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OwnedByCats

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10. Lavish lifestyle? LOL

Reply to madamesilverspurs (Reply #6)

Sat Apr 6, 2013, 01:34 PM

Apr 2013

Yeah I know, what a joke right?

The only people I know living well who recieve SS have other provisions, like pensions from their jobs they retired from and those lucky enough to have invested in the right places, or they were able to save money throughout their working years.

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$1,000 a month check from SS...? Wow. [View all] RobertEarl Apr 2013 OP

I get $938/mo. hobbit709 Apr 2013 #1

What would you do with an extra $938/mo. RobertEarl Apr 2013 #4

Probably spend most of it doing things I've been putting off. hobbit709 Apr 2013 #5

I'm jealous! madamesilverspurs Apr 2013 #6

Lavish lifestyle? LOL OwnedByCats Apr 2013 #10

yes your are very right CountAllVotes Apr 2013 #7

I get less than that...considerably less. dixiegrrrrl Apr 2013 #11

Fortunately, I am receiving $1378 a month, RebelOne Apr 2013 #12

If it wasn't for my VA medical I wouldn't make it. hobbit709 Apr 2013 #13

Mine is only $852.00 SoCalDem Apr 2013 #20

But remember, that $1000 per month is at the end of a life of working JDPriestly Apr 2013 #21

Average is just under 15k per year. IIRC FogerRox Apr 2013 #22

Excellent idea. It'd be better spent than sitting offshore in Switzerland or the Cayman Islands. Octafish Apr 2013 #2

It would buy a lot of votes RobertEarl Apr 2013 #14

and the fact remains a large segment of the population depend on that just to survive still_one Apr 2013 #3

Utopia if I can last that long... xtraxritical Apr 2013 #8

Get some money to the people who need it??? jcboon Apr 2013 #9

The current average check is 1238 Bluenorthwest Apr 2013 #15

Fortunately, my social security is over $1400 a month, RebelOne Apr 2013 #23

These will be remembered..... N_E_1 for Tennis Apr 2013 #16

I get less than $700 a month and thats before they take out medicare. I don't know southernyankeebelle Apr 2013 #17

I get $503. 840high Apr 2013 #18

Wow, I bet it's a worry every month. southernyankeebelle Apr 2013 #19

Yes. I do private 840high Apr 2013 #24

It's sad you have to do that. Good luck to you. My sister is also retired. She gets a pension southernyankeebelle Apr 2013 #25

Imagine if all the Wall street financial execs gave up one $100 lunch a week geckosfeet Apr 2013 #26

Your basic point will likely get discussed more and more Babel_17 Apr 2013 #27

a little south of 600 for me... madrchsod Apr 2013 #28

I'm lucky perhaps because I had many more credits than the minimum.... Historic NY Apr 2013 #29

I guess I'm fortunate to get golddigger Apr 2013 #30