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Personal Finance and Investing

rickford66

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6. It's the only way to know all your options.

Reply to question everything (Reply #5)

Tue Jun 9, 2020, 09:44 PM

Jun 2020

We had the added situation where my late wife was British and never worked long enough to collect on her own. Plus having the young son at our age. Our real luck was getting retired just the month before my 65th birthday. My medical from work ended the last day in Sept. and my Medicare started the first day in Oct. even though my bday is the 20th. Also, a lot of people are confused about losing some SS if they also work. Best to ask in person about everything.

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Calculating Spousal Social Security benefits [View all] question everything Jun 2020 OP

Glenn Ruffanach underpants Jun 2020 #1

Thanks! JoeOtterbein Jun 2020 #2

Interesting article. Thanks for posting . . . Journeyman Jun 2020 #3

Everyone should go in for an interview a year before they want to retire. rickford66 Jun 2020 #4

Same here. Actually, we went when I reached my retirement age question everything Jun 2020 #5

It's the only way to know all your options. rickford66 Jun 2020 #6

Pretty good example of why collecting at the earliest possible age is often PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 2020 #7

Depends on how long one expects to live. Considering inflation and investing the early money progree Jun 2020 #9

The break even point is a LOT earlier than age 84. PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 2020 #11

Yes, it's 78 (IIRC) if you don't consider investment return or inflation progree Jun 2020 #12

Inflation has been remarkably low in the past several decades. PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 2020 #13

I looked at recent inflation data as well as longer term inflation data in coming up with progree Jun 2020 #14

i want to apologize for seeming to argue with you. PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 2020 #15

Believe it or not, AARP is one of the best sources I've found. I had gone to an interview and the alwaysinasnit Jun 2020 #8

Bookmark. SS benefits. nt littlemissmartypants Jun 2020 #10

There's also a book out there, PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 2020 #16