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From: ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net (ItsJoanNotJoAnn)
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On Sat, 15 Feb 2025 1:31:43 +0000, Dave Smith wrote:

> On 2025-02-14 7:27 p.m., ItsJoanNotJoAnn wrote:
>
>> On Fri, 14 Feb 2025 14:02:16 +0000, BryanGSimmons wrote:
>>>
>>> Jill is almost exactly the same age as me.  Her condo is paid off.
>>>
>>>
>> When did Jill move into a condo???
>
> Don't confuse Bryan with facts.
>
>
>>>
>>>
>>> 64 is a good age to retire.
>>>
>>>
>> Only if she wants to give up 30% of Social Security.
>
> Ouch. That is a big hit.
> I have to count my blessings. Our provincial government wanted to
> downsize and offered an early retirement package. I was eligible for
> full pension and benefits at 53. I would have liked to stay on until my
> son finished university but if I did not leave in that 6 month window I
> would have been stuck there for another 5 years. There was also the
> possibility of being laid off. Not thanks. I took it and ran and I have
> not looked back.
>
>
We got a new department manager, and he flew in from Houston
to meet us one on one.  He asked me where I saw myself in a
few years and I told him I was leaving at age 66 and one month
so I could receive full SS benefits.  At this time it was spring
and I was 64 and mid-summer he called and asked if he could get
me a full years salary, would I be willing to leave early?  Of
course!

After waiting for months I was presented with the choice of a
lump sum (no insurance) or I could continue my full salary and
all benefits for an entire year.  I chose the full salary and
benefits as I was 65 and when that year was up I slid right
into Social Security.