Not huge by any means, Ford Motor modest monthly + Social Security. We are fairly frugal, I have to this point been able to maintain just about everything saving maintenance and repair labor. We come close to living on the modest income, only tapping nest egg slightly. House was paid off some years ago, all bills are current, should have a top credit rating. Send be a private E-mail address, I just might provide more detail, but not going to go to the world with it. :) peter green wrote: > Carl Denk wrote: > >> I don't know about age! At 70, and retired, I got a $10,000 USD limit >> platinum Mastercard recently. To get a low limit card (for dealing with >> possible risky situations) would have been more difficult. >> >> > Afaict getting a card with a decent limit is mostly about two things: > income and credit rating trouble is the vast majority of the income is > her husbands. > > What is your retirement income like? > > note: i'm in the uk, things may vary by country. > -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist