jamarynn1 wrote:
I retired at 62 and started drawing ss because:
#1 - if I had had to stay at my job one.more.day I'd probably be wearing *orange* shortly afterward....lol. It was worth it to me to put that place behind me before I went postal and threw my computer at the boss.
#2 - I am a widow and I was entitled to what my late husband's ss would have been at his age, which would have been 64, so that added a few dollars to what I would normally be getting at 62. MY ss entitlement just sat there and "percolated" until I reached full age at 66, at which time I got more than what I was getting on his.
#3 (and what REALLY swayed me) - I met a great guy who was retired and wanted to go traveling and he sure as tootin' didn't want to sit home and watch TV until I turned 65, so I retired, sold my house, we bought a fiver and we've been part-time gypsies for five years now. We come back to Florida to his house when things start cooling down...temperature, that is....
My father and husband both died at relatively early ages and didn't get to do the things they planned for retirement. I have never regretted taking social security early so that I could retire early and enjoy life while I still have good health. Besides, I've never seen a Brink's Armored Car following a hearse, have you?
I like the way you think! Enjoy your retirement for all it's worth!! :B
