Ask and It Shrinks - 2027 Edition, Large Print
One large-print book. 17 programs you may already qualify for. The number to call and the exact words to say. Free updates through 2027.
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Why this book exists
You have to ask. Margaret down the street paid her Medicare premium for years before she learned her state could pay it. Earl missed a year of his property tax break because nobody told him. One call each.
That is what this book is: the calls, written down, in big type, with the words to say when they say no.
It costs less than a dinner out. Make one call this week. Just one.
Walter Green
The book
For anyone 65 or older who wants all 17 calls in one place, with the Print and Fridge Kit.
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Short guides
Start with the book. Add a short guide if one topic is yours right now. Each one takes one topic further than the book, in the same big print and the same four-part phone script.
For homeowners 65 or older who pay property tax: the one county call that can cut your bill.
For anyone whose Part B premium is higher than the standard amount, after a retirement or another life change.
For anyone choosing between Medicare Advantage and Medigap, or thinking of switching back.
Inside the book
263 pages, 6 parts, 17 chapters. Here is the full contents.
Your check: when to start it, who else can get it, and what changes it.
Premiums, drug costs and the dates that matter.
Property tax, energy bills and home repairs.
Car insurance, phone and food.
A bigger deduction at 65, and free help to file.
Official discounts, and how to keep your money safe.
Every chapter has a four-part phone script: what to say, what to ask next, what to say if they say no, and what to write down before you hang up.
Red ATTENTION boxes flag the deadlines and penalties that cost people money for years.
From p.194, a page for each of the 50 states and DC: the office to call for each program, with its web page.
Read this first (p.3), which chapter first (p.5), your first 7 days (p.9), your call list (p.10). At the back: a yearly calendar, free help, a glossary, an index and the sources. A HOME button on every page.
How it works
Read it on a tablet, or print it. Pick one chapter, make one call.
The discount you don't ask for is the discount you never get.
About Walt
Walt Green is 68 and lives in the same clapboard house he bought in 1984. He did payroll for a county school district for 38 years. After his wife died he claimed her benefit the wrong way and lost money, and since then he has walked his neighbors through the forms at his kitchen table so it does not happen to them. His rule: the discount you don't ask for is the discount you never get. His neighbor June asked him to write it all down. That became the book.
FAQ
Two PDFs: the book (263 large-print pages, read it on a tablet or computer, or print it) and the Print and Fridge Kit (42 pages, letter size, made for printing). Tap a part or chapter to jump there; every page has a HOME button.
Gumroad sends it to you right after checkout. It is an instant download, and it stays in your Gumroad Library.
When the agencies publish the 2027 figures (the Part B premium first), the numbers in the book are replaced. You download the new PDF free from your Gumroad Library or the link in your receipt, through 31 December 2027.
No, and no promise. It is general information from official government pages, in plain words, with the sources named at the back. The agency decides if you qualify. Walt is not a lawyer, CPA, financial advisor, insurance agent or doctor.
Walter Green is a fictional host. His story and the neighbors in it are illustrative. The programs, phone numbers and forms in the book are real, each with its source.
Yes. The state list has a page for each of the 50 states and DC, with the office to call and its web page.
No. You pay once.
Start this week
The full list of 17 calls is in the book. Here are five to start with.
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