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[MCU] How does Bucky make money/afford to live?

Does he get army backpay/a pension? How much would he have?
gpt
I haven't seen Falcon and Winter Soldier yet.  But otherwise, Bucky basically has a few different stages of life.

1.  In WW2, Bucky was in the military, and received military pay.
2. As a brainwashed servant of Hydra, Bucky was provided all he needed by that organization.
3. After being freed from Hydra's control, Bucky relied on his secret spy knowledge.  He knew where old Hydra safehouses were, and basically stocked up on bug-out bags and caches of cash.
4. After Civil War, Bucky lived in Wakanda as a guest of the royal family.
5. After Endgame, Bucky was (from what I've heard) pardoned.  As such, he'd be entitled to about 80 years of back pay from the US Army.