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  • 7 Tips for Living Comfortably on Social Security Alone, Dec 22, 2021
    1. Pay off all high-interests debts as soon as possible. N/A (don’t do debt)
    2. Government support programs, for lower income people. N/A
       Healthcare vastly important for retires, ‘Big 3’ – Access, Quality, and Cost. TBD
    3. ’70/100/124′ – WHEN to start draw social security (62/67/70). TBD
    4. ‘OPM’ – Other Peoples Money (if other people benefit from your money). N/A
    5. ‘Subs’ – cancel ALL automatic subscriptions, wait 30 days to see which ones you really miss, if any. TBD
    6. ‘Call Uber’. Sell car(s), use alternative means of transportation, incl. ride-share services. TBD
    7. ‘Curly+ Billy Crystal’ (from The City Slickers-movie),
       • ‘find the one thing’ – the thing where focus time and money is spent on, could be spent on
         (and reverse – don’t spend lots of money on something you only do 10 min a week
  • 7 Social Security Mistakes that Cost Thousands in Retirement, Mar 8, 2021
    1. (#7) Not knowing the earnings limits (applies before reaching full retirement age)
    2. (#6) Spousal benefit, when to file
    3. (#5)
    4. (#4)
    5. (#3) ‘Missing the 35 best years’
    6. (#2) Understanding taxes on SS, missing Provisional Income; two sets of rules – Federal and States’
    7. (#1)
  • 10 MONEY MISTAKES to AVOID in Retirement, Aug 16, 2021
    1. Taking SS too early or too late
    2. ‘Scroodged Savings’ – essentially being stupid about not spending sufficiently for a decent life
    3. ‘Super Trade’ – don’t believe your extra time will make you a great/better investor (as known fact, over time no professionals beat indeces)
    4. ‘Uncle Sam’ – remember to pay taxes, put money away for
    5. ‘Advice from Friends’
    6. ‘Too Conservative’ – too quickly moving investments from higher-risk/return vehicles (stocks) to lower-risk/returns vehicles (bond)
    7. ‘Mismanaged $’
    8. ‘Spendies/Calibration’ – don’t start spending too much first year
    9. ‘Spouse’ – a couple needs to be on same page on how to spend money
    10. ‘A #1’ – not focusing on yourselves vs supporting adult children etc.
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  • The 3 Best FREE Online Social Security Calculators,
  • 3 of the Best FREE Online Social Security Calculators, Jan 23, 2021
    1. Retirement Estimator: ssa.gov/benefits/retirement/estimator.html
    2. Bank Rate Retirement Calculator: bankrate.com/retirement/calculators/social-security-benefits-calculator/
    3. Longevity ssa.gov/OACT/population/longevity.html
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• What Happens to Your Social Security if You Retire in Your 50s?
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