There are those who sold their previous home for big bucks, downsized here to a smaller home like a 2/2 or even a 1/1 and paid cash for their home and have 2 folks collecting SS. Between the equity in the bank from the sale and SS 2 could decently live here assuming they want to deal with all the snobs. So many variables but it can be easily done. Just with SS and zero other cash that of course would be simply absurd.

I love these 'living in poverty' threads.
The same posters who complain about rising costs of food. gas, etc move straight over to another thread to discuss their latest gripe on their most recent cruise.
Talk about 'cake, and eat it!'

No doubt the poors are bringing us down.

A 1BR in the LOFTS start at $1600. Add the amenity fee and utilities around $2000.

Just a poster trying to be funny or raise a few blood pressures.

I go with the poster trying to be funny

and you get a free golf cart , phone , and a pack of new ports. oh and only $1000 in food stamps.

Yep, but they're no longer "food stamps", it's an EBT card. Years ago it was decided that the stamps were "demeaning":1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

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

You're assuming that both recipients are receiving the maximum SS payments.

The vast majority of people don't receive $3000+/month...

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

Yes, and the vast majority don't live in the villages. Getting the max social security is middle management pay, and there are many people who qualified in the last 20 years. looking at the tables, hitting max social security only required low $100Ks in salary.

So lets say a couple with 1 max and a spouse with 50%, so that is $54K per year, with house and car at $24K per year total expense. still seems doable. Now, this does not mean 2 weeks vacation in Europe and eating out every night. . . etc. means that its doable to live here with the income to spend on groceries.

A single person at the max, that might be too tight, a couple each at 50% that would be tight. The only reason I reference SS is because public and private pension payments are highly varied and not public information like SS. A state teacher's pension, might start out fine, but 20 years in with no cost of living increase, not so much. . again, the options are highly varied, and I am familiar with the SS chart as my sole retirement basis. . .

future former finance guy

As believable as TV being the capitol of STDs. Haha

And they want to faze out SS and Medicare!!

They probably confuse TV with Fruitland park. Lots of dilapidated mobile homes to choose from