Okay. I admit it. I need hearing aids...

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40. Nonsense, you are young and spirited at heart as we all are! I think it's a 'what are...

the benefits vs. tradeoffs' game with our bodies vs. the limited amount of money we have and/or hassle to do.

For example, I used to get a new set of hearing aids or get one set updated every 3-4 years (the guts reconditioned, new molds made, etc.), but since I've retired, I don't feel like I really need to spend the money that badly (e.g., so I miss a few things verbally?, so what?). Everybody I know, knows me enough to yell at me when I didn't hear them, so it's not important for me to spend the money to hear every iota of sound.

I literally have 12 hearing aids that all work. They may not look pretty but they work. I've donated a few of them but I also included the new molding costs (to fit the hearing aids to the new set of ears), and the technology has advanced so rapidly that donating them doesn't have the same kick as it used to, so I end up holding onto them.

I could us a new pair of bifocals too, but I've got 20 pairs of old reading glasses that I've learned to live with, so I don't push it, even though I could have another eye exam (overdue for one) and probably a new set of glasses. I haven't pushed myself to go do.