- Retiring-

[mockingbird812]

Big Congrats Keith! Have fun - keep busy! (I'm gittin' real close too)

[travlnz28]

Congratulations on a great career! Retirement is everything it's cracked up to be...Fantastic!!

[Burd]

Originally Posted by travlnz28

Congratulations on a great career! Retirement is everything it's cracked up to be...Fantastic!!

I retired early, Its almost call it a curse. Everyone stilll works. Lol

[Crush]

I’m almost there as well and I’m curious for those who have retired what do you do for health insurance, and social security? Take it early or wait?

[Bill Pritchard]

Originally Posted by Crush

for those who have retired what do you do for....social security? Take it early or wait?

Health insurance, there are too many variables for a definitive answer.

Social Security is much easier, just 'do the math'. You will come up with a break-even point, where at a certain age you will start being ahead of the game. No history of longevity of males in my family, so I took it at 62. If I live past 79 1/2, I will start losing money, but if that happens I will have outlived all the other males in my family history by far so I won't care.

[Salvatore]

Depends on how early and does your employer now offer health Ins. after you retire? My wife is going to retire at 65 instead of 66. She said its about an 85 dollar a month difference in her SS. She will go back on my healthcare plan as her secondary and take medicare as her primary. My opinion is to take the money when you can get it.

[Mr. Chevy]

Congrats!!

I could retire next year at 49 years old but not 100% certain I will "pull the plug"

Rich

[x77-69z28]

Congrats Keith! I have been retired since age 50. The thing I remember saying the most is “How did I get all this stuff done when I had a job?”
Buddy

[PeteLeathersac]

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Big congrats Keith!
Is this the end of an era for your family and the General or are your kids on board there too?

~ Pete

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[Lee Stewart]

We3lcome to the Retired Geezers Club Keith!