9496@reddit

Can confirm.

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Fit-Dark-4062@reddit

50? I got my first mailer from them at 30, joined around 45 because some of those discounts are really good.

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itsmyvoice@reddit

Pro tip. You don't even have to be 50 to join. But some discounts aren't available if you're under 50.

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wraithsonic@reddit

Nope. They started sending me shit when i was 45

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AgeingChopper@reddit

I've been fortunate to never receive any "getting older" stuff in the post. Nothing. I seem to have escaped their gaze, as has my wife and she has passed 60 now,

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_wednesday_76@reddit

48 and i've been getting it 10+ years

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Rudeboy911@reddit

I just turned 50 2 weeks ago and that damned AARP mailer was there within days.

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Moondra3x3-6@reddit

I'm still waiting for my damn tote bag I was promised at 50...and it's been 5 years! Sighs...

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drinkslinger1974@reddit

They started sending things to me when I turned 30.

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Shell_Beach_@reddit

They started sending me stuff around 25. I kept calling & telling them to take me off their list, I'm not eligible. Finally, I got tired of it & sent in a check to pay for it. They immediately sent it back w/a letter that I'm too young. The mail stopped after that lol

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Average_Potato42@reddit

Those ass clowns started sending me shit in my mid 30's.

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AstronomerForsaken65@reddit

Yeah, they can F off with that at 50. They even assume you are a member sometimes to see if you will go ahead and sign up because you’re senile or something.

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SpacePirateWatney@reddit

50??? I’m 47 and started getting that shit around 3 years ago.

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No_Mathematician7956@reddit

I'm in my 40s still and already receive it...

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No_Bake_3627@reddit

I am 51 and have yet to get anything from AARP.

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SpecificJunket8083@reddit

I have to admit I was a little sad when I got mine.

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BaldBombshell@reddit

They started sending me stuff once I hit 40.

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LippieLovinLady@reddit

They’ve been sending it to me since my 30s. They’re worse than cults trying to get you join.

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PrairieGrrl5263@reddit

There's no age minimum to join AARP. Seven years ago I bought a lifetime membership. It paid for itself via discounts in the first 2 years.

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Impossible_Diet6992@reddit

But do you get discounts at least?

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Terrible-Detective93@reddit

wait till you start getting the cremation stuff and funeral planning- regards, an older genxer

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bippityboppitybooboo@reddit

Ah yes, my first funeral preparation junk mail came in about 3 weeks ago. Yay me. Where's my glasses....

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luthien310@reddit

I got mine yesterday! 😭 All about cremation. I don't want to be cremated!

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Terrible-Detective93@reddit

Worse the local graveyard sent out questionnaires asking what the plan was - bury or cremate-so they 'can better serve the residents blah blah' No it's probably so they can speculate and report to shareholders- another place offered one of those 'free dinners' if we sit through a death lecture ted talk kind of thing. Sounds pleasant right? I've had several trollish thoughts inspired by this onslaught of junk mail as to how to deal with them.

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luthien310@reddit

Please share. I might need ideas.

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Turk482@reddit

My wife and I just did our pre planning last year. 55 and 54 years old. All jokes aside, it really is worth doing now if you can. No worrying about your spouse or children having to make decisions a day into grieving. Plus it’s honestly fun picking out what you want and where you want to be buried if that’s what you’re doing. We picked a nice hickory tree so it will be easy to find. You can decide what you want on your marker. Peace of mind.

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hopeymouse13@reddit

Gonna love it when the "Geezer Mail" starts showing up 😂

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blackcain@reddit

I have not gotten anything except for many once. I feel like AARP is a boomer thing

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Eastern-Camera-1829@reddit

My wife turned 50 when I was 42.

And at 42 I USED those discounts.

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Briilliant_Bob@reddit

When my AARP invitation came in the mail my son waved it in front of my face and asked me if I needed my glasses to read it. Then he asked me if I needed help getting up the stairs 😭 I'm 50

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IcebergSlimFast@reddit

Kudos on raising a kid with a GenX-worthy understanding of how to employ sarcasm effectively!

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luthien310@reddit

Fucking kids! I tell mine that all the time.

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Parking_War979@reddit

The day I turned 50, the AARP invite showed up in the mail. But here’s the hack: you don’t have to be 50 to join.

They have all sorts of benefits (travel deals, shopping discounts, etc.) and they are available to anyone who wants to join.

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Desmond2014@reddit

I am 48m and retired from military service in December of 2019 (I was 47 then) and (I’m not even kidding when I say this) April 1st, 2020 after my birthday in march and received my first AARP letter congratulating me on my retirement, lol.

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hordaak2@reddit

Facts...im 52 now but when i turned 50 I got a thick ass envelope with all this "senior" benefits BULLSHIT. I tore that dumb ass shit up....hopefully they send that to OLD people...not me!!! ; )

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cashewbiscuit@reddit

They send you an actual card. My wife is a year older than me. Her card came in the mail. I told her that now, she's a card carrying old person

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falcopilot@reddit

Surprised they haven't already.

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u35828@reddit

The discounts aren't worth the price of admission.

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azrolator@reddit

My 2-years younger wife made fun of me when I got my first AARP mail. But then she got offered the seniors discount at the store unprompted. So I got the last laugh.

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jderflinger@reddit

That’s a dangerous laugh

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azrolator@reddit

Dangerous yet unavoidable laughter.

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jderflinger@reddit

Not saying I won’t laugh, just saying I know the dangers

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MaleficentExtent1777@reddit

💀

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Badrear@reddit

I signed up just to get a discount on my phone plan, and I’m younger than OP by a couple years.

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Financial_Coach4760@reddit

Turned 50 beginning of May. I’ve gotten three offers so far.

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bonchbaby@reddit

I just got a retirement home mailer....I'm 47.

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xrobertcmx@reddit

I turn 50 in Sept, started getting the mail last year.

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sconniesid@reddit

I've been a member since I was 40. Lots of cheap gift card deals

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AdJunior4923@reddit

On your fiftieth birthday they will track your ass down. You go to indochina, an AARP rep pops out a bowl of rice with your membership card. Pretty sure that's how we caught Bin Laden.

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DaisyMaeMiller1984@reddit

This made me LOL for real 😂

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Federal-Membership-1@reddit

And you can join at ANY age

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Foulwinde@reddit

there is no real minimum age limit. You can join at 18 and start using those discounts.

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WeathermanOnTheTown@reddit

I joined at 26. It was a fun party joke for a while.

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Electrical-Act9084@reddit

I got my first invitation when I was 28 😂 I guess they thought I was ready

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mrdaver911_2@reddit

Yo…you can get some dope discounts through AARP, don’t sleep on that shit!

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Mr_MacGrubber@reddit

There’s no age limit for AARP. I’ve been a member since I was like 40 because it gives me a discount on my AT&T bill that’s greater than the cost of the membership.

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Amyarchy@reddit

My freaking hilarious mother bought me an AARP membership.

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Plus_Inevitable_771@reddit

Oh crap. That's in July.

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SquarePea6155@reddit

I was excited to get mine in the mail. Where else was I going to find a cheap trunk organizer?

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Fish-Weekly@reddit

Don’t forget the collapsible picnic tote!

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montana77@reddit

I’m 47 and I’ve been getting mail from them for 5 years

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REALtumbisturdler@reddit

I've been getting aarp shit since my late 30s. I'm 48 now

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Rule556@reddit

I’m 54 and I ain’t got shit from AARP. I just figured they forgot we exist like everybody else.

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NerdyDadOnline@reddit

Start at 50?!? I was getting stuff from AARP when I was in my 30’s.

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edahs@reddit

As a joke, my mom set me up some subscription to an aarp magazine when I turned 50... they are relentless

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KatJen76@reddit

I've been getting it since I was 22. They must have detected something old about a history, museum and book lover who listens to classical music. Not sure what though.

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JonnyRocks@reddit

AARP can be joined at any time

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wiyanna@reddit

My husband started getting it around 40. Have no idea how they decide who’s on their mailing list

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Kestrel_Iolani@reddit

First piece arrived exactly a week before my 50th. It offered access to a special virtual concert starring Debbie Gibson. Twist the fucking knife.

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SadieMaxine@reddit

The day before I turned 50 the mail brought me the AARP invitation and a flyer to invite me to prepay for my final expenses.

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baldguytoyourleft@reddit

Id gladly take AARP mailings over my local cemetery sending me stuff about plots for sale.

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Big-Property-6833@reddit

Oh yeah, it was funny when it was the wife...me, not so funny.

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stovislove@reddit

That's when you know it's over

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rcook55@reddit

Got my first 1 month out and another yesterday. No way I'm paying $15 to join that club.

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Tralfaz1138@reddit

My wife just waved that envelope around and laughed when my first AARP "invitation" came in the mail.

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No-Medicine-1379@reddit

My partner signed me up last year when it came. I used for enough discounts to make it pay for itself.

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pomdudes@reddit

Ditto.

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BillsBells65@reddit

My wife did the same thing

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slowtreme@reddit

My wife did it and then signed us up. We use the discounts.

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farmerben02@reddit

Enjoy your infinite Medicare advantage sales calls. AARP is the worst org when it comes to pimping out their member data.

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slowtreme@reddit

it's 2025 no phone to call. My mobile blocks everything not in my phone. I'm good.

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palmvos@reddit

One of the few good things about marriage to an older woman, she for some mysterious reason, does not find age jokes funny.

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count_strahd_z@reddit

Already started sending me stuff (53 here).

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raf_boy@reddit

Better the AARP than the Neptune Society.

I swear these MFers know something I don't.

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Quix66@reddit

Got it at 40 but I just turned 59 so maybe times have changed.

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DeathByFright@reddit

I started getting that at 40.

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pjlmac@reddit

I've been getting mailers since I was 25

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Woodwork_Holiday8951@reddit

My wife is a few months older than me so every time I get a piece of AARP mail I give it to her and say “this must be for you.” This stopped being amusing to her about 20 years ago. So of course I still do it.

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severmytimbers@reddit

Not just AARP, hearing aid companies, retirement communities, and Viking cruise lines

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chartreuse_avocado@reddit

I am convinced Viking buys the NPR donor list. I have strange name misspelling my local NPR station can’t seem to fix and Viking has been sending me promo mail for nearly 20 years with the same unique misspelling.

I am 50. 😭

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NJRougarou@reddit

Respect for use of the word mammothrept to describe this cretin.

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forgeblast@reddit

Got mine this year...I tore it in half and threw it away. Nobody needs that negativity in their life lol.

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truncheon88@reddit

55 and haven't gotten anything from them.

Probably because they know I will never be able to afford to retire.

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Emergency-Ear-4959@reddit

True facts

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Kaa_The_Snake@reddit

AARP is the bomb though! I’ve already saved money going through their site for stuff like car and home insurance plus some tickets.

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hadesscion@reddit

I already got one when I turned 45.

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wandererwayfayer@reddit

Started sending me things a few years prior to 50.

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MostlyBrine@reddit

I was getting the AARP junk mail since I was 40. For some reason they stopped after I passed 55. Please don’t tell them!

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MusicalMerlin1973@reddit

They called my parents house looking for me in my early to mid 30s. Wouldn’t believe my dad when he told them there was no way I’d qualify. Pretty sure he was there when I was born but what do we know. 🤷🏼‍♂️

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Autumn_Moon_Cake@reddit

truth

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Fit_Earth_339@reddit

And keep sending it to you no matter what.

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rb3438@reddit

Got mine the day after I turned 50. They wasted no time.

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Olivia_Bitsui@reddit

I started getting it before I turned 50!

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txn_gay@reddit

They didn’t wait for me. They started sending me stuff when I turned 48.

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planenut767@reddit

50? They started sending me garbage when I was 40.

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hoppertn@reddit

Wait till you get your first “senior discount” (didn’t ask for one). It cause a bit of existential dread, but two bucks is two bucks.

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Dioscouri@reddit

So that's not true.

AARP is going to start sending you stuff as soon as someone gives them your address.

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OfficiousJ@reddit

Hate to break it to you but they started sending me crap when I turned 40

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stargazercmc@reddit

I joined voluntarily at age 48.

I’ve saved over a thousand dollars already in discounts within two years’ time.

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behaviorallogic@reddit

The senior center my mother takes dance classes at has a minimum age of 55.

No. God no, No no no!

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herbwannabe@reddit

Mine started coming in my 40s

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ramencosmonaut@reddit

I stopped fighting the AARP mails when I hit 53... they wore me down man

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Prestigious-Box-6492@reddit

Started getting mine at 35

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ironicmirror@reddit

Great discounts on hotels with aarp

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InfernalTest@reddit

looks on

several years overdue ....

smiles

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draggar@reddit

Like clockwork.

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sortadelux@reddit

I've been getting it since I was 30. My millennial wife thinks it's hilarious.

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AngelHeart-@reddit

I joined six years ago when I turned fifty. I thought it was hilarious.

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thelimeisgreen@reddit

AARP has been after me since I was in my late 30's... I'm 51 now. They're relentless and I can't see where they offer anything I would ever want.

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doubleohzerooo0@reddit

Yep. Started getting hit with the AARP shit right before I hit five-oh.

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darkofnight916@reddit

My sister who is six years younger than me was getting AARP packets when she was in her early twenties. That was twenty five years ago.

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mindhead1@reddit

If you can retire at 50 you’re winning.

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Nyrossius@reddit

Retire?? Who can afford to retire??? I plan on working until the day I die, and my goal is to be on the clock when I croak. That way, my employer will have to do something with my dead body.

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hagglethorn@reddit

TIL what mammothrept means.

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Witty_Bass3673@reddit

Here's what Gemini (Google AI) thinks: https://g.co/gemini/share/e2e62f724af4

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moggin61@reddit

Just wait until one of “them youngins” asks when “you’re due” bc of a menopause belly. Happened to me. Didn’t know whether to be flattered bc they thought I was young enough to be pregnant, or perturbed bc my stomach is that big. Can’t win for losing. She also asked me this when I was 3 years post menopausal. 🤦🏼‍♀️🤷‍♀️

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JThalheimer@reddit

Mehhh (54 here)... 49 equals 83 in 20 brain. Dont sweat it, old sport 😉

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ZedArkadia@reddit

Yeah, I was gonna say... I remember being a kid and thinking that anyone with the slightest gray in their hair was ancient.

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stickybond009@reddit

Yes 35+ are clubbed with all old uncles and aunties.

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Maryland_Bear@reddit

I once had a co-worker who was literally old enough to be my son.

I mentioned something about Dolly Parton. He was puzzled for a moment, then said, “Oh, Miley Cyrus’ godmother!”

I don’t know if “no jury in the land…” applies, but I’m pretty sure, “no jury in Tennessee…” does.

Another time, a co-worker around my age and I were discussing 21 Jump Street. A younger member of the team informed us it was a movie, not a TV show.

One other time, we had an office Halloween party and somebody came dressed as Gilligan. Only I and one other person recognized him. (Though to be fair, that’s as much due to the fact many of my team were not born in America.)

He changed jobs a few months later, but if he had been there the next Halloween, I was going to offer to join him and dress as the Skipper. (We both have appropriate builds.)

“Gilligan! DROP those SQL tables!”

“Okay, Skipper!”

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ZedArkadia@reddit

Another time, a co-worker around my age and I were discussing 21 Jump Street. A younger member of the team informed us it was a movie, not a TV show.

I'd love to see the reaction upon learning that the Pirates of the Caribbean guy was in it. Reminds me of the time someone asked me why I kept referring to Mark Wahlburg as "Marky Mark."

I think it happens with every generation where you reach an age when you realize that so much of the media you consumed was just a remake or rehash of something earlier. I bet there were kids in ancient Rome going, "What do you mean Zeus came before Jupiter?"

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sensitivelydifficult@reddit

I've experienced the same thing. My response was "retiring? No no, too young for that. I just need to get away from some of the people around here" I would also probably remain deadpan but full eye contact with said 20 year old. I am known as a bit of a jackass around work so maybe that's why I tend to get away with it.

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MillicentFenwick@reddit

Hell, when I was in my 30s I thought 50 was ancient. I was talking to a young engineer in his 20s about a coworker retiring at 55, implying he was young to be doing this in the US (years away from state-sponsored health care and social security, as well as no pension). I knew that totally flew over his head when he replied, “I knew he was getting up there!”

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dengibson@reddit

What kind of soup?

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porkchopespresso@reddit

You kinda started it with the moving south part, which is very much senior discount retirement behavior. Have fun at the Villages, btw

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_SinisterMinister_@reddit (OP)

Hey now, my ex-grandmotherinlaw lives in the villages. I've spent some time there and that place parties.

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porkchopespresso@reddit

Oh yeah, that place is ground zero for new penicillin-resistant STIs

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seasleeplessttle@reddit

https://youtu.be/dB-5a8zE8zk?si=JEEon3s0WVpH-b41

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Briilliant_Bob@reddit

😂

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AllMyChannels0n@reddit

How many shower puffs do you have and in which colors? 😂

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Z_Opinionator@reddit

Pick your loofa color yet?

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JackpineSauvage@reddit

Fuck yeah! One of my best friends is my ex of 15 years 81yo. grandmother. Classy old broad (loves that title btw)! We still get together every week or two, play cribbage, drink too much gin, and laugh at the world and ourselves. Grandma and her friends still party hard and I'm the 52yo. that literally broke a hip last summer. Makes me way less apprehensive about aging!

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Diligent-Contact-772@reddit

Del Boca Vista bound.

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Jdubya0831@reddit

So. Then. You’re. It looking forward to retirement?

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Mumstheword76@reddit

Lol. I've read so many posts on reddit recently asking 'Old people' questions, advice or just generally interacting with us and it drives me crazy. I'm also 49. When I was a child I considered old people as around 70. Young adult/early 20s it went up to probably 80s or so. Now it's people in their 20s and younger just throwing the 'old people' term out there willy nilly. It's crazy.

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PetroleumVNasby@reddit

You had me at “mammothrept”.

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Nice_Cost_1375@reddit

My last week at my job in 2016, I was training my replacement.

Frank: "How long have you been here?"

Me:"I started in 1997. Almost 20 years."

Frank: "I was born in 1997."

Fuck you, Frank.

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BossOtherwise1310@reddit

This conversation has unfolded sooo many times at my workplace. “Yada, yada, yada…. Blah, blah, blah… born in 2002…. What about you?” “…uhh…I had graduated college and was already knee deep in first career in 2002 (and that was after taking 7 stupid years to get thru college…. Fuck off…”

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Plus_Inevitable_771@reddit

Fuck Frank! and those coworkers who say im older than their dad!

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luthien310@reddit

Most of my coworkers are the same age as my kids. And surprisingly mature for their age! I love going to work!

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handsoapdispenser@reddit

I was walking to the train from after work drinks with a colleague. I pointed out my old college dorm where I lived slightly before he was born.

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Pretty-Biscotti-5256@reddit

A younger coworker recently asked me if I had visited a popular music bar/venue during my band groupie days of my youth. All I said was I was still too young to have had the pleasure of being there in its heyday, as my soul was dying inside. It closed in 1983!

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Breakfastclub1991@reddit

Maybe she thinks you’re rich and she wants a sugar daddy

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adl3026@reddit

You have to understand that 20 year olds today think they should retire at 25.

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IRingTwyce@reddit

You get the updoot for making me look up mammothrept.

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Steel-kilt@reddit

“Turn on my stories” immediately made me think of my grandmother and smile. Thank you.

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GlassMotor7387@reddit

So serious answer, you might want to educate her that comments like that can be taken the wrong way. As she gets business maturity, she will realize this but you can help now. Or not. I don't really care.

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The-Chister@reddit

Have you gotten the medical supplies calls yet? I was born in 75 and turned 50 last.month.

Give her a pass, at her age anyone over 35 is old.

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New-Geezer@reddit

Ew. I don’t understand why anyone would WANT to move to where you can’t go outside in the summer, where there is no water and everything is dying, and the politics are repressive and increasingly fascist and the intelligence is systematically dwindling.

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BeelzeBob629@reddit

I’m 54, and have never seen or heard the word “mammothrept.” Now I have.

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Demonae@reddit

Mammothrept, I love learning new words, ty!

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2_Bagel_Dog@reddit

I just looked this up! It perfectly describes a new hire we had a couple years ago who abruptly quit.

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Think-Football-2918@reddit

Same here. And I like this one.

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Demonae@reddit

It shall replace flibbertigibbet for the foreseeable future.

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Moist_Rule9623@reddit

You mean the thing beside the whaddayacallit?

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Hansmolemon@reddit

Watch it, you’ll give yourself a brain cloud.

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Demonae@reddit

If I do should I get a second opinion, or just jump in a volcano?

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Bluepilgrim3@reddit

I’m going to use it today at the grocery store!

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Moist_Rule9623@reddit

As god is my witness; I will work “mammothrept” into an insult sometime in the next seven days. Feels like it would pair well with the adjective “mewling” or maybe “feckless”.

“This feckless, mewling mammothrept has the unmitigated AUDACITY” etc etc 😂😂😂 omg somebody piss me off this week I fucking dare ya

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-Morning_Coffee-@reddit

I thought it was a huge typo. Really pulling out some Shakespeare…

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SpacePirateWatney@reddit

Are you sure you’re gen-x? Cuz comments like that should roll off your back if you l were gen-x as opposed to a dramatic emotional “young adult” still trying to get their shit together.

Plus, even younger gen-x is old as shit nowadays anyway. Heck, I’m 47 and I AM looking forward to retirement…that’s the next major milestone in life at our age (and then dying!). And you do realize they play music we listen to on the oldies station now, right???

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Old_Employer8982@reddit

TBF I’m 48 and looking forward to retirement even if it isn’t for another 20 years.

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bonesthadog@reddit

I'm 49, and my wife and I sat right next to the stage at a comedy club for her 45th birthday last night and got called the old guy repeatedly. Scanned the room, and yup, I WAS the old guy. We got told that we could be the sexy couple on the viagra commercials. Fucking hilarious. We had a blast. I'm more confident, with the experience to back it up than I've ever been. We're Gen X. We got this.

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Channel_Huge@reddit

I retired at 41 the first time. I’ll be 61 when I retire again. Life is good. 👍 She’ll be struggling for the next 20 years…

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zoeybeattheraccoon@reddit

Ask her who's taking her to prom.

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Willieswildwest2022@reddit

Nice word, “mammothrept.” You must be close to retirement with a vocabulary this nuanced.

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Bushwazi@reddit

But aren’t we all looking forward to retirement?!

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Abadgamer1967@reddit

at work few months ago a 25 year old told me disco was in the 90's wtf

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Designer-Carpenter88@reddit

I retired as 45. 🤷‍♂️

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Theutus2@reddit

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Nikki11369@reddit

I couldn't believe it when that issue arrived last month. I'm 56. I know she's younger than me.

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LladyMax@reddit

On the plus side, you just taught me (fellow genXer) a new word: mammothrept! And I’m chuffed.

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Factsoverfictions222@reddit

I once had an intern for a writing job and she couldn’t write well. I asked how she got through her degree in communications. She said she wrote the essays and her parents rewrote them and then she submitted. I asked if her parents would edit her work at the internship. She laughed. I was serious.

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ZinChao@reddit

damn bro, it’s not that serious

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jaypee42@reddit

Here in Canukistan it’s CARP. So at 50 I proudly proclaimed “it’s official. I’m a Carp”. Even though I’ll still be working in my 70’s I chuckle at being a CARP.

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stickybond009@reddit

What's with you guys and work? Are you a mammothrept or she? Do you like this type of struggle of a work, processing fees, investment, money, payments and mortgages so much where in the end you left with dick in your hand as you head of to the coffin?

Retirement is a great way to start your life. The real life where you do NOT know what to do, how to begin, like a child.

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SuburbaniteMermaid@reddit

Thank you for adding to my vocabulary today.

I just turned 50 and have never heard "mammothrept" before but what a great word.

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NVJAC@reddit

Guess I'll just go home, put on some soup, turn on my stories, and wait for my AARP packet to show up.

Don't forget to put on your cardigan!

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S0fuck1ngwhat@reddit

Got a cardigan as part of my uniform last fall. It's versatility and convenience won me over, now I have 2 civvie versions also.

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luthien310@reddit

I've liked cardigans since I was like 16. Agree with versatility and convenience.

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Hilsam_Adent@reddit

Won't you be my... neighbor?

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blklab84@reddit

I was born in 84 so I’m gonna older millennial but I gotta tell you they will be there one day but when they are, I don’t think they will have the understanding that we do because they’re not as smart overall it seems.

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LPLoRab@reddit

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJ5y1wHpHUM

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ZiggylovesSam@reddit

Love him! Discovered when we watched Braindead and he did the original music for each episode opening! 🎶🎶

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nOt_A_LoAf_bOt@reddit

“mammothrept”. Nice as a ‘73 Gen X, was not familiar with this word

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Gavagirl23@reddit

I had to look it up. I thought it was possibly a reference to some video game creature I'm unfamiliar with.

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ArtisticDegree3915@reddit

I'm 47 and get the senior discount at the grocery store if I happen to be in on Thursday (senior day) when this one guy is working.

I don't ask for it.

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MannyMoSTL@reddit

mammothrept

(tip my hat to you) TY for that

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NyneShaydee@reddit

Just turned 50. Got my AARP card. Perimenopause can kick rocks. And my coworkers around the same age, we call each other by our grandparent names. (I'm "Granny")

I'd have just looked at intern, patted then on the shoulder kindly and said, "Bless your heart tink tink!"

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Careless-Two2215@reddit

Retiring at 50 is the opposite of an insult.

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SnooBooks007@reddit

You're not helping yourself by using phrases like "waifish little mammothrept".

Enjoy your retirement!

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sskoog@reddit

Take my upvote just for 'mammothrept'

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superPlasticized@reddit

My answer would have been, "yes". I've been looking forward to retirement since I was 16. Since then, I was hoping to retire at 30, 40, 50 and 60.

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ih8javert@reddit

When you’re that young you don’t have a real perspective of age. Remember when we were in high school and we went to a concert?

Do you remember the old folks in the crowd that we thought were trying too hard?

Well that’s us now. We’re the old folks at the concert.

Last concert I went to, let out around 10 and I was in a rush to get home. When we were kids, there was an after concert thing and we were probably going to wander around the city all night and go home in the morning. I need a nap after lunch now.

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waynofish@reddit

I go out to a couple bars that generally have pretty good bands and I get a kick out of the thin white hair grandpa/grandma looking crowd with wobbly knees, droopy boobies, stretched tattoos and a cane jamming out on the dance floor and head banging with their irons up when the band plays a Metallica or Iron Maiden song. Our nursing homes are going to be so cool!

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ih8javert@reddit

Dude, when “the trooper” comes on who isn’t shaking their canes?

What you said about cool nursing homes made me think about grandparents of our generation. Do they hear Glenn Miller in the nursing home and think “whoa this nursing home rocks” 🤘🏻

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newyork2E@reddit

Hate to break it to you but when we were 20 40 was old 50 was really old and 60 was you’re going to die in a minute

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waynofish@reddit

I'm 57so I have almost 2 minutes left. But I hear you. I see programs that I watched in the 80's and 90's where the actors were old and now, they look like kids. Don't know if I'm liking this.

Are people in their 40's and 50's typically looking a lot younger now then years past? O is it that we have caught up, so we are seeing others our age as young looking now. When in reality, we look just like those old people we saw in the past to the younger gens.

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United_Vacation_8509@reddit

I’m a younger GenX also. Back in the 90’s you probably would have thought the same thing. Relax gramps.

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chefybpoodling@reddit

My dad retired at 50 and we all should be as lucky.

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Foreign_Power6698@reddit

When I was 20, I thought 25 would be the end of my life. 30? Ancient! Don’t pay attention to her. We were all naive at that age to varying degrees.

But if I’m honest, I would have loved to have retired at 49! (51 here).

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waynofish@reddit

I have to laugh because you'll be getting your first AARP packet pretty soon if you haven't already. Welcome to the top of the hill dude! From here on out its a slide downhill!

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PMMEBITCOINPLZ@reddit

I hope to retire when I’m 52.

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RAConteur76@reddit

No, you can't fire the intern. It's tempting. But no.

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harbengerprime@reddit

Don't forget to take some ibuprofen or Tylenol before bed

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Active_Blueberry7460@reddit

She is your new source of amusement.

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noquarter1000@reddit

Don’t forget the prune juice as you sit down to watch some Lawrence Welk

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reddititty69@reddit

The AARP packet comes when you’re 50. You won’t be waiting long.

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Jeffdyer89@reddit

This is a boring story we would rather hear ur tales of what happened during the war, oh wise one

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largos7289@reddit

Pfft if i could retire at 49 i sure as fuck would.

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Intrepid_Year3765@reddit

not gonna lie... I wish i could retire at 49 just to avoid the fersh new 20 year olds that will be coming into the office every damn year over the next 2 decades

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JimYamato@reddit

51 here. I've been getting AARP mail for 5 years now.

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Plus_Inevitable_771@reddit

Why is that bad?????

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JimYamato@reddit

I started getting it when I was 45. It’s for 55 and over. Being Gen X and a parent has aged me.

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Plus_Inevitable_771@reddit

But....discount!

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JimYamato@reddit

I was used to people thinking I’m younger than I am as a kid. Big baby face thing. The sudden look of a kid who could be my child thinking I’m at best 10, at worst 20+ years older than I am was like jumping in the ocean in February, very chilling and breath taking. My wife, love of my life, laughed her damn ass off when I told her. “You have to go in all the time now so we get the discount.”

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AriadneThread@reddit

Revel in it, dude. You DESERVE that discount.

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happycola619@reddit

Relax Sir, of your teeth will fall out.

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robbadobba@reddit

“Waifish little mammothrept” might be the best thing I’ve ever read here! You need to send that to Donald Fagen for lyric consideration. 😂🤣

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Chocol8Cheese@reddit

Senior coffee!

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Cassedy24@reddit

AARP offers a discount at a brewery I like. I’ve saved over $20 so far, and I’m only 50+ 4 months. I’m all in.

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fusionsofwonder@reddit

mammothrept

I mean, your vocabulary is over 70.

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psych0genic@reddit

I’m 45 and I got the senior discount at Carl’s Jr and great clips. Haha

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bobbytoni@reddit

Don't forget to subscribe to Reader's Digest. And Prevention.

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Beginning-Let7607@reddit

Lil sis is just jealous u get to retire soonish, while she still has to slave away for 40+ years

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Lillilegerdemain@reddit

What is s "little mammothrept?

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Hour_Mycologist_5957@reddit

Also 49. Walking my 5 year old across the soccer field last week the coach says “hey, you and your pop pop can go hang out over there” granted I started going gray around 30 but I was like wtf, we’re the same age dude!

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weirdrevolution11@reddit

Hahahaha a few years ago I was at a park with a frond of mine while she was walking her dog. This little girl ran up to me and said “grandpa”! And tried to hug me. I’m looking around like “whose fucking child is this”! ! I don’t even have grey hair. It might have been the first time in 30 years I was at a total loss of words.

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WeathermanOnTheTown@reddit

It's probably just her favorite word. I wouldn't trust the judgment of a child.

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Plus_Inevitable_771@reddit

🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂

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jlcnuke1@reddit

In his defense, I have friends 50 or younger with grandkids that age and older. I'm 48, and I have exes with kids in their 30's at this point...

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WeathermanOnTheTown@reddit

I was lifting weights with a strong, young looking guy last year. He said he was 44 and just became a grandparent.

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Plus_Inevitable_771@reddit

Im really wondering if im the only 49 year old with no kids. 😳

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jlcnuke1@reddit

Sorry, I'm only 48. If it makes you feel better, I don't plan on having kids in the next year either! :)

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Plus_Inevitable_771@reddit

Lol it does make me feel a bit better! Thank you!

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Not_Montana914@reddit

47 here, some friends my age are grandparents and other friends have kids under 3 yrs old, some have both. Very confusing time.

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weirdrevolution11@reddit

I have a first cousin who is 20 years older than me and is a great grandmother at 66. That whole side of the family has never even said the words birth control.

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Hour_Mycologist_5957@reddit

Hey! Who’s side are you on here 😂

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g-e-o-f-f@reddit

Also 49. My kid plays soccer. Several of her teammates parents could be my kid if I'd started earlier.

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jodiarch@reddit

Also, 49. Someone asked me if my 8 yr old was my grandkid! Lol.

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uninspired@reddit

I'm also 49 (and white hair)with a five year-old. I haven't been tagged as her grandpa yet, but some people are definitely surprised I have a small child at my age.

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Ambitious-Sale3054@reddit

Wait until you go to McDonalds for a coffee and they give you a senior discount. I was pissed and only 55!

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Ellen6723@reddit

I know all older generations think younger ones are crap - but the more I engage with 25 - 35 year olds in a business and professional context the more I’m actually concerned. This group has a capability deficiency in humaning of like 25% and within a professional capacity upwards of 50%. They are not up for the task at hand - the task is irrelevant.

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WeathermanOnTheTown@reddit

I know exactly what you're talking about, but it's a bit younger. I think birth year 1998 was the dividing line. There's a distinct difference in pre-98 and post-98.

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AutomaticMonk@reddit

Just smack her in the shins with your cane, it'll be fine.

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ColonelBourbon@reddit

You said your leaving your job and moving to the south, it sounds like retirement. Cut her some slack.

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entropicamericana@reddit

Are you not looking forward to it?

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bkcrypto8629@reddit

Calm down KAREN.

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jimmyjazz2000@reddit

It’s like Homer Simpson says: kids really do say the stupidest things

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Normal_Calendar2403@reddit

Send her to the moon 😂

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StrangerWeekly1859@reddit

Silly girl. Just reminder her that at the rate things are going she may only get to retire when she’s 80 😂

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dansize1@reddit

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Plus_Inevitable_771@reddit

Oh im stealing this! Got a few people i wanna send it to.

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dansize1@reddit

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OreoSpeedwaggon@reddit

Whatever. I'm about the same age and I'm beyond ready for retirement. Being retired doesn't mean sitting around and waiting to die.

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bullgod55435@reddit

I’m 52. We had a deal we were working on and it involved the Mutual of Omaha insurance company. I started humming the theme song to Wild Kingdom and everyone asked what I was doing so I said Wild Kingdom…Jim Fowler…Marlon Perkins…blank stares until someone said “what is that?” My response…”you’re all either too young to be on this call or I’m too old to still be working here.”

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Plus_Inevitable_771@reddit

Dear God that brought back memories! Wild Kingdom. Thats gonna be stuck in my head all night.

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AllMyChannels0n@reddit

Why you gotta come after soup like that?

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ONROSREPUS@reddit

you are 49 and haven't gotten a AARP packet yet? that is the most surprising thing of this post.

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jjdlg@reddit

Well that and hearing '75 is considered a younger GenX...Excuse me while I waste my new found bit of youth!

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Plus_Inevitable_771@reddit

Yeah. I'm loving that point!

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ONROSREPUS@reddit

Hell yea! Go party likes its 1999 gain which you have the chance.

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ninkhorasagh@reddit

Idk Bro, these whippersnappers are cleverer than they seem — maybe she was joking and meant retiring from parenthood

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LowIntern5930@reddit

Seems like your issue!

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doc_witt@reddit

Is she looking forward to never being able to retire?

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Human__been@reddit

It’s 4:30pm … isn’t it time for your dinner?

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Hairbear2176@reddit

Both sets of my grandparents were younger than me when they retired (I'm 48). I'll probably never see retirement, so that's nice.

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RickRI401@reddit

Well, I received an unwanted AARP card in the mail. Talk about a kick in the balls.

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wistful_drinker@reddit

Based on what she heard you say about moving away when your youngest graduates, what she said was reasonable, not something you should be upset about.

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Bender_2024@reddit

Thumbs up for teaching me mammothrept. I'm always looking for new not often used ways to insult someone.

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Hereiamonce@reddit

I'm gen x and my young colleagues always assume I'm a boomer.

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Old_surviving_moron@reddit

I have an in law who is like 3 years younger than me (49).

She is positive I am well into my fifties and refers to me as old man in non endearing way.

:/

we were born in the same fucking decade ffs.

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sdia1965@reddit

Im an old dog and just learned a new word. Thank you!

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Minimum_E@reddit

Dude I’m your age and I’m looking forward to retirement without a doubt! I can afford it yet of course…

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ObGyNKenobi5sfg@reddit

Smithers: Release the hounds.

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ileentotheleft@reddit

Maybe she thinks you're rich. Lots of upper class people retire at 55.

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gumercindo1959@reddit

I think some gen alphas think that the FIRE concept applies to everyone

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xanny_crazed@reddit

Fire her

I just turned 50 and I’ve very stylishly let my natural grays become my norm. I was dressed casual for a sporting event with a cropped Nike hoodie, “on trend” jeans and Nike Dunks. Went into Walgreens and at checkout, this late teen/early 20’s said ……..”are you a senior?” BITCH, WHAT?! The blood drained from her face as she sheepishly said “um I, um ha, um you’d get a 20% discount. “I’M FIFTY!” Just let me tap my card and go

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emccm@reddit

When you’re 20 there’s not that much difference between 35 and 75. Old is old.

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Jimmyjamz73@reddit

🤣🤣🤣

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candykhan@reddit

Meanwhile, most of my coworkers probably think I'm in my 30s.

I don't think they can conceive that someone older than 40 would know what non-binary was, much less identify as NB.

I guess that means I pass for younger at least!

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Illustrious-Coat3532@reddit

Sounds like a compliment. She thinks that you’re doing so good that you can retire early.

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dogsaybark@reddit

If you are on the r/Fire bandwagon, this is a compliment.

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Educational_Scar_933@reddit

Turn on my stories 😅 my Grandma used to say that

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ca_annyMonticello111@reddit

I retired at 52.

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upsetmojo@reddit

Just one question- what is a mammothrept ? Sounds like it could be fun…

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ccc1942@reddit

I like the word mammothrept, but it’s not doing you any favors on the age thing.

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CocoaAlmondsRock@reddit

I would snort and say, "Bold of you to assume I'll ever be able to retire."

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bradmin@reddit

I to am ready for retirement

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MrsWoozle@reddit

Repeat after me….

Get off my lawn! The frisbee’s on my roof so it’s mine! Damn kids with their avacado toast! Let me tell you about everything that hurts at the moment!

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Invasive-farmer@reddit

Thanks you for the new word. Mammothrept. 10/10 will use

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djmc0211@reddit

Im 49 and retired. Trust me, it's something to look forward to.

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AccomplishedEast7605@reddit

I'm 44 and very much looking forward to retirement.... I'd retire tomorrow if I could afford it.

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GroundbreakingSun905@reddit

Just wait until they say something about you being born in the mid 1900’s. That one still hurts.

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PhilAndHisGrill@reddit

I’m 47 and would have answered “You have no idea just how much.”

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TheFrontierzman@reddit

She probably saw your depends sticking out.

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Recent-Championship7@reddit

Fire up some New Order or GNR and fook ‘em.

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punkwalrus@reddit

My first wife (38 at the time) and my little sister (32 at the time) sometimes hung out and once in a while thought my wife was her mom and it infuriated them for completely opposite reasons.

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samebatchannel@reddit

I’m not in hr or a lawyer, but, I believe, you were in your rights to say “your mama”

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SirPonix@reddit

In their defense, you do use ancient words like mammothrept

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AriadneThread@reddit

Naw, I laughed. This whole thread cracks me up :)

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count_strahd_z@reddit

Only a few years older than you but I'd love to retire if it wasn't for needing some more money still.

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Pinchaser71@reddit

If being called old is the worst thing I hear out of my subordinates, it’s a pretty good day.

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7242233@reddit

If I could retire at 49 I would

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Mpabner@reddit

I was an automatic member at 45 because my husband became a member at 50…..

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Quirky-Issue7025@reddit

Get that trunk organizer gramps!! Lol.

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MaximumJones@reddit

I retired at 48, I don't understand the problem.

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robd888@reddit

Recent grads are all about asking when I'm retiring. I just say you can retire at any age if you saved enough money. Then I wait for the light bulb to turn on and know they now realize retiring is not about age but more about economics and lifestyle.

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chartreuse_avocado@reddit

And the economic picture today for them is dismal on that front…

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WiseAce1@reddit

Haha, I turned 50 this year and retired just before on purpose. Now I am bored to death, lol

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zigzagdc1@reddit

I’ve already joined aarp - still not 50

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CommentFool@reddit

"Waifish mammothrept" sounds like a cool user name unless you know what it means.

Actually, it would still sound cool

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zorander6@reddit

Or an 80's one hit wonder band...

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Senior-Cantaloupe-69@reddit

Nothing wrong with AARP. Reminds me, I need to have them requote my insurance

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Dothemath2@reddit

I wouldn’t be offended. After 20 years at my government job, with a lot of savings and a vested pension, I think it’s worth considering. FIRE is a thing.

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216_412_70@reddit

Friend of mine is an editor for the AARP magazine. It’s actually really decent for music coverage.

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watch_them_fly@reddit

To answer your question, yes. This is not someone who is aware.

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butterflieskittycats@reddit

My kid asked me if they had AM when I was younger. I was like child I'm only 49. Stop. Luckily he's interested in old tech so he's aware how cassettes and stuff work. In fact when I found a store with a payphone he made me stop so he could see it.

At least yours are older. Mines just 11.

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Zealousideal_Jump990@reddit

AM as in radio?

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Zealousideal_Jump990@reddit

AM as in radio?

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azdebiker@reddit

Hell yeah I’m looking forward to retirement. This intern has a whole working life ahead and will never be able to afford a house! Why be offended?

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miragemonk@reddit

I’m 55 and (I’m told) don’t look it. I do have significant graying going on tho. Hairstylist that was new to me recently asked me if I was retired. Um…no? I’m only 55! Then when she was cashing me out she asked if I wanted the senior discount…which was 65 and up.

I drove home slowly, listening to the Thompson twins, and thought seriously about coloring my hair and beard. Sigh.

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Pitiful-Bowler-8155@reddit

You are old. Don't let your ego make poor decisions.

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Breklin76@reddit

gif

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Liz4rdKah-1ng@reddit

FML/ Family Medical Leave? 😏

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NJRougarou@reddit

Props on use of the word mammothrept.

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NotAtAllExciting@reddit

I’m 59. The new 23 year old on our team asked me the same thing. I walked away

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luckyshot33@reddit

Maybe you're giving off a FIRE vibe?

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mosinderella@reddit

Wait until you go to a concert sponsored by AARP - happened to me last year seeing Loverboy and Foreigner. AARP had a huge tent and was giving out merch. I, also 49, almost cried.

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lvsnowden@reddit

To be fair, I'm 48 and looking forward to retirement. Sure, it's 20 years away, but I'm still looking forward to it.

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milesandhikes@reddit

Go home, have some soup and by bed at 7PM 🤣 That’s probably how she sees you. I am 48, I would be pissed too

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pythonQu@reddit

To play devil's advocate, does OP looks their age or looks older as if nearing retirement age?

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naked_as_a_jaybird@reddit

You're taking the words of a 20-nothing seriously?
The fuck is wrong with you?

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Humbler-Mumbler@reddit

Where I work they actually call 50 retirement age. That’s considered early retirement though. But you know what it’s like to be that young. Everyone over the age of 40 looks old af to you. I wouldn’t take it too personally.

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Stinkydadman@reddit

He said it yourself, she’s 20. Think back to when you were 20 anyone over the age of 40 you might as well have been 80.

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valsalva_manoeuvre@reddit

I was just going to start a post about how much I love this sub for the intelligent and well written discussions. Thanks for teaching me a new word. I've already passed it on.

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S0fuck1ngwhat@reddit

52 here, the 25 yr olds ask in awe why I'm still working. I ask them back what age they plan to retire and they go blank.

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notevenapro@reddit

I work with lots of young people in my career field. Medical imaging. Been doing it for 35 years. I am the old guy.

Listen. I tell them that at my age I feel the need to downstream my knowledge about planning for retirement. I am a valid source of information when it comes to what to do when you are young in regards o purchasing a home and investing.

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thebondsman@reddit

Fire her 49 times.

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icanhazkarma17@reddit

"Mammothrept" is an archaic term, according to the Oxford English Dictionary and other dictionaries, for a spoiled child or a person of immature judgment. It comes from Hellenistic Greek and Latin and refers to a child who was brought up by one's grandmother.

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El-Ramon@reddit

Yeah that is age discrimination right there.

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AuggumsMcDoggums@reddit

I retired at 48. I don't get why you're so upset.

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Substantial-Skirt530@reddit

Last week I attended a work alumni event and out of about forty people I was the only one who graduated in the ‘90s. Fire them all!

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fake-august@reddit

To a 20 year old we are ancient.

When I was 20 I was working at hotel front desk and thought one of the bellman was ancient and felt badly for him that he had such a shitty job.

Looking back - he was probably 30-35 MAX.

Don’t fire her for saying something kind of stupid. Most 20 year olds ARE kind of stupid.

By the way, I got a flyer from the Neptune Society last week.

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T-Doggie1@reddit

A fair number of people retire at your age. Lot of pension people check out at around 50.

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xczechr@reddit

To be fair, I was born in '75 and am looking forward to retirement.

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NikoMata@reddit

Hell I was born in '78 and I can hardly wait to retire.

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GoldenPoncho812@reddit

Of course?! Who isn’t looking forward to retirement?

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Fillmore80@reddit

Realists

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GoldenPoncho812@reddit

Not with that attitude Tiger

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MiniJunkie@reddit

I think that’s the first time in my 52 years I’ve seen the word mammothrept. I had to google it!

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Bl8kStrr@reddit

Put a baby diaper on her desk

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slingblade1980@reddit

"waifish little mammothrept" is going to live rent-free in my head🤣🤣🤣

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fuzzimus@reddit

I’m 50 and definitely looking forward to retirement.

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Successful-Trash-409@reddit

All I think about is receiving a miraculous retirement and Im 49 too so she is not off base.

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ComprehensiveSwim709@reddit

Embrace the senior discounts, my friend.

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Capable-Moose5275@reddit

But when do I qualify for my fucking senior coffee? I’ve been waiting since I was a kid and my grandpa was demanding his senior coffee.

I WANT MY SENIOR COFFEE!!! 😂

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marshallkrich@reddit

gif

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quazex13@reddit

I got my AARP packet the week I turned 50. Well played, I thought.

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shelbygeorge29@reddit

Retired at 38, it ain't bad.

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RunRunRabbitRunovich@reddit

Man AARP got me in the mail on my 50th and I threw it away 😂🙌 1975 sending Soonish Birthday wishes to you 🎉🥳🎊🍾

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Jimmy4Funner@reddit

With an attitude like that, I'm sure she thought you were a grumpy old man.

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Big-Sheepherder-6134@reddit

Is the OP a man? I assumed OP is a woman. Why would a 49 year old man care what a 20 year old says?

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Big-Sheepherder-6134@reddit

Your comment could easily sound like you may be retiring early when you move.

Why do you even care what a 20 year old says? Is it a female thing?

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two_awesome_dogs@reddit

I learned a new word today.

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desertblaster72@reddit

I get AARP stuff at 52. To be far, I am retired though. Haha

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feder_online@reddit

Yes, you can fire the intern. I would argue it is better to recalibrate them so they make better employees, like, "FFS, I'm 4-f-ing-9, not ready for retirement, you indolent year!!"

And, South is going to get blooded by Diaper Donnie's policies... I'd think that through a bit more economically

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Superb-Ag-1114@reddit

ok but your AARP packet WILL show up next year, just fyi. Don't be alarmed.

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415erOnReddit@reddit

JFC, and they never stop. And the calls from India about Medicare…. hearing aids…. You’re in for some fun, Chief!

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Geek_Therapist@reddit

My 22 year old employee said her first impression of me was of "Hide the Pain Harold." I found d it hilarious and it just reminded me I feel younger than I look. 1977 era Gen Xer here.

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juliankennedy23@reddit

I mean I'm Generation X and I'm looking forward to retirement.

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Automatic-Unit-8307@reddit

When you’re 20 something, anyone over 40 is close to retirement. I once asked this person if he was retiring soon, turned out he was only 45, everyone thought he was 65

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Whitey1969SC@reddit

Maybe she thought you were successful enough to retire early

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Careless-Ability-748@reddit

I had to Google mammothrept. What a good word!

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CaptainBeefsteak@reddit

You can just wallow in your Werthers Originals.

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PntClkRpt@reddit

The answer is yes I’m looking forward to retirement, who the fuck isn’t

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GramercyPlace@reddit

If I heard anyone say they were moving states to be closer to their adult children that’s exactly what I’d assume. It’s more the situation than you look old.

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Spin_Me@reddit

Extra credit for using the term "mammothrept." Well done, Sir

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AcousticsOperator@reddit

I’m 48 and already getting crematorium service options. 😭

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Fit-Razzmatazz410@reddit

Having tables turned isn't fun and an eye-opening experience. No name generation had it out for the greatest generation. Boomers fought against the greatest generation and the no-name generation. Now Boomers get it from everyone. Sounds as if your generation is headed down the road. Saddle up, my friends. Hopefully, it's a long ride.

Always reminds me of Cats In The Cradle and The Living Years songs.

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Terrorcuda17@reddit

Yeah. Recently it seems I'm getting 'sir' a lot more recently. I'm like, just call me 'dude' it's all good.

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behaviorallogic@reddit

What about Duder, or el Duderino?

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ivegotafastcar@reddit

lol… I’ll never forget when I was her age and with a group of interns. My VP mentioned she was celebrating her 30th work anniversary and her start date. Another intern blurted that’s before he was born. You should have wanted the VPs face drop and the guy looked scared.

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Tight_Tip4994@reddit

Went on a cruise last February. Full of boomers. They all asked me, what did you do for work? Dude, I AM doing work. Really, I don't take it as not understanding my age, but people thinking that we can retire at 50. Boomers did. We can't. Little 20yr old intern won't retire until 70+ She has a lot to learn.

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WillDupage@reddit

TIL the word mammothrept. Thank you, internet stranger. I plan on using it often.

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CleMike69@reddit

I would have said the same thing you you and I’m 55

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hedgehog77433@reddit

I’m older GenX (58 this year), I would have botch slapped that intern!

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Beegkitty@reddit

My grandparents and their siblings retired at 55. With pensions and social security. And owning property.

Social security doesn't kick in until what now?? 67? For full benefits. I don't think people realize - actually realize - how much older you have to be now to get social security. I really think they think it is still at 55 years old. So IF it were still 55, you would be only six years away from those "golden years" of reaping rewards or some such. Not damn near twenty years away. 18 - but close enough. They just don't know.

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BillsBells65@reddit

AARP starts at 50 and is well worth the price of admission, especially if you travel

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TakeMeOver_parachute@reddit

Why is it worth it? Can it really get me better deals than Costco travel?

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BillsBells65@reddit

That I don’t know, but I remember saving $200 on a Budget rental of 12 days, and as I mentioned below, there are a lot of additional discounts that for me, make it worthwhile

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awmaleg@reddit

What kind of travel benefits?

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BillsBells65@reddit

Rental car discounts primarily, although they also have travel packages, hotels, etc. I haven’t used much beyond the car rental discounts at this point

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Alarmed-Stage3412@reddit

And the insurance through The Hartford.

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BillsBells65@reddit

Good point. I am waiting for our youngest to go on his own before we switch.

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cawfytawk@reddit

Don't knock AARP... they have some good discounts!

Meh, don't let it get to you. She'll be getting Botox and chiropractic adjustments in 10 years.

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TakeMeOver_parachute@reddit

OP has to know OED notes it as "archaic" 😂

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0rangePod@reddit

TBF, kid graduating + leaving job + moving south...

I can see how someone might think retirement.

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spicyface@reddit

Lighten up Papaw.

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hxgmmgxh@reddit

AARP is on it. Look for their birthday card when you hit 50.

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hxgmmgxh@reddit

AARP is on it. Look for their birthday card when you hit 50.

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TemperatureTop246@reddit

Screw that, I'm moving north when I retire.

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MasterBeanCounter@reddit

Can you make them dust the entire showroom?

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Big_Knobber@reddit

The correct answer to this - at any age - is, yes.

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coolguymiles@reddit

OP, must have forgotten what happened at 40. One sneeze and your back is out for a week.

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truemore45@reddit

So same year as you brother.

All my friends of the same age are moving north just had two come from Florida.

It's sad when the north has better weather, better healthcare and lower taxes. On top of better schools and better jobs. I mean when I was in Florida you went there cuz things were cheap.

Funny enough at the current rate when you and I are 75 SE Michigan is expected to have the same climate as northern Alabama.

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_SinisterMinister_@reddit (OP)

Hey, my ex-grandmother-in-law lives in the villages. I've been there a lot. That place parties.