We are not congress, we worked for a living, we don’t want to work till we die! We didn’t get months off, or able to do insider trading to make millions, or travel at the expense of the tax payers.
I retired 12 years ago at age 62 after working since I was 16.I have enjoyed my life since and collected more than if I had continued working.You don’t know how long your life will be or your health will hold up. I don’t regret it for one second
Before I retired I did a comparison chart based on what I paid into SS and none of us are guaranteed we will live until tomorrow. I based my total amount that I would get (not counting any COLA increases) on my life expectancy just to get an idea. I did better collecting at 62. If I live until 80, I will have collected more than if I had waited to collect at 65 at 30%. I saved my original paperwork from SS to show what I paid in each year. The trade off was not worth holding off. And I did take into consideration that I would get 30% more if I waited.
Agree! I did pretty much the same. I retired at age 63 but continued to work part time. I took SS benefits at age 67 when I stopped working part time. I was going to hold out until age 70 but decided that ,based on life expectancy, it might not be worth waiting til 70. I think I made the right choice. Time will tell! I’ve been enjoying my retirement and doing so many things I didn’t have time for while working!
I agree!! Enjoy life!!
I started working at the age of 15 with a work permit. I took my SS at 62. I agree with Stephen, we don’t know how long we’ll live, plus if we waited until 70 would we ever make up the difference of the total amount we could have been getting? I doubt it.
I took mine at 62. In 68 now.
Like the rest of you, I figured it all up and I took the money as soon as I could. You don’t know if you will be here tomorrow, plus the older you get the less you feel like doing anything exciting. I say get it while you can.
My husband and I took it at 62 and are now 73. Glad we took it as soon as we could.
For me it depends on the work I am doing and the environment I am in. I am glad now, so I will work further.
Yes they know that by poisoning us with all the chemicals in our food , water, air and all the damn drugs they pump us full most of us won’t make it much past 70 now days ! The government got it figured out they win no matter what ! I retired at 63 during Covid. Work your ass off doing the right things all your life while these bastards that have been running the country gave free handouts to millions of illegals! Bullshit ! Retire soon as you can and enjoy some of your time!
We are not congress, we worked for a living, we don’t want to work till we die! We didn’t get months off, or able to do insider trading to make millions, or travel at the expense of the tax payers.
I retired 12 years ago at age 62 after working since I was 16.I have enjoyed my life since and collected more than if I had continued working.You don’t know how long your life will be or your health will hold up. I don’t regret it for one second
Before I retired I did a comparison chart based on what I paid into SS and none of us are guaranteed we will live until tomorrow. I based my total amount that I would get (not counting any COLA increases) on my life expectancy just to get an idea. I did better collecting at 62. If I live until 80, I will have collected more than if I had waited to collect at 65 at 30%. I saved my original paperwork from SS to show what I paid in each year. The trade off was not worth holding off. And I did take into consideration that I would get 30% more if I waited.
Agree! I did pretty much the same. I retired at age 63 but continued to work part time. I took SS benefits at age 67 when I stopped working part time. I was going to hold out until age 70 but decided that ,based on life expectancy, it might not be worth waiting til 70. I think I made the right choice. Time will tell! I’ve been enjoying my retirement and doing so many things I didn’t have time for while working!
I agree!! Enjoy life!!
I started working at the age of 15 with a work permit. I took my SS at 62. I agree with Stephen, we don’t know how long we’ll live, plus if we waited until 70 would we ever make up the difference of the total amount we could have been getting? I doubt it.
I took mine at 62. In 68 now.
Like the rest of you, I figured it all up and I took the money as soon as I could. You don’t know if you will be here tomorrow, plus the older you get the less you feel like doing anything exciting. I say get it while you can.
My husband and I took it at 62 and are now 73. Glad we took it as soon as we could.
For me it depends on the work I am doing and the environment I am in. I am glad now, so I will work further.
Yes they know that by poisoning us with all the chemicals in our food , water, air and all the damn drugs they pump us full most of us won’t make it much past 70 now days ! The government got it figured out they win no matter what ! I retired at 63 during Covid. Work your ass off doing the right things all your life while these bastards that have been running the country gave free handouts to millions of illegals! Bullshit ! Retire soon as you can and enjoy some of your time!