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> 2. Avg social security is ~25k/yr (mostly untaxed) Where are you getting that number? One source I found said that the average SS benefit in January 2019 wa
by mbbutler 7y ago
> 2. Avg social security is ~25k/yr (mostly untaxed)
Where are you getting that number?
One source I found said that the average SS benefit in January 2019 was $1461/month which works out to $17.5k/year. [0] This seems to agree with the SSA's snapshot from May. [1]
[0] https://money.usnews.com/money/retirement/social-security/articles/2018-08-20/how-much-you-will-get-from-social-security https://money.usnews.com/money/retirement/social-security/ar...
[1] https://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/quickfacts/stat_snapshot/ https://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/quickfacts/stat_snapshot/