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Making Ends Meet

For the next seven months I have to scrape together as much income as I can so that I can pay my medical insurance premiums, which will skyrocket 148% in 2026 unless our useless government does something (not optimistic about them.) Since I have two chronic and potentially dangerous health conditions I have no choice but to pay these unreasonable premiums until I turn 65 next year. My guy is going to help me if I need it, but I'd rather pay my own expenses.

For that reason I will be monetizing my blog, which will result in ads showing up with the content. I do apologize for this, but it's the only way I can see to generate some extra income without the stress of taking on a second job or dipping into my retirement funds to cover the increase. I also have other options, such as moonlighting as a copy writer or a writer-for-hire, and two of the publishers I used to work for have made it clear that they would welcome me back any time.

As soon as I'm on Medicare I will de-monetize the blog again, but until then I hope you will bear with the ads. Thank you!

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