When someone tells you they’re living comfortably on Social Security alone, you usually assume they’re either lying or eating cat food for dinner.
Salem, New Jersey is the rare exception where your monthly check actually covers your monthly expenses without requiring you to choose between medication and meals.
This historic town in Salem County has somehow managed to resist the financial insanity that’s gripped the rest of New Jersey, where a shoebox apartment costs more than a mortgage used to.
Living on Social Security in most of New Jersey is like trying to fill a swimming pool with a teaspoon, but Salem makes it actually possible…