Social Security--still the best retirement deal around

[longship]

29. Yes, it is great.

Given that I would be dead without it. One cannot live on the streets in MI through the Winter. I know many do, but not without shelter.

In the meantime, $1,000 a month isn't enough. I struggle all the time. My house is paid for, but I am in arrears on my property tax. My car sucks and it's 15 miles to the nearest grocers. My roof leaks. I have a broken window which I cannot afford to replace. My garage door is broken so I just leave open all the time. My septic tank is 100 years old and the septic field doesn't work. My fridge is broken, so no fresh food either.

But without Soc. Sec. I'd probably be dead by now. But life being broke is no fun.

I am saving money but I just do not know where to start. The little I save won't make a dent. I guess the car comes first, but damn, the fridge is important. And that roof leak isn't going to get better. I had better get the septic pumped before winter sets in; I'd hate to have a full septic backing up then.

Whatta ya gonna do?