Growing up, Ryan and his family often went on hiking and skiing trips in the Colorado Rocky Mountains.[7][13] Since Ryan shares his first name with his father and to avoid confusion while growing up he went by the nickname, "P.D." (Paul Davis) but it was often mistaken for 'Petey' making Ryan dislike it.[14] Ryan was only 16 when he found his father lying in bed dead. Ryan's father, grandfather and great-grandfather all died from heart attacks at ages 55, 57 and 59 respectively, which inspired his later interest in health and exercise.[13] After his father's death, Ryan's grandmother, who suffered from Alzheimer's disease, moved in with his family and he helped care for her.[15] His father’s death provided Ryan with Social Security benefits until his 18th birthday, which he used to pay for his education at Miami University of Ohio.[16]
As a junior at Joseph A. Craig High School in Janesville, Ryan was elected class president, which made him prom king and gave him a seat on the school board—his first foray into politics.[15] He ran track his sophomore and senior years, was on his high school's varsity soccer team and played basketball in a Catholic league.[17][18][19] He was also a member of the the student council, the Latin club, the history club, the letterman's club, the outdoors club, the International Geographic Society, the pep club, the ushers club and the Model U.N.[17]
Guess what? My bother died young and left two teenage children. His social security benefits paid about enough for them to live on. My niece and nephew had to get scholarships, grants and loans to get through college. The benefits cease at age 18.
Does anyone see a problem here?
What an impressive list of activities in High School — plus letterman and class president. I guess he just didn’t have time to participate in the local Choom Gang.
I don’t have a clue what you’re talking about! Where’s the problem?
The story that I read about the SS payments was that he saved the money to help pay for his college. Everyone knows that the SS would not have been enough to cover his expenses. My mother received SS for us when my dad died, but she needed the money to help pay the bills. It was not a lot of money. She also got money from the Veterans Administration for us.
The story that I read about the SS payments was that he saved the money to help pay for his college. Everyone knows that the SS would not have been enough to cover his expenses. My mother received SS for us when my dad died, but she needed the money to help pay the bills. It was not a lot of money. She also got money from the Veterans Administration for us.
A problem? No
My mother did the same thing for us 3 kids.
My father died when I was 5, leaving Mom a widow at 30 with 3 kids
My mother collected social security benefits for us 3 kids and banked most of it
We lived off her income as part-time nurse and teacher, some insurance money, and rental income from a paid-off duplex my Mom and Dad bought before he died
She saved our SS benefits to pay for college aducations. All 3 of kids. No loans.
and BTW- for some years now, SS benefits have continued to age 22 if you are full time in school