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In reply to the discussion: What is your annual family income? [View all]scarletwoman
(31,893 posts)I live alone - except for my 14-year old dog. Luckily, my house is paid for, although I have no running water or plumbing. But I get by fairly comfortably, even with paying off a parent loan I took out to help my youngest through college. I do not own a credit card, thus I have no credit card debt. I never buy anything that I can't pay for out front.
I keep a good amount of money in a savings account, so I have enough to put by to cover car repairs and such. My job has decent medical and dental benefits, even with the co-pays, and deductibles, and out-of-pocket - I've so far been able to manage. I plan to keep working until age 70 (if my body holds up), in order to have big enough Social Security payments to live on when I retire - less than six years from now.
I've never felt a need to be rich. All I've ever wanted is to be able to get by without too much hassle.