I`ll start this old topic from the other forum. There are new people on here and they may like to share their thoughts on this. Oswald worked for $1.25 an hour according to most sources. That is a grand old $50.00 a week or $100.00 every 2 weeks. I don`t know how often Oswald was paid. According to the Warren Commission Oswald left that Friday morning (Nov. 22, 1963) leaving Marina his wedding ring and $170.00. The inflation calculator I used on the internet says that $170.00 is equalivant to $1,297.76 in 2013 money. How did Oswald get that much money? They never had money for anything. I think someone put a chart on the other forum concerning how Oswald was able to obtain such as large amount of money. I know he was frugal, but come on! Oswald was able to move about between Fort Worth, Dallas, and New Orleans. He went to Russia for Pete`s sake. He went to Mexico City (probably). He bought guns and from what I`ve read, he didn`t keep a job long. What I`m suggesting is that perhaps the CIA paid him noney to give to Marina. He was going away for a long time or forever and I suggest he left her that money to help her along with the kids and all. Any thoughts??