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Our grandkids love swimming in our pool. We have them over at least once a week.

I am age 65....my wife is 61. I am planning to take SS at age 70. If my wife takes her social security benefit at 62....at age 70 when I start my benefits would her benefit change to 50% of my FRA benefit....or does she have to continue with her benefit until I die at which time she could...

Here is my situation. I am 61 and may take SS at 62. My benefit amounts are 62 $1881, 66 $2494 and 70 $3293. My wife is 57 and will take SS at 67. Her benefits are 62 $579, 67 $803 and 70 $1,017. How much would she qualify for base on my benefit amount?

I had a nightmare with CitiBank. Was attempting to refinance my 1st and 2nd mortgage...both of which were currently with Citi. The delays and request for information and re-requests for information went on and on...over 100 days. I finally sent a letter to the processing unit head and...

Brew...I am not spaming...just asking a question!

I went to a seminar yesterday called "Get Motivated". The seminar had a lot of good speakers like Steve Forbes and Colin Powell. Phil Town who wrote the book Rule #1: The Simple Strategy for Successful Investing in Only 15 Minutes a Week! was also a speaker and he was pitching an investing...

I run 3.5 miles 5 days a week. Looking to increase that when I RE...will have more time to run and cool down!

I will be in the same boat as you. I am planning on rolling my pension and take distributions from my 401K until I am 59 1/2...the 72T while an option...I do not like the lack of flexibility. Also my profit sharing plan...while it doesn't have a lot of options (S&P Index, Foreign index, Russel...

Great story GatorBuzz...I didn't wake up until I was 40...you will get to FI quicker than you think. I am now 53 and will be retiring at 55 1/2. Keep reading and planning. This website is a terrific education. Keep it going...you have MO on your side now!