On Long Island, N.Y., routine living costs are squeezing older residents, and even retirees who have some savings say day-to-day expenses are becoming harder to absorb.
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People who spoke with Newsday described paring back grocery purchases, postponing repairs, planning around sales, and questioning whether their fixed incomes will stretch far enough.
As Newsday reported, about 32,147 Long Island seniors were living in poverty in 2023, or 6.2% of older residents, up from 4.7% in 2013.
For some seniors, the strain shows up in small, everyday decisions about what to buy now, what to delay, and what to skip…