u/MalkavianReddit

I'm only 59 so I'm getting FERS retirement and the FERS supplement. I took my FEHB into retirement for me and my still working spouse.

I know when I will need to apply for SSA retirement to start the month after the month I turn age 62 since my day of birth is not the first or second. FERS supplement will stop with the month after the month I turn age 62, but SSA retirement will pick up that month. Ex: Turn 62 in May, last Supplement payment is June, SSA starts in June first payment in August.

My question is this, since I have FEHB, when I turn age 65 they will convert to the secondary payer for what Medicare doesn't cover, do I need a Part D plan?

I'm sure someone out there has had this situation before. I'm just getting my ducks in a row to know what to expect and sadly some of my ducks are drunk in a ditch and are having trouble getting out. 😄

Thanks.

This might get long really fast.

I currently have a Time Capsule that is working great, 2TB. It's been doing backups a long time. With MacOS 27 basically deprecating the use of the capsule for Time Machine backups, I want to do the following:

1. Take the drive out of the capsule
2. Put the drive into just a standard NAS drive enclosure
3. Reformat the drive to a format MacOS 27 likes
4. Connect to the network using the SMB protocol
5. Use the newly formatted drive as a Time Machine destination for my laptops and a Mac Mini

Here are the questions that come up:

1. Has anyone else tried this and did it work?
2. What size (3.5 or 2.5) drive is in the Capsule?
3. Where can I get a NAS enclosure on the cheap that will work just fine?

I've seen some NAS enclosures but I really don't want to pay $200 for a simple enclosure just to be able to plug into my network.

I'm coming to the community to ask any advice on what others have done in this situation.

Thanks.

I know there are a lot of print on demand places on the internet and I've checked out many. I'm looking for a cheap print on demand company that can print on high visibility cotton t-shirts that only need a few t-shirts. It's a small mom & pop mowing company and only needs like 5 shirts. They only work on weekends so it's not a big operation, just 3 people. What I'm finding is one shirt would run approximately $30 USD.

I'm hoping someone with more experience in POD companies might know of one that is cheaper.

Thanks.