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>>Meanwhile, I turn 66 in early 2020 and am taking full retirement benefits. It’s all I have. After moving to rural KY it’s also all I need.<<

Bummer. I am a few years from retirement (whatever that means) and have planned to not get a single dime of SS.

When I start taking SS will depend on my whim and whether I think the $$ will be there or not. Maybe if I want ti travel a bit more or something like that.

No offense but depending on SS is probably not a really good plan.

82 posted on 08/15/2018 1:37:25 PM PDT by freedumb2003 ("Trump is such a liar. He said we'd be tired from all this winning" (/dfwgator 7/27/18))

To: freedumb2003

No offense but depending on SS is probably not a really good plan.

I agree. I will throw out that I’m eligible for pretty much the maximum, and my wife’s isn’t bad. Since they are not taxed, and our monthly expenses will be around $1,000 - $1500 a month, it will work.

I also plan on continuing my IT job while I take SS, hopefully dramatically increasing what nest-egg we have.

I look at SS like this: If the government gets in such a bad way that they can’t pay my SS, then my SS will be the least of my problems. Having enough lead will be a bigger issue. Our place already has all the food and water we need should it get bad, but I don’t expect it to.

90 posted on 08/15/2018 6:37:59 PM PDT by cuban leaf (The US will not survive the obama presidency. The world may not either.)

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