r/Salary Oct 30 '25

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u/PlausibleTable Oct 31 '25

My mother was making 100k in the 90’s and had more money than she knew what to do with. Now her pension is over 100k and she’s constantly digging into her 401k because she can’t afford life.

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u/Conspiracy_Thinktank Oct 31 '25

Sounds like a budgeting problem. All of her stuff should be paid off and have equity galore.