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Why Working Longer Is Not A Retirement Solution (Original Post) bucolic_frolic May 2024 OP
People have the option to retire at 62. That's still enough time to enjoy yourself with jimfields33 May 2024 #1
67 if you are born in 1960 mahina May 2024 #3
That's regular retirement but the 62 option is still jimfields33 May 2024 #4
You can start collecting Social Security at age 62. PoindexterOglethorpe May 2024 #5
62 is the earliest age you can collect Social Security. PoindexterOglethorpe Jul 2024 #6
The company I worked for shut down when I was 61. I drew unemployement until doc03 May 2024 #2

jimfields33

(18,837 posts)
1. People have the option to retire at 62. That's still enough time to enjoy yourself with
Sat May 4, 2024, 07:06 AM
May 2024

traveling, hanging out with friends or just watching tv. Retirement is what you make of it. It’s not not a one size fits all. Some people love to work and will never quit. Their choice.

jimfields33

(18,837 posts)
4. That's regular retirement but the 62 option is still
Sat May 4, 2024, 09:36 AM
May 2024

available. I’m under the 67 retirement too. I may wait to 70 if all goes well. I like the idea of a bigger check even if it’s later.

PoindexterOglethorpe

(26,727 posts)
6. 62 is the earliest age you can collect Social Security.
Tue Jul 16, 2024, 11:12 PM
Jul 2024

If you take it that early, your payout is reduced considerably from what it would be if you started collecting at age 70.

Full Retirement Age. It varies somewhat, depending on what year you were born. But what it means, and what most people do not seem to begin to understand, is that at that age (your Full Retirement Age) you can collect Social Security and continue to work, without any penalty to your SS payout. It's all rather complicated, but it's important to understand exactly how all this works.

doc03

(36,694 posts)
2. The company I worked for shut down when I was 61. I drew unemployement until
Sat May 4, 2024, 07:54 AM
May 2024

I was 62 then retired with 1 week short of 40 years' service. I was fortunate to retire with a
defined benefit pension and have not regretted it for one second. I worked in a steel mill where we
were exposed to every physical hazard and carcinogen known. I had ocular melanoma at 57 and
blood clots in my leg at 58 and 59. I am sure if I didn't retire at 62, I would not be alive today. At 76
I am in better physical condition then I was at 62. In my case taking retirement at 62 was a no brainer.
I feel sorry for the younger blue-collar generation that will not have that opportunity and most will probably
have to work until they are disabled or die.

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