What to watch for and watch out for
The wife and I are in the one year count down to retirement. Our plans have always been to spend 3-4 of the winter months exploring in either a Class A or Class C whichever meets our needs and budget...
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I fulltime so admittedly it's a little different.
I suggest that you have a talk with your doctor before you leave and have a plan in place for prescription refills, what to do about any surprise illnesses, etc.
If you get any continuing prescriptions, I suggest setting up one at a national pharmacy (I use Walgreens), having a credit card on file, and then using that retailor for any needed surprise prescriptions on your trips. That way there will be no hassles at a time you really don't need one. Just give the info for the nearest Walgreens to your doctor and ask him to phone it in.
Also set up any recurring bills on auto-pay; get any pension deposits automatically deposited to your checking account.
I carry 2 credit cards and charge pretty much everything including those Mcdonalds stops, paying them off at the end of the month - less need to find ATMs or carry cash. Yes, you can use a debit card, but I get cash back when using a CC and it also preserves the cash in my checking account. But carry your checkbook because a couple times a year I run into a small CG that does not take a CC.
Definitely get the Senior Pass NOW for $10 before it goes to $80 sometime later this year.
I suggest that you have a talk with your doctor before you leave and have a plan in place for prescription refills, what to do about any surprise illnesses, etc.
If you get any continuing prescriptions, I suggest setting up one at a national pharmacy (I use Walgreens), having a credit card on file, and then using that retailor for any needed surprise prescriptions on your trips. That way there will be no hassles at a time you really don't need one. Just give the info for the nearest Walgreens to your doctor and ask him to phone it in.
Also set up any recurring bills on auto-pay; get any pension deposits automatically deposited to your checking account.
I carry 2 credit cards and charge pretty much everything including those Mcdonalds stops, paying them off at the end of the month - less need to find ATMs or carry cash. Yes, you can use a debit card, but I get cash back when using a CC and it also preserves the cash in my checking account. But carry your checkbook because a couple times a year I run into a small CG that does not take a CC.
Definitely get the Senior Pass NOW for $10 before it goes to $80 sometime later this year.
