Category: senior discount

Today I Played the Old Lady Card

Posted in aging, diet, dogs, face masks, Medicare, memoir, rabies, senior discount, stock market, teeth cleaning, veterinarianLeave a comment

(re-run) When your rescue dog needs her teeth cleaned because no one has brushed them for six years, you can bet it will be expensive. As in $650.00. Ouch! I’d put it off long enough. She’d even broken off an incisor at the gum line and didn’t want to eat. I knew it was time… Continue reading Today I Played the Old Lady Card

Weed, Water, Thrift

Posted in 4th of July, flood, Guadalupe River, July, memoir, nature, senior citizen, senior discount, summer, summer camp, tea cups, Texas, thrift stores, thrifting, tragedy, weedLeave a comment

I just got home from an intense 48 hours of going to the beach, watering all my potted plants (gophers), and collecting more teacups for my dining-room side hustle selling dishes. It looked like sunshine, but only the first half day. After that, clouds and more clouds, but good for working in the yard weather.… Continue reading Weed, Water, Thrift

A Thrifter Before It Was a Thing

Posted in California, coupons, Good Will, memoir, recycle, senior discount, thrift store, thrifting, upcycle, volunteerLeave a comment

()re-run) Today, as I entered the Good Will in Monterey, California, I was glad to see it mostly empty because of the rain and wind. But there were several teen girls and even a young guy shopping for clothing. That’s right, spring break.  When I as a teen shopping in thrift stores, I got lots… Continue reading A Thrifter Before It Was a Thing

Another Thrifty Day at the Thrift Store

Posted in antique, Campbell's Kids, Chevy, chiropractor, CVS, exercise, hall tree, Saver's, senior discount, tattoos, teens, thrift store1 Comment

I admit it. The Saver’s Thrift Store in Dublin calls me and every other over-55 senior in the tri-valley on Tuesdays. Why? The 30% senior discount off of everything. That’s why. My massage and chiropractor appointment messed up exercise class for me, so afterward, I swung through CVS to get Sis’s meds that they’d sent… Continue reading Another Thrifty Day at the Thrift Store

Today I Played the Old Lady Card

Posted in aging, diet, dogs, face masks, Medicare, memoir, rabies, senior discount, stock market, teeth cleaning, veterinarianLeave a comment

(re-run) When your rescue dog needs her teeth cleaned, because no one has brushed them for six years, you can bet it will be expensive. As in $650.00. Ouch! I’d put it off long enough. She’d even broken off an incisor at the gum line and didn’t want to eat. I knew it was time… Continue reading Today I Played the Old Lady Card

Today I Played the Old Lady Card

Posted in aging, diet, dogs, face masks, Medicare, rabies, senior discount, stock market, teeth cleaning, veterinarianLeave a comment

When your rescue dog needs her teeth cleaned because no one has brushed them for six years, you can bet it will be expensive. As in $650.00. Ouch! I’d put it off long enough. She’d even broken off an incisor at the gum line and didn’t want to eat. I knew it was time to… Continue reading Today I Played the Old Lady Card