1994-2017 - 23 years - $1500+ per month. I don’t know how the other poster came up with 17 years. The mother COULD have had a very good paying job OR she could have put off retiring until later instead of taking SS at age 65 - that choice added considerably to some retirees monthly benefit before the age was changed.
“”A third possibility is that she was collecting on husband’s income.””
Absolutely true - how come none of us thought of that? It didn’t even cross my mind. I guess we can assume her husband was deceased or the son wouldn’t have been receiving her SS benefits...
Good thinking! It sure shows how easy it is to grab onto something without expanding on the first thought that comes to mind.