AARP?

[officerripley]

Anyone in the group belong to AARP? I'm wondering if it's worth it, especially their online community, chat, games, etc.

[Aggie]

I joined AARP a few years ago. Have only enjoyed a few discounts traveling. They constantly email me and snail mail me. They are always asking for donations and me to email and write my Congress people. The magazine is nice.

[PartTimeBrewer]

We joined AARP a few years ago to get their Medigap Insurance through United Healthcare. But we never availed ourselves of any of their other services, so we quit when we changed to a different insurance. They do fill your e-mailbox whether you belong or not. I suppose they do have useful information for seniors but I never took the time to read any of it.

[Syble]

I don't but it seems someone on Boomerville mentioned belonging to it before we made the move but I don't remember who. Perhaps they are here and will give us an answer.

[Grandma Helen]

I've never joined because the things they offer discounts for I can't afford to do.  I do have an AARP United Healthcare advantage plan

[PartTimeBrewer]

We joined to get the AARP discount on the United Healthcare plan. Cheaper that way.

[Mimi58]

I joined because of the hype about their car insurance was cheaper and added my husband since that was a freebie. None of their other "discounts" were something we wanted or used and my husband got irritated at all the snail mail that was sent - sometimes the same thing to each of us. Turns out we could get the insurance cheaper through Farm Bureau, so we quit AARP a year or so after we joined. Still get snail mail wanting donations or wanting me to join causes that they support, but not nearly as much as we did.

[OneEyedDiva]

I belonged to AARP for a few years starting right at 50. But the price kept increasing and I wasn't seeing the benefit of keeping it. I can read their magazines online so that's not an incentive. The auto insurance plan they were touting turned out to be more expensive than than Allstate. 

[MTwoman]

I've belonged to AARP for years. Have The Hartford ins. on house and vehicles (really easy to work with if you have a claim), take the driver safety class for insurance discount, have used the other discounts on occasion, and really enjoy the magazine and the Bulletin. No complaints.