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Originally Posted by shut the front door
It's a total nonsense question. How can I tell someone else if they can afford to live here if I don't know their habits, wants, needs, and budget. Do you like to eat out 5x a week? Does your wife shop at Chicos? Do you travel? Do you have a car payment? Do you have a mortage?
Seriousy, such a stupid question to throw out without knowing the thousands of variables.
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Not so stupid actually.
The question wasn't whether you can live RL Lemke's Dave Ramsey lifestyle, the question was whether SS provided enough to live. I don't have to find out but it looks like it is.
It probably isn't enough for a mortgage, it isn't enough for two cruises per year or flights to Europe, and it isn't enough to eat out three times per week but it looks like SS is enough to cover property tax, bond, home and car insurance, amenities, utilities, and food. A lot of us live better, but that is sufficient to live.