Great article [“The Future of Aging,” Cover Story, November] and, yes, most people would entertain living longer conditional on being healthy. As I’m reading the article, one issue comes to mind, and that is how will people pay for it? We hear that Social Security may be insolvent within the next decade. My wife and I planned back in our 40s with life expectancy in our 80s. So what happens when the money runs out and we live to 100? We can’t expect the government to foot the bill. Someone should write part two of this article: Are you financially ready to live to 100?

Your November cover story about aging had lots of good information. As an almost 81-year-old, I did get a little chuckle out of the “My Longevity Secrets” sections, however. While almost all of their “secrets” were interesting, I did note that the providers of their personal “longevity secrets” ranged in age from a mere 60 to 69 years old.

150? You betcha! In 1995, when my 5-year-old had her first concerns about mortality, after her goldfish passed, I assured her that that was a long way off since lifespans will keep extending with each generation and I was going to live to at least 150 and she would live until at least 250. At 71, I’m closing in on the new “middle age”!

I read with interest the Q&A with Ina Garten. She said, “I surround myself with people who are happy and positive and smart and funny.” Oh how that reminds me of my late mother (who lived to be almost 90)! My mom would always say, “Laugh and the world laughs with you.” No wonder I like Ina Garten so much!

I want to thank Ms. Jenkins for her 10 years of leadership with AARP [“A Decade of Achievements for AARP’s Leader”]. She accomplished a lot and left a big pair of shoes to fill by her successor. Good luck with your next project, Ms. Jenkins.

I just received my November copy of the AARP Bulletin. The information is helpful as I age. However, at 85 years of age, I find the paper it is printed on is extremely difficult to page through. The pages stick together. Sometimes in my frustration, I don’t read all the articles if I can’t separate the pages. Maybe an e-edition would be appropriate.