I usually just randomly pick some. past post, hopefully add a little more life. I been talking about cost of living here. As many figured out I'm close to retirement. FRUMPY PROFESSOR made a comment Is $640 available in your area that you could find a place to live and be comfortable living in? It seems if I recall you live in the Northwest. region and I fear that region 's rate is pretty hefty. General I would have to say the answer would be "NO" they aren't anything for $640. Unless one get some type of housing assistance and we don't qualify. Which is based on your income and asset. Depends on housing programs the income and your asset would be slightly different. Although not that much. The Apartment Regis is in, senior and disable ones. He pays 193 a months and he handles his own utilities. it base from his income of $893 and he can deducted any out of pocket of medical cost. Last I heard the maximum they could charge for those apartment was $650 a month. There not bad apartment. Than there housing voucher and each area is different. Once you get your voucher and each area will have the amount you could possible spend on housing...Example one bed room $425, two bed room $.500, three bed room, $575 and such. And which don't includes your utilities. So one would find something under this price and than for rent and utilities can't be over 40% of your income. Well I don't know anyone who has housing voucher who don't something extra under the table. Liz pays $440 a month, her apartment regular rent is $745. Her income is $893 and actually her part of the rent and utilities should be no more than $357. And she over by $83 and that not cost of utilities and not sure how that being covered. Wish I had the price allowance for HUD rentals. Their so under priced. Like Social Security benefits for death of $255 dollars.
YOGI made comment about Covid. Nice pic!!
I am way behind on my stuff for the home. I'd rather take photos, ride my bike, work out, read blog posts, and make blog posts.I didn't know Idaho had such a low vaccination rate. Oklahoma is at about 39% fully vaccinated and just over 50% for at least one shot. So many people I know say that they just don't want to because they don't think they'll get sick. The legislature wants to outlaw hospitals or any other business mandating vaccinations. Good thing the outlook was different when we were fighting small pox.
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I thought that gold and black scrap was a pretty table mat.
I become a little confused about whether the social security amounts are two weeks or monthly. Regis' monthly social security income is $893? That would the full two week social security income here, and more than that if your rent and don't own your home.
ReplyDeleteI can't remember if it was Toronto or London, but one business had a sign, No Vax, No Entry. I guess that would not go down well in your state. Your Lieutenant Governor should be locked up for such irresponsible urgings.
It was Toronto!
Delete$893 is his fully monthly social security. $793 is from the federal gov't and $33 is from the state of Idaho.
Delete$793 + $33 is $826, so where is the other $67 coming from?
DeleteWith our subsidised public housing rent is calculated on 25% of total income, and we all have to pay our own utilities.
My husband and I have retired. We need not have to worry about rent because it is our own house. We are grateful for my pension and enough for our basic needs.
ReplyDeleteIt is shocking the low vaccination rates
ReplyDeleteThe vaccination rates here are high. It would be a big worry if they weren’t. It must be scary for you going about your lives there, even though you are vaccinated.
ReplyDeleteOur vaccination rates are high, but my county reinstated the mask mandate as our cases are rising again. From what I hear, most of those in the hospital are non-vaccinated.
ReplyDeleteI hope more will get vaccinated but I'm not holding my breath. Those were all interesting answers.
ReplyDeleteWe are being encouraged to take things into our own hands so shops, pubs, restuarants will tell us if we have to wear masks etc and so far they all say you have to - I'm glad - we are moving towards vaccine passports here and that's good too - I think those who don't have the jab and can are selfish. I want to retire so much, we own our house but our pensions are another four years away, we talk about it a lot. best not to wish our lives away though.
ReplyDeleteIt's fascinating how different costs of living can be from place to place. It's gotten very expensive here and most average people now can't afford Rents, let alone buying a Home now.
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