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PoindexterOglethorpe

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24. I spent some 25 years as a stay at home mom.

Reply to appalachiablue (Original post)

Tue Jan 31, 2023, 03:12 AM

Jan 2023

I'm grateful I was able to do that.

And then my marriage came to an end, husband met another woman he decided he'd rather be with. Sigh.

I relocated to another part of the country and went back to work. My jobs were entry level, which was all that I could get. But the important thing is that they erased the years of zero income from my Social Security payout. Lucky me.

I was also able to delay my own SS claim to age 70, as I was able to collect from my husband's account, starting when I turned 66, until age 70. He will turn 70 later on this year, and in all honestly, if he dies at that point, I'll be ahead of the game as I will then be able to collect SS on his account as his widow.

People really do need to plan ahead.

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What Happens When You Lose Your Home At 72? - (WGBH) [View all] appalachiablue Jan 2023 OP

Good grief! I'm so tempted to try to find her. Better Days Ahoy Jan 2023 #1

Terrific, security is critical esp in this demographic. How kind of you to think of Judith. The appalachiablue Jan 2023 #3

Great heartfelt idea. Check the cemeteries and find the one where she stays? So sad, but maybe? Evolve Dammit Jan 2023 #5

Maybe contact the reporter News Junkie Jan 2023 #19

Thank you to everything me who offered ideas! Better Days Ahoy Jan 2023 #20

This is so heartbreaking, Diamond_Dog Jan 2023 #2

Well this doesn't help. Rich cities in Massachusetts doesn't want low income housing. jimfields33 Jan 2023 #7

--- ain't just Massachusetts. I live in N.J. Retired. I am in a hiking club and there are several 3Hotdogs Jan 2023 #17

Not true, friend. No evidence to back your assertion. DU is better than that. Better Days Ahoy Jan 2023 #21

Why I always tell younger women.... CousinIT Jan 2023 #14

Things are slowly getting better Diamond_Dog Jan 2023 #15

I agree. All good points. CousinIT Jan 2023 #16

All good points, Cousin IT! I agree 100% Diamond_Dog Jan 2023 #22

No excuse for this in the richest country in the world. None. Evolve Dammit Jan 2023 #4

See my number 7. What can you do when residents don't want low income housing? jimfields33 Jan 2023 #8

non-caring, rich people will never resolve issues. They could. But won't It's up to the rest of us. Evolve Dammit Jan 2023 #23

Check, plus appalachiablue Jan 2023 #11

Nomadland the movie progressoid Jan 2023 #6

That's an amazing movie. Sky Jewels Jan 2023 #13

I had an uncle by marriage who later divorced my aunt when he remarried a younger woman (another kimbutgar Jan 2023 #9

Heartbreaking story. progressoid Jan 2023 #18

Tax the rich, Lift all boats. hydrolastic Jan 2023 #10

We're #1! The richest country in the world, and yet a huge number of the unhoused. niyad Jan 2023 #12

I spent some 25 years as a stay at home mom. PoindexterOglethorpe Jan 2023 #24