tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37147734.post3945292613940391058..comments2024-02-05T03:19:36.585-05:00Comments on Living Almost Large: Taking Social SecurityLiving Almost Largehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06594523259748625997noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37147734.post-57492456746865353112008-01-31T11:20:00.000-05:002008-01-31T11:20:00.000-05:00Problem is that can you afford to retire at 62 wit...Problem is that can you afford to retire at 62 without medical insurance until Medicare at 65 kicks in? If you can then go for it at 62, especially if you think your husband will die before 77.<BR/><BR/>However if your husband lives longer than 77, then you're behind since you won't get the bump up until he dies. <BR/><BR/>Also if you can't live on SS alone and have little assets to pay for medical insurance, and need to work to supplement your income, you'll be better off not taking SS until 65+.Living Almost Largehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06594523259748625997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37147734.post-19136836889367207672008-01-31T00:01:00.000-05:002008-01-31T00:01:00.000-05:00I thought I read an article that said married wome...I thought I read an article that said married women should take the early SS payment at 62 because they would likely outlive their spouse and then get the 'bump up' SS payment of their husband's SS benefit once the husband passed away. I am positive I will outlive my spouse if we go based on genetic medical history.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37147734.post-22845269829884968682008-01-29T12:06:00.000-05:002008-01-29T12:06:00.000-05:00I would like the option to opt out of the social i...I would like the option to opt out of the social insecurity system. Hopefully this broken system goes away sooner than politicians pretending to fix it every election year. It is my intention to take care of myself, and I feel this system will retire long before I do.Jim ~ mydebtblog.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12831157334066115572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37147734.post-89222983852584026692008-01-29T11:08:00.000-05:002008-01-29T11:08:00.000-05:00I wrote about this a week or so ago. Apparently t...I wrote about this a week or so ago. Apparently the number of baby boomers taking their Social Security at age 62 is right around 50%. This strikes me as an amazingly high figure.Grace.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03557395027685855901noreply@blogger.com