Originally Posted by
Collateral Damage
Again, this is not my preferred solution.
My grandmother who came from a well-to-do family, lived off a trust fund, and who was the widow of a well-to-do gentleman, once complained to me that Social Security payments didn't even cover the dry cleaning of her living room drapes..... of her 12th floor condo in Fort Lee NJ, overlooking the Hudson River.
Meanwhile my father, of moderate means, passed away at 4:30pm on July 31st... and Social Security demanded the return of his Social Security payment for the month of July because he had not survived the month.