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yorbcbud
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| I wanted to know at what age Russians can, or do, retire? And is there any sort of pension for them? How do you get by after you stop working? |
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surfguy
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| Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2006 5:42 am Post subject: |
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| I was told that pensions are very low like $100.00 a month |
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MrSpice
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| Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2006 6:59 am Post subject: |
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| yorbcbud: Russia is still by and large a relatively poor country and is not a good place to retire for many reasons. Most of this forum's posters seem to have retired into obscurity. |
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overseas_expat
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| Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2006 7:56 am Post subject: |
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Russians are eligible to collect pensions at age 55 (the government is considering raising that age). The standard pension is approximately 3,200 rubles a month. That's a little over $100.  Not enough even for food....This is the reason one sees so many elderly people (mostly women) selling anything and everything on roadsides and street corners: one must find supplementary income in old age or one will starve.
An expat friend and I were talking about it once, this person has lived here in Russia over 10 years. She was talking about her future here, she said "That's the thing about Russia, you can never stop working and retire in this country. It just isn't possible."
Russia's aged population is in dire straits indeed. |
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yorbcbud
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| Posted: Sat Sep 30, 2006 1:28 am Post subject: |
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| overseas_expat wrote: | Russians are eligible to collect pensions at age 55 (the government is considering raising that age). The standard pension is approximately 3,200 rubles a month. That's a little over $100. Not enough even for food....This is the reason one sees so many elderly people (mostly women) selling anything and everything on roadsides and street corners: one must find supplementary income in old age or one will starve.
An expat friend and I were talking about it once, this person has lived here in Russia over 10 years. She was talking about her future here, she said "That's the thing about Russia, you can never stop working and retire in this country. It just isn't possible."
Russia's aged population is in dire straits indeed. |
Was it better in Communist times? |
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yorbcbud
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| MrSpice wrote: | | yorbcbud: Russia is still by and large a relatively poor country and is not a good place to retire for many reasons. Most of this forum's posters seem to have retired into obscurity. |
I think it's great. Less nonsense. Especially now that the garbage can was emptied, and removed entirely. A very good move in my opinion. To the moderators: well done. Smart move. |
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Zach10791
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| Posted: Sat Sep 30, 2006 1:41 am Post subject: |
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| yorbcbud wrote: | | To the moderators: well done. Smart move. |
Thanks.  |
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MrSpice
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| Zach10791 wrote: | | yorbcbud wrote: | | To the moderators: well done. Smart move. |
Thanks. |
I disagree. Now the site is almost dead. |
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surfguy
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| Well it is more peaceful here but someone contacted to my former chick over there and that is all over with now so I've been relatively docile. |
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krasatulya
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| Wait, what do you mean, Surfguy? |
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surfguy
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| She said dhe got an e-mail or her friend saw that there was talk about her or something and anyway she got pissed at me and went off! Said it was over. Then this just led into to weeks of hell. And now she says she wants a break and that it's over. And then of course it comes out that she met someone else-but says this happened since the e-mail because she was pssed so I don't know. Long Distance relationships are tough so I guess to be expected. It was a year of good times though. |
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krasatulya
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Oh, I'm sorry to hear that! I thought that you may have meant that, but wasn't sure. That truly is terrible, especially if it was sparked over something on or from the website  |
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surfguy
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| Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2006 6:38 pm Post subject: |
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| Yeah it's a bummer and I of course being so far away can't really do anything. Of course I didn't keep my cool either and really pissed her off even more. Who knows what will happen now as she is traveling again for the next month. Hopefully she'll chill out and come to her senses. But I doubt it. |
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Zach10791
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| I'm sorry to hear that too, surfguy. |
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mediashark
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| Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2006 8:08 pm Post subject: |
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| Yeah, real bummer. But maybe this sort of thing about your gf (even if you think it's over) should just be kept to PMs. That person may be still digging for dirt to fling! |
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