Countless seniors depend on Social Security to pay the bills in retirement. And even though those benefits aren't enough to live on, if you have an additional income source, you can use them not only to cover your basic expenses, but to enjoy certain luxuries. As of September 2017, the average monthly Social Security benefit was $1,372. Here are just a handful of the things that sum of money can buy you.
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