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Old 09-15-2022, 08:11 AM
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Originally Posted by CoachKandSportsguy View Post
all in our house cost about $22,000 a year, no mortgage, etc.
SS for two at max from tables = 72,000 . . cars paid for, insurance about $2K per year,
the rest is medical, golf and food, I think it can be done. .

even without any extra income. .

back of the envelope finance guy
Sounds good on paper, but I would suggest that those who are marginal enough to need to live on SS alone:

a) are not receiving the max SS amount
b) have a mortgage
c) may still have their car financed