I was 65, had to wait until I could get Medicare. But you are right, it IS wonderful, and I feel lucky that I was smart enough to save as much as I could over the years, as it helps make retirement (so far) to be less stressful.
“I was smart enough to save as much as I could over the years, as it helps make retirement (so far) to be less stressful.”
Saving as much as possible, and living way below your means during work years, is so smart. We just saw a movie from 2010 where hotshots making a ton of money lived high off the hog. Company downsized, they were RIFed, and they couldn’t survive for three months. Insane.