So, I made a decision...

[lunatica]

7. Two days ago, a day after my 66th birthday

I applied for Divorced Spouse benefits which is my ex-husband's Social Security while I'm still working.

Just in case this may come in handy for you in the future, you can get your complete Social Security benefits and also work full time, without any limit in pay once you turn 66. That's what I'm doing.

I can get my own Social Security benefits but I'm entitled to the amount which is higher. It turns out that my full Social Security benefits are less than half of my ex-husbands. Divorced Spouses only get half the benefits that the husband/wife gets from his own Social Security. Also, my getting half his SS benefits does not affect him or his subsequent children or wives benefits. So it's a win win for everyone. In 30 days or so I will be getting over a $1000 dollars more a month and still have my entire salary too.

And if by any chance I end up getting more in my own Social Security benefits, which will still be taken out of my salary, the SS Administration will give me the larger amount. But I can only get one, not both, so keep that in mind too.

You may be able to get legitimate work in three years.

Congratulations to ending the pain in the ass corporate drudgery! For now I'm still able to live with it, and the psychological lift I've gotten by getting the large chunk of extra money every month has me feeling much better!