harllee
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What happens when these folks hit 65-70? A close family member was a "live for today" kind of person. She decided to not go to college although her parents wanted her too and would have helped her. She took a low paid dead end job, lived at home, never budgeted, never planned. Received an inheritance and blew it all quickly. Married and divorced 3 times. Now at 65 she has health issues and still has to drag herself to work everyday to pay the bills. Had surgery and had a high deductible insurance policy and now owes $10,000 in medical bills. She is now eligible for Medicare but does not want to get a supplement because it costs too much ( we will probably buy her a supplement and pay for it ourselves). We are helping her out financially (this is where our latest stimulus money went) but we will not give her the money directly --we write a check directly to her landlord for her rent. I worry what is going to happen when she can no longer work. Her SS will not be enough to live on. I am afraid she thinks she will move in with us but that is not going to happen.
There are consequences in later life to living for today and not planning.
There are consequences in later life to living for today and not planning.
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