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Social Security Benefit Statements Mailed: How Did You Fare?
Dec. 5, 2024 - The mail arrived this week and there were our Social Security benefit statements, right when promised. With a modest COLA for 2026 in the offing, we expected to see a small increase in our 2026 benefit. Not everyone's situation will be the same The cost of living adjustment (COLA) for 2026 is 2.8%. That's about $56…...
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Solvang is a small town of about 14,000 people in the Santa Ynez mountains of Southern California. Solvang, which is Danish for "Sunny fields", is about 35 minutes inland from coastal Santa Barbara. Nearby towns include Lompoc, Buellton, Ballard, and Los Olivos. The area was made famous when “Sideways”, a dark movie about 2 wine-loving bad boys, was filmed here. …...
Beer afficianados of a certain age will recognize the name Tumwater as the source of Olympia Beer. Unfortunately the brewery in Tumwater has been retired in the wake of its acquisition by Miller. Neverthless this delightful town of about 12,000 lives on. It is located where the Deschutes River meets the Budd River at the southern end of Puget Sound…...
Elizabethtown is a city of 28,000 people located along the I-65 corridor between Nashville and Louisville. It is the county seat of Hardin County. The movie "Elizabethtown" is named after the town, although much of it was apparently filmed elsewhere because many of its historic structures have been eliminated in the name of progress. Elizabethtown is a "damp" or "moist"…...
Wellington is a small unincorporated community in Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada, with a population of about 2,000 residents. Named after the Duke of Wellington, the waterfront town sits on the shores of Lake Ontario and West Lake, and boasts parks and beaches along with a boardwalk and lighthouse. Tourist are drawn to Wellington for its wineries, fishing, kayaking and…...