Its Hard Being Retired
I thought retirement would be boring. My to do list just keeps getting longer and longer. You’d think once Redfin kicked me out that life would get easier but it hasn’t. Everyday I get another email from them with instructions of things they want me to do to get my severance pay. Sign this separation agreement, agree you won’t sue for age discrimination, send back the lap top and monitors, Health Insurance, Stock plan, 401K. The list goes on. I don’t know why they can’t just send me one email with everything in it and then go away. They aren’t paying me anymore so my time should be mine.
Unemployment
I’m waiting for my unemployment benefits to kick in. I have to have a list every week of places I’ve contacted for work. That’s a full time job- looking for work since I have to provide the name of the contact person and their phone number so Unemployment can check up on me. Most of the time I’ve been sending in applications via web sites so I don’t have a contact which means digging around on search engines to find out who the HR person is for each company I apply with.
Old Friends
I have a list of former co workers I can reach out to but haven’t figured out how to approach them yet. How do you call someone that you haven’t seen in 8 years to ask for a job? It makes me uncomfortable just thinking about it.
Doctors Appointments
One of my retired friends told me that when you hit a certain age you have to retire to make time for all the doctor’s appointments. That seems about right. In the 2 weeks I’ve been unemployed I’ve spent an enormous amount of time with various doctors and have more appointments coming up. My health insurance ends Nov. 30 but I can opt for COBRA at Redfin’s expense for 3 months then I need add a Medicare Advantage plan. Just to find that out has been hours on the phone.
Whew, So much to do. Good thing I don’t have to work anymore!
Too bad they don’t just have you go into the office and do everything they need signed in one day. I said before about an advantage plan. Go to the county office for the ageing and they
should have all the advantage plans available and they go over every one with you. Once you decide on a couple of the insurance plans you want to know more about you contact them and set up an appointment. That is what I did. Hope things settle down for you before Jan.
I can’t get an Advantage Plan while I’m on COBRA. I have to keep that because dental implants aren’t covered or if they are, my current dentist doesn’t take the Medicare. My hands are tied in so many ways. Its very frustrating
I am glad I retired when I did and on my terms. Didn’t have to go through everything your going through. Some Medicare advantage plans have dental in them now. Only problem is that you have to pay up front and then send a copy of the receipt to Medicare through your plan. I send mine to Albany and I ususally get reimbursed in 30 days. How ever you are probably better off with COBRA FOR NOW. I know Cobra is very expensive. I had that after George died. Good luck.
I’ve spent most of today on the phone or online trying to add part B. Once I add that I can either use COBRA or get an advantage plan. But I can’t do either without the part B. I’ve been on hold 20 minutes so far this try. All of the people I have spoken with say dental might be included in the Advantage plan but not implants. I may just decide that after he expense for COBRA paying myself might be easier