Category: Money

• 50 and a case of writers block

  My 50 year reunion didn’t inspire me as much as I had expected. That could explain why it took me over a month before I wrote about it. The other might be that everything I wrote didn’t evolve beyond a sentence or two. Seemed forced or too embellished. Today it came out, good or bad.…

  Corey Hansen

  October 22, 2023

  65 on up, Boomer, Curious about life, Enlightenment, Mental health, Money, Personal journey of an aging boomer

  68, Don’t look back, High School Reunion, personal choice, personal growth, Personal journey, Personal opinion, self reflection

• What would AI tell me about prescription drugs and supplements?

  I appreciate not suffering from anything on the prescription list. If I was trying to create a budget and had to factor in those costs my lifestyle would need to change in a big way

  Corey Hansen

  June 11, 2023

  65 on up, Boomer, Curious about life, Enlightenment, Medical, Mental health, Money, Personal journey of an aging boomer, Savings

  68, AI, Budget, Google Bard, Medicine, personal choice, personal growth, Personal journey, Personal opinion, Prescription drugs, self reflection, Vitamin supplements

• Little victories.

  50 year high school reunion pending. This is scary. For those of you that have already crossed this threshold I salute you! For reference, if you were “Celebrating” your 50th year reunion in 1973, it means you would have graduated high school in 1923! Shit! How did this happen?

  Corey Hansen

  February 13, 2023

  65 on up, Boomer, Curious about life, Enlightenment, Medical, Mental health, Money, Online sales, Personal journey of an aging boomer

  68, COVID19, High School Reunion, Journaling, Parkinson's Disease, personal choice, personal growth, Personal journey, Personal opinion, self reflection

• Fall, confirmation bias and a lack of oxygen

  

  The fact he was an asshole and beat his wife and young children certainly lessoned the severity of grief, but he still died so my wife says no.

  Corey Hansen

  October 24, 2022

  65 on up, Boomer, Curious about life, Enlightenment, Medical, Money, Personal journey of an aging boomer, Politics

  67, Confirmation Bias, Deviated septum, Pericarditis, personal choice, personal growth, Personal journey, Personal opinion, Restless leg syndrome, self reflection, Vote

• Hiding in plain sight

  Recently our neighbors across the hall were heading out to their 56-year high school reunion. Shit-I thought, its my 50-year reunion in 2023,

  Corey Hansen

  September 4, 2022

  65 on up, Boomer, Curious about life, Enlightenment, Money, Online sales, Personal journey of an aging boomer, Uncategorized

  67, Boomers, personal choice, personal growth, Personal journey, Personal opinion, Reunion, self reflection

• The Committee

  I noticed that the most popular time to visit this site is 2:00 am-on a Saturday. Really? Whatever the reason, I appreciate you stopping by.

  Corey Hansen

  August 31, 2022

  65 on up, Boomer, Curious about life, Enlightenment, Mental health, Money, Online sales, Personal journey of an aging boomer, Savings

  67, COVID19, Online Selling, personal choice, personal growth, Personal journey, Personal opinion, self reflection, The Committee, Thrifting

• A Boomer learns a post-pandemic side-hustle (and cleans out a few closets.)

  

  Problem is in thirty years I’ll be 97 and dead of course, so that scenario doesn’t work for me, and besides, I need money now. So what to do?

  Corey Hansen

  August 14, 2022

  65 on up, Boomer, Curious about life, Enlightenment, Mental health, Money, Personal journey of an aging boomer

  67, coronavirus, ebay, Gig economy, Hobby, pandemic, personal choice, personal growth, Personal journey, Personal opinion, Realtor, self reflection, Side hustle

• What a difference a week makes.

  

  Dead Men tell no tales-or require fry sauce.

  Corey Hansen

  July 31, 2022

  65 on up, Boomer, Enlightenment, Medical, Money, Uncategorized

  67, Budget, Chest scan, ebay, personal choice, personal growth, Personal journey, Personal opinion, self reflection, Vitamins

• I don’t want to play anymore.

  

  My first three listings on Ebay were scams. I’m still licking my wounds.

  Corey Hansen

  July 20, 2022

  65 on up, Boomer, Curious about life, Enlightenment, Mental health, Money

  67, Fraudster, Online Selling, personal choice, personal growth, Personal journey, Personal opinion, self reflection

• 67 and posting a resume.

  

  Just because you work hard doesn’t mean you deserve everything you want. If you do need it, buy the best you can afford and enjoy every minute of it.

  Corey Hansen

  June 22, 2022

  65 on up, Boomer, Curious about life, Enlightenment, Mental health, Money, Personal journey of an aging boomer

  67, Boomers, Indeed, personal choice, personal growth, Personal journey, Personal opinion, Property Manager, Realtor, Resume, Retirement, Savings, self reflection