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Old 08-26-2018, 08:23 PM   #41
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LXIII ( add one more at the end of the year )

yes i am old enough to have learned Roman Numerals at school ( and Latin basics )

try existing a week in Italy with sign language , and some basic Latin .. NOW THAT IS ADVENTURE
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Old 08-26-2018, 08:43 PM   #42
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71 but mentally I feel 49 and physically I feel 59 on a good day !
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Old 08-26-2018, 08:54 PM   #43
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I have always felt like I am in the 60s, even when I was in the 40s.

My body is catching up with my mind.
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Old 08-27-2018, 07:57 AM   #44
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My wife and I were both born in 1959, and we are both 59. We are both on pensions, and not sure if we want SS before 72. We do not plan on 'needing' SS at any point.
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Old 08-27-2018, 07:59 AM   #45
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LXIII ( add one more at the end of the year )

yes i am old enough to have learned Roman Numerals at school ( and Latin basics )

try existing a week in Italy with sign language , and some basic Latin .. NOW THAT IS ADVENTURE
I was stationed in Naples Italy for 3 years working as an MP. You can do a lot in Italy with sign, though the military ran us through a class on all of the gestures.
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Old 08-27-2018, 08:09 AM   #46
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I remember nine planets and 48 stars on the flag, black & white TVs and black rotary dial telephones. Long distance phone calls were horribly expensive so the only time they were made was when somebody was born or died, and maybe Christmas.
Lucky you having a telephone and TV!
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Old 08-27-2018, 08:14 AM   #47
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Since I was always way younger than my clients, if the subject of age came up my response was "I was born when there was still 48 stars on the flag". That worked for them.
There were only 48 stars? Really?

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Old 08-27-2018, 08:15 AM   #48
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DW & I both have birthdays in September. She'll be 50, and I'll be 46. I considered myself a Young(ish) Dreamer when I found this site. Not so much anymore.
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Old 08-27-2018, 08:20 AM   #49
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Old 08-27-2018, 08:23 AM   #50
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Old 08-27-2018, 08:51 AM   #51
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.not sure if we want SS before 72
Even if you don't want it, it would make sense to start taking it at 70. Waiting any longer is just throwing money away.
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Old 08-27-2018, 09:05 AM   #52
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Even if you don't want it, it would make sense to start taking it at 70. Waiting any longer is just throwing money away.
True - no increase to SS under current law for delaying draw beyond age 70.

But this does beg a question. If you indeed delay your application beyond age 70, will you receive all the back payments that would have been due since age 70 such as in a lump sum?

BTW currently age 53 -- One of the very first GenXers. Ceased employment at age 47.
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But this does beg a question. If you indeed delay your application beyond age 70, will you receive all the back payments that would have been due since age 70 such as in a lump sum?
The lump sum amount SS pays is limited to six months of retroactive benefits. So I suppose that means the actual deadline for taking SS is age 70.5.
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Old 08-27-2018, 09:16 AM   #54
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I'm 57 and DW is 58. I retired 5 years ago and she retired 2 years ago. Life is good.
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The lump sum amount SS pays is limited to six months of retroactive benefits. So I suppose that means the actual deadline for taking SS is age 70.5.
I guess. As long as you enjoy giving interest-free 6 month loans to the Social Security Administration.
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