Ex-Church of Christ Support Board

I am an avid tea drinker. Earl Grey, hot, in the morning. Unsweetened iced tea the rest of the day. Used to drink sweet tea when I lived down south, but changed when I moved north. And I do not like herbal tea. that is just grass and weeds in hot water.

When I was on here several years ago, I had a difficult time with my husband and was having a hard life. Since then things have changed. Hubby died in June 2021 and I retired from work on April 1, 2022. I have since met a wonderful man, moved to another city to be with him, and we were married back ...

Been away for many years. My life has changed immensely. Just thought I would drop in and say hello.

Melanie, my heart goes out to you. So sorry for your loss.

Been gone a while and this is the first topic I have opened. Should have known. That's Cootie for you.

I've been gone for a while. Thought I would say hi to all my friends and to all the newbees on here.

We didn't have to take them home to wash them, but I chose to because the sink in the basement was nasty, and I wanted them to be sanitized. A little bleach in the dishpan, and let them soak for about a half hour. At least then I knew I wouldn't catch anything next time I took communion.

Also going through all the calculations to try to determine when to take social security is at best a crap shoot. The determining factor is when you kick the bucket and no one knows when that is going to happen. I go with just start when you reach full retirement age unless your financial situation...

example Lets say your before-tax benefit is $6,000 and your highest tax bracket is 22%. If you change the $6,000 to an after-tax benefit, then Income tax is $6,000 x 22% = $1,320; Soc Sec tax is $6000 x 6.2% = $375, and medicare $6,000 x 1.45% = $87. If you work one more year, increase in tax is $1...

teresa wrote:Katisha

Happy Birthday!

I will move this discussion to Tea House shortly.

Thank you, Teresa.