ERD50
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How does a low income person can afford to keep their house? let alone eating, and unexpected bills?? $600-$1200/mon without mortgage?? Social security aren't gonna cut it. :-(
Soc Sec was never meant to be a person's sole means of support. It was described as one leg of a three legged stool. If one can't afford such an expensive place, they should find a lower cost one. Simple. Some posters here have done just that - their reported housing expenses are lower than a typical SS check.
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Welcome to America. I wonder why don't we just adapt Japanese or Europe's life style where housing are much smaller and doesn't really "eating" them alive.
Because we don't want to? And we don't have to?
For the people reporting high expenses, I don't generally see them saying "Oh my! This is killing me, eating me alive! What should I do??!!" A few might be thinking of downsizing at this point, probably as they have become empty nesters.
-ERD50