Everything between your last paycheck and a retirement you actually enjoy: savings and income, Social Security, Medicare, taxes, the move out of work, and what to do with all that time. Money figures are checked against official SSA, Medicare and IRS sources.
Waiting to 70 gets all the headlines, but claiming at 62 is the right call for plenty of people. Here are seven situations where taking benefits early makes sense, and when it doesn’t.
The honeymoon ends sooner than you think. Knowing the four phases most retirees move through makes the hard one easier to recognize and get through.
Most people know Medicare pays for hospital stays and doctor visits. Far fewer know about the free wellness visits, screenings and counseling sessions that come with Part B.
The best retirement jobs use skills you already have, keep you around people and leave your calendar mostly yours. Nine part-time options worth considering.