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In reply to the discussion: Reuters: Why you may retire in poverty [View all]RebelOne
(30,947 posts)39. Social security benefits have gone up.
You will definitely collect more than $900 a month. I know I do.
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The headline doesn't sound so bad if you say it in a Jeff Foxworthy voice...
Odious justice
Aug 2012
#3
I DO BEGRUDGE CONGRESS THEIR PENSIONS! They are the reason most of us will spend...
Raster
Aug 2012
#9
Unfortunately, Congress will not consider the "big picture." It is PAINFULLY OBVIOUS we cannot...
Raster
Aug 2012
#12
Ok, you're right. Go far into debt and live well beyond your means, and you'll be just fine
cbdo2007
Aug 2012
#49
Sometimes people do that, but end up broke anyway due to bad luck or health issues
TwilightGardener
Aug 2012
#23
For seniors: How does a reverse mortgage work if your mortgage is underwater?
tclambert
Aug 2012
#22
How can the head of the National Institute for Retirement Security say this?
BeyondGeography
Aug 2012
#28
The only part of the post I don't understand is people over 50 owing more than
virgogal
Aug 2012
#29
That's why I used the phrase "a good portion" because I certainly couldn't include everyone.
virgogal
Aug 2012
#32
I'm over 50. Owned my place for almost 20 years now and the recent appraisal shows a 60% devaluation
riderinthestorm
Aug 2012
#40
You purchased a home and improved it and you are underwater after almost 20 years of paying on it?
NNN0LHI
Aug 2012
#42
We have a working farm and have refinanced once to make desperately overdue improvements
riderinthestorm
Aug 2012
#44