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AARP Warns Puerto Ricans Have Less Than $400 in Emergency Savings on Average
2 updates over 9 days — last updated Sep 22, 2026
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AARP Warns Puerto Ricans Have Less Than $400 in Emergency Savings on Average
via Radio Isla
José Acarón, executive director of AARP in Puerto Rico, said on the program Puestos Pa' la Mañana that the average person in Puerto Rico has less than $400 saved for emergencies.
Social Security COLA Increase May Not Go as Far in Puerto Rico, AARP Warns
via Primera Hora
A projected 3.6% Social Security cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for 2027, averaging $75 more per month, is welcome but may not have the same impact in Puerto Rico as in the mainland US, according to José Acarón, state director of AARP Puerto Rico, a…