A Mature Age Bracket

Last year I turned 40 and this year was my wife's turn. In fact, November 4th is also the birthday of Walter Cronkite and Laura Bush.

I've known my wife, Helaine for 25 years and we've been married for 18. We're actually "High School Sweethearts". She doesn't care that she has turned 40 or that she has a few grey hairs. She just seems to cherish where she is. Over the past few months she has been exercising a lot more and she looks as good now as she ever has. In fact, a nice treadmill was her big birthday present. I stress nice, because if you buy a cheap one, they just don't last that long.

One of the benefits of us both being 40 came to my attention last week when I received a phone call from my automobile insurance agent. She called to thank me for being a customer and also to notify me that my annual premium would be dropping by 47 dollars.

I asked why and was informed that my wife and I were now both in a "mature age bracket". Wow, even though I'm far from mature, the insurance company places me in a preferred bracket. Ages 40 to 64 are considered a "safe" group of drivers.

If you're thinking that I have 20+ years of cheaper insurance rates, let me remind you that in 10 years, I'll have a son who will be driving.