Senior Savings or Boomer Benefits
belief it or not but according to AARP, after the age of 50, you are considered a Senior, someone who is entitled to receive discounts with an annual membership. However, if you are like me, a Boomer over the age of 50 who loves discounts but doesn’t want to be called a Senior, you might want to embrace the tag Senior but instead call the perks Boomer Benefits.
Once you turn 50, and join AARP you can get discounts on car rentals at Hertz, Alamo and National; 20% off hotel reservations a Sheraton, Ramada and Westin. Get a free donut with the purchase of a cup of coffee and Dunkin Donuts; 10% at Michaels and 30% off prescription glasses at Lens Crafters. There are also discounts on mattress purchases from Sleepy’s.
As you move further up in age, the discounts gets better and are more to my liking. For example when you turn 55, you can get 10% off on Tuesdays at Ross, 5% off at Pathmark, 25% off at Salvation Army Thrift Stores on Wednesdays and 10-25% off at certain Goodwill stores on select days…watch for some major thrifted hauls in a few years!
When you turn 60, discounts include 15% off in store purchases at Kohl’s and 30-60% off regular admission at AMC theaters. At the age of 62, 15% off most fares at Amtrak which my grandmother would take advantage of for her annual trips to North Carolina.
There are discounted lifetime passes to federal and national parks and 5% on Greyhound and Peter Pan bus fares. I guess this becomes the best time to starting traveling around the USA.
When you turn 65, discounted fares at major airlines including Southwest, United, American, Continental and U.S. Airways; $3 off haircuts at Great Clips and discounted plans at AT&T and Verizon senior plans.
There are over 175,000 AARP members in the State of Delaware alone, most are downstate where we like to call “’slower lower Delaware”. They can take advantage of these statewide benefits as well:
- free classes at DelTech and University of Delaware
- free smoke detectors and electric fans (income based)
- reduced tools on Delaware bridges
- ½ off taxi far es via DART SCAT program
- discount admission at the Delaware Theatre Company and Delaware Art Museum
- $50 discount when adopting a dog at the Delaware Humane Society
What Senior Savings or Boomer Benefits would you like offered in your state?
Stay Blessed ~ No Stress in 2014
I dropped my membership because I really wasn’t getting any discounts worth it but now I’m a bit – ahem – older I might look into it again. I just hate the you get this % off only on these days bits though.
older and wiser – I hope you find some usable discounts this time around.
Love the info and share 🙂 I don’t care for the Senior label but I guess I can warm up to the Boomer one 🙂
Yes, Boomer Benefits…they should rename the discounts and of course give me the credit for coming up with the term!!
Funny story: When I turned 30, yes, 30!! I received an invitation to join AARP! I was appalled and figured one of my friends had played a joke on me. Anyway, when I joined at 50, we checked with Hartford Insurance about the AARP program and saved almost $1000 over what we were paying for car insurance. I say it’s worth the price of membership just for that. Obviously we were paying too much with the other company and that was many years ago. Thanks for the reminder about the discounts available. I need to check into them.
I know, but I think AARP starts sending out those invitations 10-20 years in advance because I remember getting them in my 40’s as well. Everyone talks about the insurance discounts which I need to look into because hubby and I pay a lot for life insurance!
I dropped my membership awhile back because I did not see any great discounts but my Dad swears that he saves money on his home and car insurance by using companies promoted thru AARP. I have to take another look. Thanks Sista!
I know me too, but it’s time to renew and I am looking at the life and car insurance, if we can save money I’m all about it! Hope you find some discounts as well.
Boomer Benefits definitely sounds better! Oh I wanted to ask you for your email and how I can order some Avon from you(: Hope you have a great Monday
Yes, I think so too. Check your email for a direct message response – youravon.com/ablake48 is my Avon website.
I’m all over this, ready to save some money!
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You and me both, time to renew our membership. Have a great weekend.
True – save whenever and wherever you can!!!
I think I like Boomer Benefits better also. I shared with my dad that next month on my birthday he would be able to take me out for a meal at IHOP since we would both be able to order from the 55+ side of the menu:-) Actually wherever I go I always inquire about Military or ahem “Boomer Benefit Discounts”.
Too funny…yes, Boomer Benefits and Military Discounts sounds better than “Senior Citizen Discounts” – and who would have ever thought we would ever be asking for them?