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I know a lot of retirees belong to this group and I am curious as to the age you retired and the age you took or will take social security benefits.

I retired at 60 and took my SS benefits at 62.

Hope this isn't out of line to ask-------guess I don't have enough to do today!
 
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Retired the first time at 62, second time at 68 took SS at 65 and 7 months. Don't know when the third time will be, LOL.
 
Retired and started SS at 66. Retiring is the best thing I ever did! I could use the extra money I had before retirement but the freedom to not have to get up early and work myself so hard for a company that no longer appreciates their employees is priceless.
 
I took semi retirement at 62 1/2. Went on COBRA to cover health care. Then the plan is to go to full retirement with medicare 9/1/13. I applied for SS but my financial advisor recommended that I cancel since I was going to work part time. (24 hr/wk). I'm lucky that I have an employer that is receptive to this and made generous annual deposites to my 401K. A profit sharing program instead of a conventional pension.
 
Retired this year at age 56 after working 34 years and 8 months. SS is way off in the distance for me.
 
Retired 1 1/2 years ago at 58 1/2 years old after 33 years of service with the state of Texas and 5 years at Baylor College of Medicine. Plan on taking SS as soon as I can.
 
I retired after 35 years in an elementary school classroom; a couple months shy of my 55th birthday. Ohio has its own teachers / public employs retirement systems (STRS / OPERS) so I will never see much, if anything, from the $$$$ I put into Social Security. Never ever thought about going back …
 
Retired from BNSF Railway after 42 1/2 years last year at age 60. Started collecting Railroad Retirement immediately and railroad workers can not collect Social Security because of having RRR. Thought retirement was going to be a good thing, but after spending my entire career on the road, I am now learning who my spouse of 42 years is, and she is learning about me. It has been a challenge to say the least and I can honestly say I miss work immensely. Not the Big Brother looking over your shoulder part, the reason I retired, but the actual work itself which I loved.

Rick (mtgrizzly52)
 
I retired from corporate America at 54 and started my own business. I work from home 95% of the time and enjoy the work I do. I'll be 63 in April and plan on really retiring around 65 or 66 which is also when I'll start drawing SS.

Jim Smith
 
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Retired at 59 after 36 years with my primary employer. Have been engaged in technical publications work as a 'volunteer' who happens to receive a small stipend ever since. Started SS at 62.
 
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I retired and took SS at 64... there's a slight reduction if you take SS before reaching full retirement age... usually a percentage depending on how early... I lost 6% at 64... the wife lost at lot more when she retired at 62.... fortunately I have a small pension from a previous job that picked up the slack in my SS...
 
I pulled the plug after working 37 years at the last job. I retired at 60 and started drawing SS at 62.
Retirement is great. I don't have time to work any more.
 
Retired from the Navy in 1993 after 22yrs. Currently in my 20th year teaching. Current plan is to stay another two years until 65 and then finally retire and take SS. Don't know if I can last that long. Getting burned out.
 
Retired at 52 under a public retirement system, everything I paid into SS was lost with the offset. Now I mess with things I enjoy, don't try to make too much money, because I would have to pay self employment tax, SS and I will never be able to draw it. Keeps me from making money, but anytime I get close, I know of some tools I "need" that will offset the income.

I have never looked back, life is too short to put up with work. We have 2 houses, a farm and 2 home shops to keep us busy. We can spend the day in the shop thinking about what we would like to do today, and put it off until tomorrow and our world will survive. Or we can spend the day with volunteer work and make other people happy, and we will still survive until tomorrow.
 
:eek::eek: I retired at age 62. From day one I figured out that the money I was going to receive from SS at retirement would never be enough to sustain a normal lifestyle. So through life I worked 2 or 3 jobs and all the exrta overtime I could get. Missed a lot of family get-to-gethers, but nobody went without. My wife had her own Bridal Shop, so money was never a problem. Any extra money was saved or invested. There are several things you should know about early retirement ahead of time. If you retire at 62, you will loose 25% of the payment you would have gotten at retirement age 65+. You will never get this back !! On the other hand it will take you 17 years to fall behind in payment. ( the money you are receiving ). If you take Cobra Insurance or stay with your Employers Insurance, you will be paying full price unless some agreement is made to cover you in writing. When I was workng I paid $204 every paycheck, or $408 a month for my wife and I. It was very good coverage. After I retired I paid $1560 a month for the same insurance out of pocket for 3 years plus co-pays. When I turned 65+ I was covered under SS for $96 a month plus co-pays plus standard drug coverage which includes the donut hole, where you pay 100% of the cost of drugs until you reach a certain amount of out of pocket expence. Most people never reach this level, I reach it in June. Next shocker is if your wife is younger than you ( mine is 4 years ) . When I went on SS the company insurance droped her, because you are no longer with the company insurance. Try getting health ins. at age 62. This has since changed with health care reform, but even though they have to provide you ins., it's at their price. I ended up paying $1038 every 3 months with a $5000 deductable through state ins. for 4 more years. It's hard to believe that after working all your life so you could take early retirement, health insurance will be your biggest expence. Even over taxes. I love retirement !! I have my house, flower gardens, lawn, animals, my cars, and my workshop. Best of all we have our time to spend as we please. If the weather is bad, you don't go out !! We have time to enjoy the Grand kids and travel when we please . That old saying " nothing to do and all day to do it " Don't believe it !!!! The days and the years get shorter. Enjoy live and whom and what surronds you !! Jim S
 
I retired right after coming home from Viet Nam in 1970 went back to work in 1983. I had a blast, which is good because at 65 I have another 10 or 12 years to work before I can pull the plug.

I do a job I like and fortunately they seem to like me so as long as I keep my head down I should be okay.

I just wish I had known, and had my wife with me back then.

Life is full of regrets, and I have her now so all is good.we were both different people back then.
 
retired at 61 1/2 and started SS at 62 after some real serious calculating. i figured that the better gamble for me was to take it now. it would take 18 years after starting if waited to make up what i am getting until older age.
 
Retired @ 60 and on surviving spouse SS until 66 in which I drop her's and take mine at full benefits. Work up to 20 hrs a week at Rockler as sales associate. If you like toys why not work at a toy store? One more year until full retirement.
 
Retired at 60 after 36 years in education... then I realized that I spend more and make less retired. My Hobbies are too expensive (just now finishing a new 24x30 shop and bought a boat) so I'm back at school working from 7 - 12 with the Challenger program for students that are at risk of dropping out. No SS for most Texas teachers.
 
P.S. Another thing I forgot to make note of. If you retire before 65+ and you have a part time job, You can only make up to $1100 a month before having to pay back $1 for every $2 in wage above this amount. ( this may have changed somewhat since I retired.) After retirement age there is no limit except the amount you will pay on income tax. Also if you have income over and above SS you may end up paying income tax on your SS as well, depending on your tax bracket. Jim S
 
I retired at age 55. I don't plan to collect SS until age 67 or later. My biggest expense right now is health insurance at about $1200 a month. I wake up every day thankful that I was able to retire relatively young. My main problem is that I don't have enough time each day to do all the things I want to do. So many possibilities. Life is beautiful (and so is my wife!).
 
Retired from the Air Force after 24 years in 1986 and went right into teaching college. Been doing that for 27 years. Started drawing full SS at 66. I'm paid well, do what I love (teach) and have more free time than I know what to do with. I'm going on 70 and have no intention on retiring any time soon.
 
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