If life were only this simple. An older couple looking forward to a simpler life of ease. Sadly, this is not the case for most of us, as we (collectively) have poorly prepared ourselves for the problems of getting old.
Today, I received another bill from a lab company which I thought was taken care of by my doctor's office. Twice, I've contacted my doctor's office to get a billing error fixed, and this has not taken place. The lady behind the desk says everything is fixed, only for me to find out that it is not fixed. Since I don't want the bill to go into collections, I will need to take some time off from work to make phone calls to see what is going on and get things fixed. AARGH! We need single payer health care, and we won't get it in my lifetime.
On other matters, I have a car that is over 180k miles old. I should be thinking of buying a new car. But in this market, I have to ask the question - does it make sense to replace the car now, or should I deal with it when the car finally breaks down for good? This is a hard question, as I don't plan on turning on social security benefits for 18 months, and I hate the idea of draining more money from savings than I absolutely need to do.
These problems, and others like it are to be expected as we get older. Trans people have a few more of them, as many have to deal with legal issues and medical issues specific to the trans community. (Luckily, I have not reached the point where I have to deal with these issues. They would only be in front of me if I went through with a legal and/or medical transition.) Hopefully, I will not need to worry about too many of them for a long while....
