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PCB66

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2. I'm a retiree on a somewhat fixed income

Reply to BWdem4life (Original post)

Sun Feb 8, 2026, 10:24 AM

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All I get are modest COLA increases each year so my income has been pretty constant over the last few years.

This year I had to pay about $1800 less in Income tax. That is about $160 a month more spendable income each month.

That helps to offset the increased in health care and other things.

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