With rent skyrocketing, the number of homeless seniors in our community is growing. Contact 5 spoke with one woman in North Palm Beach who is being evicted and has nowhere to go.
Just curious why people her age never did buy a house when they were so affordable and easy to qualify for decades ago. She says she worked all her life, I'm surprised she's not getting more in Social Security. What ever happened to her, was there a follow up?
Nowadays, it doesn't matter that a home is paid for and purchased at an affordable rate. If you cannot afford the escalating property taxes, you lose it. The 900 dollars in SSA benefits suggests she did not have a high paying job and/or she worked very little in her life. It's a shame . . .
You be surprised how quick your finds can be drained. A few bad situations like crappy kids, medical emergencies, divorces, bad investments like buying dogecoin at sixty cents and selling at six cents. Etc. I have been a landlord for over ten years and you’d be surprised how many elderly women in her situation I have met. Same situation and same story. Women tend to live longer than men. Most guys like that will drink and smoke themselves to death far before that.
She said she has worked all her life yet only gets $900. from SS. That doesn't sound right. Looks like she didn't have enough income to pay rent prior to the rent hike, either. Often when family doesn't step up there are two sides to that story. A very nice apartment for someone making so little. I wonder what happened to her. YES, be the Little Pig that builds the house out of brick, not straw, the Big Wolf comes to your door one day or another.
I was a single father raising my son from 1 years old with zero help from his mother. I got married we had 2 children it didn't last long. Ended up paying double child support. Money was going out of my paychecks at an unbelievable rate! It finally ends and I'm broke need a new car and must hurry up and find something affordable to buy. Left California in 2013 bought my 2bedroom condo in Minnesota for 70k. My car is payed for my mortgage is $300 per month. I pay my electric bill 2 years in advance. My association fees are covered by my stock dividend checks. Gonna pay this place off real quick!! Association fees cover water, garbage, snow removal and most importantly heat!! When I pay this place off I will only be paying insurance and property taxes! That will be an astonishing......$89 a month!! Look people you either plan for success or sit around waiting for everything to go to hell! This lady could have brought something a long time ago!! You don't live were you want to live you live were you can afford to live!! I have coworkers who have nothing and rent. They won't listen to me when tell them to buy a 65k 2bedroom condo! They tell me " I like to rent I have more freedom " UNBELIEVABLE. One is 64 years old works 32 hours a week and complains that her rent has gone up again! And that she can't afford much more. What the heck is she thinking? I try and give good advice but they just don't listen. One guy did he bought a place and is so happy. 70 years old and you own nothing......that's YOUR fault you hade plenty of time. I got it done. No excuses. Peace
Something is missing in this story ...besides rent money. 🤔 Remember young people, if u don’t die, you’re get old and have to have somewhere to live. You can’t depend on others or the government. Save your money.
Why can't seniors come together and rent a home or apartment, sleep 4 to a rm and make sure to leave their attitudes at the door?? Better than living outside...
Seniors facing homelessness while the US government sending billions to Ukraine for a war they're going to lose anyway. And that's just a drop in an ocean of the money our government and it's infinite wisdom sends to foreign nations in exchange for exactly nothing. Makes me sick to my stomach.
Odd to have 'worked all my life' and owned a business to only get $900 in SS. either she didn't work all that much or she didn''t pay her taxes correctly when she owned her business. Usually when family fails to step up there are two sides to that story.
Don't forget all the illegal aliens they are making nice and comfortable here in the USA, we even speak to them in their language to make them feel at hm...
This could be me, I have a mobile home I own but pay a lot rent that is more then my disability, I have an 81 year old roommate whose been here for about 12 years, Im 64 disabled and have no clue what Ill do if something happens to him because you just cant trust people now. I feel so much for this woman, Im waiting this month to know what my rent hike is going to be for next year. Whats happening to the elderly is an outright sin, I pray God makes a way for her where there seems to be no way. IN JESUS NAME AMEN
@@radical3868 or didn't pay taxes. $900. a month is about the bottom of SS payments. Something doesn't add up. Either she didn't work much, make much, pay taxes, something. I worked full time middle income and I get $2800. a month on SS.
'My family kind of left me...HA HA HA' I wish you had diged a little bit and ask her to elaborate because it is central in her situation with her loved ones. Not something to ignore like if it were irelevant.
She most likely not telling us every thing. Why was she not aware -- she was supposed to contribute to social security during work with withdrawal's so that if she retire she get at least $1,500 month. $900 month is like SSI not Social Security Retirement would be $1,500 or more if she had a good career.
@@tommybrown3052 Exactly...at one point she owned her own business. Family had been helping her. What happened? It’s always more to the story. Being a senior is not a pass for not being financially responsible.
Projections indicate that homelessness among older adults could nearly triple by 2030. The population of adults aged 65 and older experiencing homelessness is anticipated to grow from 40,000 to 106,000
Jesus coming those rich developers will pay ......the higher you are the harder you fall this is all the act of the devil...people put Jesus in your heart if we throw away are elders then who will we become😢😢😢
I don't want to be harsh but $900 a month in social security doesn't sound right. When she was a small business owner she should have paid herself more so her social security would be more. For the money she wasn't paying into social security she should have put into a 401k or somewhere that she'd have money today.
Some small business owners have bad accounting practices. I know of several who didn't pay themselves a salary, they just paid all their expenses using the business checking account/credit cards.
Something's off, she says she worked all her life but only gets $900 from social security, that means she didn't accumulate enough credits which means she didn't work long enough or contribute enough. Anyone who is still working should set up a Roth IRA account or contribute to a 401K plan if the employer offers it, social security will not be enough to cover you in retirement!
I don't know all her facts...but I do know the following: She is getting the bare minimum in social security. She owned a business and it is clear she didn't make social security payments...therefore she gets the minimum...as far as her family abandoning her...somebody WAS helping her to afford the place. Maybe they got tired of paying her way?
@@greenearthblueskies8556 Yeah, I'm mean...MEAN...btw, I have an inlaw that paid zero to help support my wife at a young age...When I say zero , I mean ZERO...now, the inlaw has the hand out...and we do help...but this inlaw is always out for more...this person forgets they did nothing to raise a kid and spent lots of time in having fun...now they want more, More, MORE...with guilt applied. It is unreal and we are at our limit!
I was wondering why she 'worked all her life" and only got $900 a month, she either cheated paying SS or didn't really work all that much. When family fails to step up there is usually two sides to that story. She's in a nice apartment for someone making $900 a month. There is more to this story, she didn't end up this way by accident
Lol exactly…poor lady is completely delusional, like so many Whamen that dump their old boring, but reliable husbands and live way above their means in an expensive vacation state like Florida when Detroit or Baltimore or Gary Indiana is more in line with her budget.
She says she's worked all her life but only gets $900 monthly from Social Security? That doesn't sound right. Usually there are two sides to the story when family choose not to step up. Looks like she couldn't afford that nice apartment before the rent hike, either, maybe she used up her savings there. I wonder what happened to her.
@@eckankar7756 Well I am soooo gllllaaadd for you...BOT EVERYONE DOES NOR HAD THE LUXURY OF CUSHY JOBS! My mom came from 1 out of 11 farming kids. They didn't have money. She graduated high school worked waitressing and factory jobs. Still managed to own her own home, own car, etc but she wasn't wealthy just comfortable....until Alzheimer's killed her. NOT EVERYONE GETS THE SAME AMOUNT!
@@jessicanone4202 I was a hairdresser, standing on my feet 10 hours a day 6 days a week for 20+ years. THAT'S not a luxury job. It is inside and clean, does that count as luxury?. I worked on straight commission so if a client cancelled I didn't get paid. I DID..at age 21 save up $100. and hired an investment counselor. He put me on track with how to manage money, invest and make money work for me. I was retired at age 40 doing perms, color and haircuts. It's not what you do that makes you rich it's what you do with what you've got. I wasn't smart enough to figure it out so I hired someone to show me how. I didn't make big money but what I did make MADE big money for me. Shame your mom chose not to spend 2 hours with an investment counselor. It's her own fault. If you don't know what to do go to someone that does know what to do and ask them. That's what I did, no rocket science there, no silver spoon in my mouth. I wanted a better life, hired someone to show me how and I walked the steps laid out. Simple as that. I
The answer is called Mexico. Plenty of cheap housing down there and as a grown man I lived very comfortably on 300 dollars a month on food. I could of spent less as well. They have a very robust public transportation system and Latinos treat elderly much different than Americans do. Medial may be a different situation.
Unbelievable how little social security she is getting. Either she didn’t have good income for many years or she didn’t work for many years. And boo-hiss to her family for not helping her
This person has been in Florida since the 80s; they literally gave away lots in Lehigh Acres back then. Aesop tales spoke about this behavior and where is the family unit. I am not feeling much pity here. She blew it and now wants govt. welfare to save her.
She doesn't have those. I don't either. But i am similar situation but i have subsidized apartment. Social Security mine is $1,300 + $250 food stamps. she did something wrong to only receive $900 after a successful career.
@@schawnettarobinson8584 Yes it's harder than was back in the day. I have relatives who do very well. others who are like myself, just scrape by. But I am still being crucified by relatives for minor things that happened 20 years ago. And they were minor things -- like choosing not to appear at a family get together or involvement with drugs at the time. But you shouldn't turn your back on a family person unless they have done much more. But to some that was hurtful. So it is on me i guess. Because now i am in dog house for life with what should be family who could help me today but don't care. even though I've changed for the better they feel its too late. That's how people are.
@@schawnettarobinson8584 i can get by, but that's no fun. This country every thing so expensive. But thank you Schawnetta, you have a cute picture in your profile. All the best too you friend.😌
Young people BUY A HOUSE. live on your parents basement, work 2 jobs when you buy the house send every extra dollar to the principal you can. Pay your tithe and offering
Nobody born after 1950 has an excuse if they believe social security was going to be enough to live on. I know people living "paycheck to paycheck" making well over $100k per year because they spend as fast as the make. We've lost two very important things in this country... the family unit and the concept of saving for a rainy day.
Yeah but it's now required that both parents work in order to barely make it for many. You want the cause of erosion of family values? right there, our beloved capitalism says both parents got to work if you want to be able to save anything. Kids barely having any supervision.
@@fandam801 But that's a vicious cycle of bad choices and excuses. Yes, a single wage earner found it easier in the past to support a household but what he WASN'T paying for was a 700 channel TV package with nothing to watch and a high speed internet connection, vehicles and insurance for everyone in the house over 16, personal computers for everyone over the age of 12, and cellphones for everyone out of diapers. Face it, the "requirement" for two income households didn't start with rising prices, it started when the American dream became "keeping up with the Jones'" and in the blink of an eye became the unabashed need for instant gratification. What were once fantasies became realities that would be nice to haves that we came to think were necessities. Let's look at the natural progression... a young couple stumbles into a pile of debt and quickly sees the need for both spouses to work. That's their justification for two vehicles but nobody can explain how THAT ended up being two cars in the garage totaling north of $100K. Then there's the kids - since both parents work now they need to pay for child care. They've probably already made matters worse before they realize the lion's share the lesser earning spouse's income is swallowed up by self-inflicted expenses. And of course NONE of this is their fault, NONE of this could have been prevented, and it all can be improved not through establishing sensible priorities but by crying foul and shaking their fists at the gods.
This is not a Democratic or Republican issue. This is an ongoing American issue. It was bad enough during the 2008 recession, and now the pandemic. Trump was still president in 2020.
@@wturner777 It has always been a problem in America for people who do not pay their rent BUT it is much worse now mainly due to the rent moratorium imposed by the DIMocrats. Now the people that took advantage and paid nothing are feeling the heat and rightfully so.
