athena53
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In all seriousness, being beyond the second bend point, SS wise , played into my decision to RE. Not leaving much on the table by doing this.
That wasn't part of my decision but I calculated later that if I'd worked until 65 instead of retiring at 61, my SS would have gone up by a whole $50/month. In my last year my employers and I paid about $12K into SS. Throwing another $50K or so into SS over the next 4 years for another $50/month would not have been a very good return- not to mention the extra Medicare premiums, which would get me nothing at all.