The Harsh Reality of the Retirement Crisis

Jo Ann Harris
Sep 3, 2018 · 6 min read

It is not easy being of retirement age. It’s pretty tough. Too much expense and too little money. What do you do? Used to be there was a three-legged stool that had the formula: savings, 401K, and Social Security. Did you know that over 50% of retirees have nothing but Social Security?

They never had any savings because of the cost of living was more than income, and they did without, and a…

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Love writing about my personal ideas and helping others. Writer for Dead Poets Live, Creative Humans and Poems from the Heart. Now two poetry books on Kindle!!!

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