For older DUers, is joining AARP worthwhile?

[edhopper]

I am in my late 50s, and get request from AARP all the time.
Who here has joined and are the benefits worthwhile, pre-retirement?

thanks

[B Calm]

1. You get discounts at motels.

[edhopper]

2. Different from my AAA discount?

[csziggy]

8. The discounts are about the same

Some places take one, some the other, but most take either.

I save a lot on my car insurance. I was already with Hartford with a big discount through my bank. Switching to Hartford through AARP with the same coverage was about $350 less. And when my husband had an accident last Labor Day weekend, totaling his car, Hartford was really good to us, making sure we got the pay out on his car, medical coverage (though he wasn't hurt bad, just banged up), and they followed up to make sure everything was taken care of. Hartford had put us into one of the policies with first accident no rate increase so our payment amounts have not gone up at all.

[Arkansas Granny]

3. I joined several years ago, but didn't renew. I didn't have occasion to take

advantage of the discounts, but I was inundated with offers to buy this, buy that, buy something else. Every day there was something in the mailbox. I also suspect that they share their mailing lists.

[edhopper]

4. good to know

[antiquie]

5. More opinions here...

AARP worth joining?

[edhopper]

6. thanks for the link

looks like the negatives outweigh the positives.

[PasadenaTrudy]

7. I came to this conclusion too n/t

[MrMickeysMom]

9. We opted not to join...

I never liked the AARP's attitude about the AARP health insurance industry and needed reform.

[OrwellwasRight]

10. There's a more progressive older people's group

if you are interested to join. It's the Alliance for Retired Americans. My mom is a member. Here is a page of their benefits:

http://retiredamericans.org/members/member-benefits

[edhopper]

11. Thanks

will look into it.