Inflation Rate Increase vs Fixed SS!Monthly Payments!!

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Originally Posted by cirelaw

Consider This~ Reverse Mortgage! My Granny used it! https://www.consumerfinance.gov/ask-...rtgage-en-224/

These look good on paper, but there's too much room for shenanigans. It's good if your Granny or her estate didn't get burned. IIRC, you still have to pay taxes and upkeep on the place. Downsizing is probably a better choice, but didn't you and the Debster already do that?

SS Survivor' Benefit might help, but if the deceased has had more than one marriage that lasted at least ten years, they will split it. If there's an Office for the Aging or similar in your area, they're there to help with such questions.