Fewer hot showers, less meat: How retirees on fixed incomes are dealing with inflation (2024)

Leslie Morgan is doing everything she can to save money: She quit smoking, cut back on groceries and is rationing hot showers so she can keep her water heater off for days at a time.

But it hasn’t been enough, she says. Rent, food and utilities are all becoming more expensive, making it tough for the retired teacher to make ends meet on roughly $3,000 a month in pension and Social Security payments.

Fewer hot showers, less meat: How retirees on fixed incomes are dealing with inflation (2024)
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