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rickford66

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

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Tue Jun 9, 2020, 10:20 PM

Jun 2020

Relying on an advice column might be OK, but why not get the options from the SS office directly. We made appointments and went right in a year ahead. Then when we were both ready for Medicare, I happened to get "retired" so we went in and found out all the options we had. Signed up for Medicare, SS and payments for our adopted son who was still in HS.

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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