#7 Consider a retirement community
If relocating doesn’t sound bad to you already and you’re willing to do it, then why not look into moving to a retirement community? Not only will it be cheaper than having to hunt down a new house to purchase or rent out, but you will even get a pretty big discount due to the house being open to seniors only. This means a better deal in a better neighborhood than normal.
What’s more, you will be surrounded by people of your age, which will make the socializing way easier than it would be in a suburban neighborhood somewhere else. The only drawback is to make sure you’re taking into consideration what you can get with a social security check: those luxurious retirement communities may be out of reach due to being really expensive.
5 thoughts on “Social Security Check: 8 Ways to Live a Comfortable Life Off It Alone”
If you’re use to working and get are social security checks once month it’s hard it not nearly enough to live off but some i make it work I’ve been living on disability for little over 20 years some I make it work you have to remember you buy everything you need for the month i mean everything from food to toilet paper one supply it’s like put a puzzle together with God’s help I survive and retirement and ssdi all that the same thing I wish with this next raise we getting next year be enough where I won’t have to scratch my hair out because I don’t have enough money to survive Lord God help us to live comfortable in our golden years I pray it works out
My insurance is to high for my home it takes almost half of my social security check.
I paid in close to the limit of social security for much of my life. Yes I took social security at 62 but my checks are less than $900 a month as it would not make my house payment. Thank goodness my retirement income is far in excess of that. I can’t imagine living on that alone.
Here in NYC that is impossible YOU’RE DREAMING!!! Rent alone is $2500-,and I just put 175 gallons of fuel oil in my oil burner tank @$925- Dream again!!!
Impossible in NYC