Freebies/Goodies when you hit 50 - what is there?

kar999

After 50 you get to be called a grumpy old fart but take it as a compliment.:)

Margaret_Skinner

Hey you get to do free bowel screening tests - I got one through the post the day after my 50th birthday - it was a blast! Almost as good as the party!! :rotfl:

losgiganteskid

Margaret_Clark wrote: »

Hey you get to do free bowel screening tests - I got one through the post the day after my 50th birthday - it was a blast! Almost as good as the party!! :rotfl:

Crikey !! - I hope it was all contained within the confinement of your bathroom. Now wash your hands please !!

Margaret_Skinner

losgiganteskid wrote: »

Crikey !! - I hope it was all contained within the confinement of your bathroom. Now wash your hands please !!

Well there was a lot of scuttering about between bedroom and bathroom at first - (you need a pen) - very complex process but great fun (not) And then as if that wasn't bad enough they asked me to do it AGAIN!

I'm 51 and three-quarters now so you're safe enough I should imagine - if I didn't wash my hands then I'll have pretty much contaminated everything in sight by now ....... :rotfl:

Savvy_Sue

I'm feeling left out, I never had one of those! Just breast screening.

ceridwen

I started getting sent Saga stuff - and promptly found out that "no - their insurance ISNT the cheapest there is"....I would have actually paid more than with the insurance company I had at 49 years old...

Errata

Savvy_Sue wrote: »

I'm feeling left out, I never had one of those! Just breast screening.

It's being rolled out - some districts started it several years ago, mine only this year. I'm sure your turn will come

LittleVoice

PasturesNew wrote: »

Anything I need to know about? Stuff like special savings accounts that are good, or ... well, anything. I'm at the "I don't know what to ask, so I can't just ask" stage

Ta.

While some financial institutions offer over 50/over 60/silver accounts none of these now seem to offer good rates. For example Coventry Building Society has offered such accounts in the past which did pay well but the rates are no better than average now - the age thing is just a marketing ploy, it seems to me, and don't offer anything better than could be found when you were 49.

funnyguy

you can get extra free wrinkles from now on

tealady

And you can get away with saying (in your best Joyce Grenville voice)
"Yeng maaan" when you wish to speak to any male under 30.