#8 Take advantage of senior discounts whenever you can
Generally speaking, if you have to rely on your security check as a means of living, it means you have a pretty tight budget, and you have to be careful of where every penny goes. Despite this, you should not limit the things you do or deny yourself anything nice. You can afford to go out from time to time and treat yourself.
And while this may sound like an unnecessary expense, you should keep in mind that there are significant discounts available at quite a lot of restaurants. A lot of the popular chains offer discounts to people 55 and older, even if you choose to order in!
A good example is Chili’s, which has a permanent 10% discount for seniors, as well as other places that have senior Wednesday discounts! Search for them online; they will definitely come up, and you can plan your outings around them!
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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