About AARP

AARP, which used to be known as the American Association of Retired Persons, was founded as a national organization to advocate for elders. Membership of  AARP does confer some benefits, but they also offer many resources for the general public, no membership required.

Helpful Resources from AARP

They have a robust website with many articles of interest to the elder community:

 

• “Planning for Long-Term Care: Your Resource Guide” is a step-by-step guide to thinking through your specific situation and also a handy way to record your plans and wishes so others may become aware of them when necessary;
• Frequently asked questions around Social Security, Medicare, family caregiving, and more.
  

Membership

If you are interesting in joining, membership costs $16 per year ($12 per year with auto-renewal set), and is actually open to anyone over the age of 18. It includes:

• a subscription to AARP Magazine,
• various discounts at hotels, restaurants, travel, and on mobile phone service (about $10 off per month on ATT and Consumer Cellular),
• an included second membership for someone in your household,
• and other offers that may vary over time.

The link to join can be found here.

Unsubscribing From AARP Emails and Cancelling your AARP Account

AARP emails can be unsubscribed to via via the 'Unsubscribe' link at the bottom of any of their emails. 


To cancel your AARP account, you can either call or mail them; their most up-to-date information for cancelling can be found here.