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If you’re enrolled in the Department of Veterans Affairs health-care system, you no longer have to report your income. The VA will get that information themselves -- from the IRS and Social Security. Starting March 2014, you’ll only have to give your income information if you’re applying for the first time. After that, you’ll only need to fill out your renewal form for change of address, next of kin, phone number and so on, using VA Form 1010EZR, which is available online or at your local medical center. Per the news release, the VA will continue to provide no-cost care to “indigent veterans, veterans with catastrophic medical conditions, veterans with a disability rating of 50 percent or higher, or for conditions that are officially rated as ‘service-connected.’” The income limits for co-pays and prescriptions are all over the map, literally. Income threshold limits for a veteran and family of four can range from $46,440 in Washington County, Maine, to $101,200 in San Francisco, and from $30,200 in McDowell County, W.Va., to $64,000 in Fort Walton Beach, Fla., and all points (and amounts) in between. If your income is over the limit, you still might get help. Income Verification Office benefits case managers can help find reductions in your income. If that doesn’t happen, or if your income has gone up, you might be required to pay co-pays for the year they’re reviewing. (Unfortunately you might end up owing money back for previous year co-pays as the income information doesn’t get to them until July of the following year.) To get more information, go online to www. va.gov/healthbenefits/cost or call VA toll-free at 1-877-222-VETS (8387).

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survivor benefits have always been classified as “deher own, so she did get a small bump in her monthly pendent’s” benefits. They are meant to be paid to a checks from my dad’s side of the Social Security ledlower-earning (or no-earning) spouse who was finanger. cially dependent on the higher income spouse. They Across the alley, the neighbor lady received were never meant to be paid to everyone as some no benefits on her own Social Security account, but TUES., kind of add-on marital bonus to their own JAN. Social14 Seshe did get a rather substantial widow’s benefit from curity account. The Social Security system would her deceased banker husband. It was more, actually Please review carefully. Double check:  Phone Number(s)  Spelling have gone bankrupt decades ago if we were doing quite a bit more, than my mother received from her that! by Tom Margenau combined accounts. Contact your Tidbits representative immediately with changes o And this peeved my mother to no end. 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And COPYRIGHT CREATORS.COM Jan. 19, 20142014Vol. 10 - No. 4 there she is in that big house, getting more money each month from the government than me, a woman who worked hard all her life just trying to make ends I think it’s time to once again share the story meet!” of my mom and the lady who lived in the big house And that’s the same sentiment I heard exdirectly behind our modest home. I’ve told this tale pressed at the speech I gave to the local women’s before in my column, but it bears repeating. And club -- a quarter century after my mom’s rants folthat story is on my mind because of an incident that lowed her to the grave. happened during a recent speech I gave to a local I know there is some degree of animosity woman’s club. I’m still nursing the wounds of the between women who either choose or have to work poisoned darts that lodged in my skin! outside the home and women who either choose or I wasn’t really the intended victim of those have to stay home to raise a family. 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Spouses: Know Your Financials!

My husband has always handled our finances, and that’s fine with me. But he is now nearing 80 with failing health and it frightens me to realize I am completely unprepared to take over should he no longer be capable. I hesitate to bring this subject up to him, but I think there are things I really should know. How should I do this?

Open up that money talk now! Ask him to make a detailed list of all your assets and where they are located. You need to know what bills are due monthly, quarterly and annually, and where the records are kept. Be sure he lists all sources of your household income, when and how they are received, in what amounts and from whom. Make sure you know the location of all of your important tax records, financial documents, who is managing them and how they can be contacted. Are your wills, trusts, insurance, beneficiaries and other documents in order and current? What cash could be immediately accessed if needed? This is all need-to-know information you must have should you find yourself facing these responsibilities alone. Knowing in advance that you are capable of taking over if need be should be a relief to both of you. Don’t put off having this important talk with your husband any longer! * * *

The number of grandparents needed to help cope with their grandchildren is growing at an alarming rate. A recent study by the University of Chicago revealed that over the last 10 years, nearly 70 percent of grandparents have been needed to step in and help their children’s families in one way or another. Based on your neighbors’ situation, I assume you have already offered to help if you are able. Even small things like bringing them groceries, running errands and just letting them know you are there for them can help ease their load. Fortunately, taking care of grandchildren comes with many benefits and positive experiences. Often, we become closer to our grandchildren and can pass on our family stories and wisdom to them. Sometimes, they teach us some things! In these kinds of situations, we will never hear that these wonderful grandparents don’t have anything to do with their time! Doug Mayberry makes the most of life in a Southern California Retirement community. Contact him at deardoug@ msn.com. To find out more about Doug Mayberry visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com. COPYRIGHT 2014 CREATORS.COM

● On May 10, 1749, the 10th and final volume of Henry Fielding’s novel “Tom Jones” is printed. The serialized novel told the humorous story of the attempts of the illegitimate but charming Tom Jones to win his neighbor’s daughter. ● On May 5, 1904, Boston Red Sox pitcher Cy Young (born Denton True Young) throws a perfect game against the Detroit Tigers. It was the first perfect game of the modern era; the last had been thrown by John Montgomery Ward in 1880. It was the second of three no-hitters that Young would throw, and the only perfect game. ● On May 9, 1926, according to their claims, polar explorer Richard E. Byrd and co-pilot Floyd Bennett fly over the North Pole in a triple-engine Fokker monoplane, the Josephine Ford. However, the discovery in 1996 of the diary that Byrd kept seemed to suggest that he and Bennett may have turned back 150 miles short of the pole because of an oil leak. ● On May 6, 1940, John Steinbeck is awarded the Pulitzer Prize for his novel “The Grapes of Wrath.” The book traces the fictional Joad family of Oklahoma as they lose their family farm and move to California in search of a better life. ● On May 7, 1965, in a Clearwater, Fla., motel room, a bleary-eyed Keith Richards awoke, grabbed a tape recorder and laid down one of the greatest pop hooks of all time: The opening riff of “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction.” He then promptly fell back to sleep.

We have been hearing more and more lately about situations where the grandparents have had to help rescue their kids who are struggling to support their families. This happened to some neighbors of ours. Their son lost his job and his wife has been WED., SEPT. 4 diagnosed with stage 4 cancer. They have two ● On May 8, 1984, claiming that its athlovely young children and desperately needed Please review carefully. Double check:  Phone Number(s)  Spelling  Prices  Hours letes will not be safe from protests and financial help. And as grandparents, they have possible physical attacks, the Soviet Contact your Tidbits representative immediately with changes or corrections. Union announces that it will not compete

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use them, but would consider restoring them if their resale value would justify the investment. I was told there is a ver y limited market for this type of antique in my area.

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to find information and have not been successful. Anything you can tell me will be appreciated. Condition, authenticity, age and quality are important when valuing an autograph. Sinatra’s autographs are very collectible. Depending on the condition, yours would probably be worth $200 to $400.

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