On Thu, 14 Mar 2013 14:52:00 -0500, Gary > wrote:

>Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>> I've been a member of AARP for two years now and only because my daughter's
>> school was having a magazine drive and I got it through there. Their
>> magazine and newsletters are really pretty stupid and I think you'd have to
>> be pretty stupid and clueless to get any benefit out of them.
>
>When I turned 50, I joined for a year. At that time, most of the benefits
>seemed to center around truly retired people and travel discounts. Didn't do
>anything for me.
>
>I still get offers constantly. Now that I will soon turn 60 (gasp!) I'm
>tempted to subcribe again to see what they offer now. It's really cheap to
>join for a year. I think they do offer some form of group insurance. That's
>what I'd like to check out.
>
>G.

I get my United Healthcare Medicare supplement through them. At least
check it out when you are going to hit 65 when Medicare (if it still
exists) kicks in.