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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm confused about something you said.  Her modest pension from teaching just covers her medical insurance?  I have a pension after working only 15 years as support staff, so I had a significantly lower salary than a teacher who has worked long enough to get a pension.  My pension is around $1200 mo and my Medicare plus secondary insurance plus Part D is around $300 mo and I literally never have to pay anything more for doctor visits, surgery, lab tests, urgent care, minor procedures, prescriptions, anything.  I would think a teacher pension is quite a bit more than I'm getting possibly double or triple depending on how long she worked.  What's up with that?[/quote]

yeah, i am thinking same and wondering if mom is scamming her DS.[/quote]

OP here...Mom was a part-time teacher for only a few years.  I do her taxes and see all of the statements.   She gets about $575/month for her pension, from which $480 or so is deducted for her secondary insurance (including vision/dental plans).

Right or wrong, the loan I provided was a 4 yr loan at 4% interest.  I only provided enough to pay off her QVC credit card with the understanding that the card gets cut and she never buys from there again.   When we cut her cable cord and moved to a more modestly-priced streaming service, I was happy to see that QVC was not one of the available channels.

Thanks again for all of your inputs and advice.   [/quote]

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