Tag Archives: Social Security

Thanks. And No Thanks.

“No thanks” to the current administration. The proposed new tax bill supposedly provides for a $4,000 tax deduction for each senior citizen, which would mean an $8,000 deduction for a married couple filing jointly. Sounds good, right? Not. The “senior … Continue reading

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For Better, For Worse

The house is empty now. It was a good house, built in 1939 and occupied by only one family before Bertha and George moved in. It wasn’t Bertha’s and George’s first home as man and wife – they had raised … Continue reading

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Spoke Too Soon, Again …

Good to know.  Sometimes I wonder, and it’s so nice to have a survey robot acknowledge this. But enough snark. Once again, my human-ness shows in my errors.  I was so optimistic in my last post when I talked about … Continue reading

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Retirement Financial Struggles vs Corporate Greed

  Sure, I’m proud of the fact that I have been retired for ten months and have not once had to dip into my savings account to meet the monthly bills. Each month gets a little harder, though.  Social Security … Continue reading

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