Well…I know there has been a lot of discussion about what the SS cost of living percentage for next year was going to be and I even wrote one of these about the speculation…as of today, it was announced that the raise is going to be 5.9%, higher than any raise in over 40 years and I am smiling about it…..that means almost 130 bucks a month extra for me and I can use the cash even though I’m already putting almost a grand a month in the bank from my check now…so, that means that this raise is going to buy me lots of stuff that I would have waited on…like my new snowies or a garage door opener or a weight machine…all three of them would only be around 750 bucks so that would leave almost half of the raise left over…I know I have to plan for higher food prices that I’m already seeing…there is no cheap protein any more so I’ll need to look at what is cheap….I did get some American and Swiss cheese singles that are 12ozs for only 1.35 at aldis so I am going to make some grilled cheeses with that stuff….I know they’re not good for you but they are cheap and I haven’t had one in years and years….and they’re only about 300 cals so that should help….<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Well…I know there has been a lot of discussion about what the SS cost of living percentage for next year was going to be and I even wrote one of these about the speculation…as of today, it was announced that the raise is going to be 5.9%, higher than any raise in over 40 years … Continue reading It’s official…<\/span>