Recent content by zwiepak

Great idea, but I don't know if it will apply, as she'll need to draw off of SS as well to get by.

Well, it might just come to that, but we'll exhaust all other options first. Her home has, essentially, been the family home for years. A lot has been put into it by various family members, I painted most of the rooms, neighborhood friends installed tiles, fixed easy plumbing issues, etc. It...

I wish... I know this sounds like a made-for-tv-Lifetime-channel movie, but her boyfriend (whom I consider my stepfather), died suddenly months before being married in 2000. ...and no, they didn't live in a State where "commonlaw" rules applied.

Yup, went there... However, their computer system couldn't "find" her... :rolleyes: I have all her prior PEBE statements, so we're going to have to call that dreaded "800" number!

In her case, the difference is enough to make a significant impact. From her last PEBES statement earlier this year, it's $741 vs. $1,034. As for your three questions: 1. I'll be getting the package in the mail tomorrow, so I'll be able to look at it in depth. However, my ROUGH estimate...

Exactly. The laws, in my opinion, are hollow. Too easy to get around. Aside from that, the CEO has openly stated, after stating 3rd quarter results, there will be layoffs. Which makes any age discrimination case even harder to prove I would imagine. They are also trying to gauge whether or...

Tough. However, she is very industrious. The "chatty", social type. :D I predict she'll find something kind of on/off, for about 1/2 of what she's making now, which is about $14/hr. She's in the Tampa Bay area, and unemployment there is relatively high. Presumably, she is able to receive...

Evening folks, I've been doing a lot of internet research regarding early retirement which seems to have been forced upon my mother, but seems to only get me so far. This is a bridge for which she is the first in the family to cross, so I wanted to see if I could get some advice from those...