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A boomer living off Social Security is worried she'll lose lower student-loan payments through Biden's new plan: 'It seems like a war on the old and the poor'
Sue, 70, has $84,000 in student loans, and the SAVE plan helped her manage her payments. Now that i…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Meet the Gen Xers and boomers retiring with 6 figures of student debt that threatens their Social Security and savings
Some Gen X and boomer student-loan borrowers are staring down a retirement crisis where their savin…
Ayelet Sheffey,Juliana Kaplan
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Trump's campaign goes into damage-control mode after he suggests cutting Medicare and Social Security benefits
Donald Trump may've handed Joe Biden campaign gold during a call-in to CNBC's "Squawk Box" by sugge…
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
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A boomer couple who have pensions after working their whole lives said they're just scraping by after retiring: 'I can't imagine getting by on Social Security alone'
Nina and James, a boomer couple, face financial struggles after unexpected emergency expenses despi…
Noah Sheidlower
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A shortage of young men in the workforce could weigh on housing, Social Security, and growth for years to come
Around 7.2 million men have dropped out of the workforce. That has a host of consequences that coul…
Jennifer Sor
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I went viral for dancing at a Kamala Harris rally. It's given me a platform to inform people about issues I'm passionate about, like Social Security.
Parker Short went viral for dancing at a Kamala Harris rally. Now, he wants to educate people about…
John Towfighi
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A retired baby boomer who still needs to work to get by thinks Social Security should be seen as a right in the US
Linda, 64, is retired. But that doesn't mean she's done working.
Juliana Kaplan
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A boomer lives on $1,601 monthly from Social Security and struggles to pay bills. She plans to wait a few more years until she touches her 401(k).
Maureen lives on $1,601 monthly Social Security payments but doesn't want to use her 401(k) because…
Allie Kelly
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Baby boomers living on $1,000 a month in Social Security share their retirement experience: 'I never imagined being in this position.'
Retirees explain what it's like to live on Social Security checks and no savings.
Allie Kelly
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Meet a baby boomer who will never retire because she has terminal cancer and can't afford to live off $1,800 in monthly Social Security
Mary, 68, was planning on retiring no later than 2025. Now, she said she'll work until she dies.
Juliana Kaplan
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Some student-loan borrowers who fall behind on payments risk losing their Social Security benefits. 33 Democratic lawmakers want that 'devastating practice' to end.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren joined some of her colleagues in pushing to end Social Security garnishment f…
Ayelet Sheffey
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A boomer couple lives on Social Security and receives $23 a month from SNAP for food: 'How are we to survive?'
Mary Dacus and her husband live paycheck to paycheck on their Social Security income. They struggle…
Allie Kelly
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Integrity of SEBI questioned, JPC probe into Hindenburg a must: INDIA bloc targets govt on Hindenburg allegations
Reacting to the Hindenburg report, Samajwadi Party spokesperson Ghanshyam Tiwari on Sunday lashed o…
ANI
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A peak boomer who lives on $1,100 monthly from Social Security struggles to afford food: 'I have to survive, I have no choice.'
Angela Babin, 62, lives in a mobile home in Houma, Louisiana on her $1,104 monthly Social Security …
Allie Kelly
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A boomer gets just $1,056 a month in Social Security and works as a bus driver: 'I don't see myself being able to retire, but I'm grateful and healthy'
Emma Echols, 68, gets $1,056 a month in Social Security and works as a bus driver, worrying she can…
Noah Sheidlower
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A boomer lives on $2,600 monthly from Social Security and his Walmart job: 'If I had $1 million, I don't know what I would do with it.'
George Dziamniski, 62, leads a "simple" lifestyle that helps him afford the basics.
Allie Kelly
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With Credit Karma, you can now receive government benefits — like Social Security — up to 5 days early
Credit Karma Money is launching a feature that will allow members to have access to government bene…
Sophia Acevedo, CEPF
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Welcome to 'peak boomer' era: A wave of retirees is about to blow through their savings and cling to Social Security to stay afloat
While more older boomers tend to have a pension, a looming wave of younger retirees are about to st…
Juliana Kaplan,Ayelet Sheffey
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A boomer who lives on Social Security worries she won't get hired because she can't afford a car: 'I don't even have $1 in my wallet.'
Virginia Hambrick, 66, fears she may need to go back to work but also can't afford the necessary tr…
Allie Kelly
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A boomer sold all of her belongings, retired early, and moved to Turkey and her expenses are so low that she's able to live 'totally' on her Social Security
"You don't need millions to retire," Debra Crockett said. She found out she could live comfortably …