It's been a helluva lot longer than that; I quit working 10 years ago and could have eked by on the 8% my money market was paying....that rate evaporated within a year.
So I did what millions of others have done - put 'pressure on the system' and went on the Social Security tit at the very first opportunity, instead of waiting until age 66 or 67.
“So I did what millions of others have done - put ‘pressure on the system’ and went on the Social Security tit at the very first opportunity, instead of waiting until age 66 or 67.”
Same here. Couldn’t see waiting another 5-6 years to let the Fed government hold my money and decrease the time I have to spend what is left. I know I’m alive today, I can’t say the same thing 5-6 years from now.