"Kalmia" <>
> Polly - I ONLY paid in to Social Security for about 40 years. Benefit as
> 'spouse' is
> higher than mine would be. And for the curious, only parts of me are 120
> years old - mostly my hands and aching back. Polly

Maybe I'd better look into that spouse amount.

It's hard to believe that someone can get more for sitting home on
one's ass rather than working for 40 years. I still think there's
something you're not telling us.

Did you ever make more than minimum wage in those 40 years?

There were 2 'hard to believes' when we retired. Besides the 'as spouse'
thing, we were surprised at how much working was costing. Car expenses,
lunch money and mascara really add up. I only do mascara for the beauty
contest down at the feed store now. Sometimes a cow wins. Polly