Comments on: Prices for Healthcare in Retirement Up http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2006/03/06/prices-for-healthcare-in-retirement-up/ A premiere personal finance blog, established 2003. Within, Flexo discusses his own experiences with money, and he and other authors comment on a wide range of personal finance topics. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 07:50:42 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Mighty Bargain Hunter http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2006/03/06/prices-for-healthcare-in-retirement-up/#comment-2000 Mighty Bargain Hunter Wed, 08 Mar 2006 10:30:11 +0000 http://wp.consumerismcommentary.com/?p=924#comment-2000 <strong>Keep that day job!</strong> For the health coverage, that is. Flexo posted on the rising costs of health care in retirement and the numbers are sobering.  For people 30 years from retirement (about like myself) the average costs will be about a million dollars for a 20-year reti... Keep that day job!

For the health coverage, that is.
Flexo posted on the rising costs of health care in retirement and the numbers are sobering.  For people 30 years from retirement (about like myself) the average costs will be about a million dollars for a 20-year reti…

]]> By: Lauren http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2006/03/06/prices-for-healthcare-in-retirement-up/#comment-1999 Lauren Tue, 07 Mar 2006 05:14:27 +0000 http://wp.consumerismcommentary.com/?p=924#comment-1999 A lot of this is the fault of bad choices. Many things we can't control, such as some forms of cancer, or Alzheimers, or something else with a genetic component. But the way most Americans treat their bodies, they're the ones causing themselves the higher bills in the future. Your average American couple is overweight and gets most of their exercise driving their cars to work (no joke--the leading calorie-burning activity in America is driving to work). Just goes to show that retiring successfully involves choices other than finances! A lot of this is the fault of bad choices. Many things we can’t control, such as some forms of cancer, or Alzheimers, or something else with a genetic component. But the way most Americans treat their bodies, they’re the ones causing themselves the higher bills in the future. Your average American couple is overweight and gets most of their exercise driving their cars to work (no joke–the leading calorie-burning activity in America is driving to work). Just goes to show that retiring successfully involves choices other than finances!

]]> By: FMF http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2006/03/06/prices-for-healthcare-in-retirement-up/#comment-1998 FMF Mon, 06 Mar 2006 23:38:58 +0000 http://wp.consumerismcommentary.com/?p=924#comment-1998 This issue isn't going away. Before too long, there's going to be a blog about dealing with healthcare in retirement. This issue isn’t going away. Before too long, there’s going to be a blog about dealing with healthcare in retirement.

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