That is seventeen five – your half of the thirty-five thousand. Plus there’s an extra fifteen in there, it’s all yours, you’ve earned it. We made a deal. That’s right. Because I think that we can do business together – we came to an understanding. Take a look at the money in your hand. Now just imagine making that every week. That’s right. Two pounds a week, thirty-five thousand a pound.
Look… I feel like I’m running out of ways to explain this to you but once more, I shall try. This fly is a major problem for us. It will ruin our batch.
And we need to destroy it and every trace of it, so we can cook. Failing that, we’re dead. There’s no more room for error. Not with these people.
That is seventeen five – your half of the thirty-five thousand.
Plus there’s an extra fifteen in there, it’s all yours, you’ve earned it.
Because I think that we can do business together – we came to an understanding.
Take a look at the money in your hand. Now just imagine making that every week.
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JCA Blog / By JCA / July 24, 2025
by Howard Gleckman for his blog The massive 2025 budget bill, which Congress passed on July 3, would slash safety net programs for older adults, people with disabilities, and their family caregivers, though many of those cuts may not take effect for years. At the same time, the bill would lower taxes for some older adults. …
JCA Blog / By JCA / July 22, 2025
by Mohana Ravindranath for the New York Times Families and experts share their best advice for navigating and coping. “It’s the mental equivalent of death by a thousand paper cuts,” said Don Siegel, of Silver Spring, Md., whose wife, Bette, died in 2024 after several years with Lewy body dementia. Families are “left with someone …
JCA Blog / By JCA / July 16, 2025
by Elena Ladygina, for the Beacon Making decisions about gifting can evoke many emotions. As you think about the legacy you want to leave, you may feel a sense of urgency to make a positive impact in the lives of your loved ones and on the world. In my discussions with retirement-age clients about charitable …
JCA Blog / By JCA / July 16, 2025
by Caroline Hwang for NextAvenue The key, as with most things, is preparation: how to handle ageist remarks, snarky questions and the fact that your boss may be younger than you Think of the hundreds of online applications that likely come in for each new job opening, which are then screened by an AI “black …
JCA Blog / By JCA / July 16, 2025
A Loved One Dies. No One Knows Their Passwords. Here’s What to Do. by Haley Perry for New York Times Wirecutter You can find plenty of resources for how to prepare a digital will for your loved ones, but navigating someone’s online life after they’ve passed away suddenly and without preparation can be complicated and downright demoralizing. …
JCA Blog / By JCA / June 24, 2025
Go from setback to set up with long-term strategies for the age 50+ jobseeker. Whether you are ready for a career change, need to brush up on skills, or want help figuring out your next move—This is the place to start. What you will come away with: A personal game plan, tips, tools, and motivation …
JCA Blog, KC Blog / By JCA / June 24, 2025
Weaving in history and context, Caregiving follows people on the frontlines of the caregiving movement, as they fight to give caregivers the same safety, security, and support they provide for so many others. Caregiving will reveal the state — and the stakes — of care in America, during an unprecedented moment in which there is an opportunity to …
JCA Blog, KC Blog / By JCA / June 17, 2025
from GSA Momentum Discussions podcast Younger-onset dementia is diagnosed when a person under 65 develops dementia; some people are diagnosed even as young as their 30s or 40s. People with younger-onset dementia and their families have unique needs, particularly when the family includes children, teens, or young adults. In this Momentum Discussion Podcast episode, Patti …
JCA Blog / By JCA / June 16, 2025
by Rabbi Evan Krame for the Washington Jewish Week Americans are facing a crisis of aging. While retirement is often romanticized, the reality is that many will not have the resources or support they need in their later years. Jewish tradition offers a moral and spiritual framework for how we should support our elders — …
JCA Blog / By JCA / June 11, 2025
by Frank Bruni for the New York Times Like many people I know, I decided about a month ago to get a new iPhone. President Trump’s tariff threats, tariff realities and tariff tempestuousness portended higher prices, and I was due anyway. My old iPhone’s bells and whistles were at this point whimpers and wheezes. Its …