Deborah Jacobs, a boomer, zeroes in on those accustomed to living on home equity and credit who are worried about living comfortably in retirement.

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The most likely situation is that the grandparents are living comfortably on the national pension, plus their own savings, and enjoying almost free medical care, while planning to enroll in a nursing care program for which they will pay only a fraction of the cost.

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" My dogs are living more comfortably than I am, " quips Tay, 27.

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Five years later he was the minister, living very comfortably indeed.

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"Increasingly we're dealing with the 'new homeless', people who have been living fairly comfortably until hit by job loss, family break-up or another crisis, " its chief executive Carol O'Bryan said.

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With 4, 800 square feet of living space, the home sleeps 12 comfortably and includes a formal living room with baby grand piano, family room and kitchen that each open out onto the courtyard, as well as a library and dining room.

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When authority officials went to investigate, they discovered a community of about a dozen adults, some with children, living contentedly and quite comfortably off the land.

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