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CanonRay

(15,120 posts) Thu Mar 13, 2025, 04:07 PM 13 hrs ago

My wife got a $4600 payment feom Social Security

But we're not spending it in Trunps economy. Saving it for when this is a democracy again.

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My wife got a $4600 payment feom Social Security (Original Post) CanonRay 13 hrs ago OP

Yay! senseandsensibility 13 hrs ago #1

You mean on non-essentials. sakabatou 13 hrs ago #2

I'd stow it in a savings account and not spend any, until you're sure it won't be clawed back. eppur_se_muova 13 hrs ago #3

You may want to invest in some chickens, feed, and a coop. Oh, and a cow. surfered 13 hrs ago #4

Is that Rebl2 13 hrs ago #5

It appears to be a retroactive benefit increase CanonRay 12 hrs ago #6

Wondered if Rebl2 12 hrs ago #7

Here's hoping you don't moonscape 12 hrs ago #8

senseandsensibility

(21,241 posts)

1. Yay!

Reply to CanonRay (Original post)

Thu Mar 13, 2025, 04:08 PM

13 hrs ago

Good strategy.

sakabatou

(44,214 posts)

2. You mean on non-essentials.

Reply to CanonRay (Original post)

Thu Mar 13, 2025, 04:11 PM

13 hrs ago

eppur_se_muova

(38,534 posts)

3. I'd stow it in a savings account and not spend any, until you're sure it won't be clawed back.

Reply to CanonRay (Original post)

Thu Mar 13, 2025, 04:44 PM

13 hrs ago

SS is demanding a repayment rate of 100% for overpayments. If they decide this is an overpayment (rightly or wrongly), you could miss a few monthly SS checks.

surfered

(5,410 posts)

4. You may want to invest in some chickens, feed, and a coop. Oh, and a cow.

Reply to CanonRay (Original post)

Thu Mar 13, 2025, 04:45 PM

13 hrs ago

Rebl2

(15,804 posts)

5. Is that

Reply to CanonRay (Original post)

Thu Mar 13, 2025, 04:49 PM

13 hrs ago

what she normally gets? If not I would report overpayment to SS before they claw it all back.

CanonRay

(15,120 posts)

6. It appears to be a retroactive benefit increase

Reply to Rebl2 (Reply #5)

Thu Mar 13, 2025, 05:05 PM

12 hrs ago

from what I can decipher from their letter.

Rebl2

(15,804 posts)

7. Wondered if

Reply to CanonRay (Reply #6)

Thu Mar 13, 2025, 05:15 PM

12 hrs ago

you got a letter from SS to explain the increase. That happened to me one time when I was on SS disability in the 1980’s.

moonscape

(5,460 posts)

8. Here's hoping you don't

Reply to CanonRay (Original post)

Thu Mar 13, 2025, 05:20 PM

12 hrs ago

die clutching that fistful of bills.

Of course, you’re clearly younger and/or more optimistic than I. May you be able to spend it sooner than I can imagine.

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