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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My ILs both live off of social security and the choices they made as adults. It is not my job as their IL or offspring to inflate their lifestyle to their current desires.

No more than it was their responsibility to pay for college or every financial setback that you and your spouse have weathered.

Rinse, wash, repeat.[/quote]

So wdyd if the choice is homelessness? Because most people can't live on just social security.[/quote]

No, most people can’t live exactly where or how they would like to live on social security alone but it is certainly still a viable option as evidenced by the fact that millions of people successfully do so each year.

It may require significantly downsizing relocating to a low COL/less desirable area and/or applying for income based government assistance, but there are almost always alternatives to homelessness that don’t require adult children/extended family members to sacrifice their own financial futures.[/quote]

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