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After Her Husband Died, Patricia Lost His Social Security Income — How a Pittsburgh Retiree Is Coping on $1,800 a Month
The kitchen table at Patricia Novak’s house in Pittsburgh’s South Hills neighborhood is covered in…
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She Worked 32 Years for USPS and Still Can’t Afford a New Roof — Patricia Novak’s Fight to Stretch a Fixed Income
The coupon binder was the first thing I noticed when I walked into Patricia Novak’s…
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A Pittsburgh Widow on a Fixed Pension Discovered Thousands in Relief She Almost Never Claimed
Roughly 14.7 million Americans over age 65 live on annual incomes below $25,000, according to…
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She Lost $1,190 a Month When Her Husband Died. Three Years Later, Patricia Found Out She’d Been Leaving Benefits Unclaimed
Patricia Novak was at her kitchen table in Pittsburgh’s Beechview neighborhood, a stack of grocery…
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A Retired Postal Worker Told Me She’s One Broken Furnace Away From Financial Ruin — And She’s Not Alone
The conventional wisdom about retirement goes something like this: work long enough, save steadily, claim…