Today's my birthday! I'm 62 years old. For the record, I feel much younger. Surely I'm only 45 or so?
"Now you're officially a Social Security pensioner!" Don said, and he's right. I've already applied for Social Security benefits. Wild thought.
At any rate, today is just an ordinary day. I'm working my online job. Don's working in the shop. Older Daughter is working on tankards (though she promises to make a lunch "extra heavy" with broccoli, just for me. I adore broccoli).
My life is blessed.
HAPPY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY PATRICE. I'VE ENJOYED YOUR BLOG FOR SO MANY YEARS.
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ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday🎈🎁
May you have a wonderful day at your home. Bet your daughter is creating a specialty meal that is your favorite for lunch time.
Age is only a number, it is what you feel, that is the important part of life.
Happy Birthday Patrice. If you delay your benefits you’ll make an extra 8% per year you wait. I know it’s tempting but I waited till I turned seventy and it was a LOT more for me. I’m pretty frugal so it wasn’t that hard but the payoff was worth it. You don’t have to wait till your 70 but even till your 65 will make a huge difference.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday, young Lady. Hope you have plenty more.
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Happy Birthday and thanks for having a nice blog to read.......and looking forward to reading more of your books. Jo in Wa.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday! Definitely apply for those benefits. My husband took them this year at 62 and we're using it to pay bills, build our savings, and get things done around the house while we're still young and spry enough to do them! We thought about it and we're in favor of using it for us now as we never know what life has in store for us.
ReplyDeleteHappy, Happy Birthday, Patrice. And may you enjoy many many more!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday, Patrice.
ReplyDeleteDebbie in MA
September is the best month to be born!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday !! I do enjoy your posts.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday! I have a September birthday, too. It is a good month to have a birthday.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday to you! I wish you many, many more. Like the others here, your blog has helped and entertained so many of us through the years. May God continue to bless you.
ReplyDeleteMama J in Kansas
happy birthday
ReplyDelete60 is the new 40, 70 the new 50, and 9:00 P.M. the new midnight
Happy Birthday! My 62nd is in a couple months. I plan on starting ss then too. A good day at home with family is a good birthday present!
ReplyDeleteI took SS at 63. I was in good health then and could enjoy some of the perks of retirement. I am approaching 80 now and can not even change a light bulb any more. Take it while you can still enjoy it and SS is still there!!
ReplyDeleteHappiest of birthdays to you Patrice. May you be blessed with many more. I've enjoyed reading your blog for years, all the way from Australia. Thank you. Jenny
ReplyDelete🎂🎊🎉Happy Birthday. Hope your day is filled with Lo e cake and lots of broccoli 🎉🎊🎂
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday. I, too took SS at 62. I actually did the break even math, which nobody ever seems to talk about, and it came out to 17 years before I start losing money. 79 years old! And even then it's not that much. Takes a long time to add up to very much. Plus, will it even be there by then and will it make much, or any difference in my life?
ReplyDeleteNo where else can you get 8% per year on your money. Trust me you should wait. Delayed gratification is underappreciated.
DeleteHappy birthday! Here in UK I get my pension at Christmas age 66. My husband has to wait untiil he is 67 so I envy you.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday Patrice, I also took SS at 62, really helped out with the household, my husband waited till 65. Now we are 72 and he gets about 2x more than I do, but it was worth it. Also don't forget Medicare, the sooner you apply the cheaper it will be. We also took supplemental medical insurance, I did this right after my 65th birthday, my husband waited about 6 months before applying and he is at a higher rate than mine even though he almost never uses it, on the other hand I always have to use mine. Boy is he ticked.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday! I also had a birthday this week (66), and have recently filed the paperwork for SS benefits. Also adore broccoli!
ReplyDeleteA very Happy Birthday from Louis in SC!!! May you have Many MORE!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday!
ReplyDeleteI Thank God for you Patrice. Many more Happy Birthdays.
ReplyDeleteHappy (much) Belated Birthday, Patrice!
ReplyDeleteA friend of mine told me at his mother's funeral that a few days before she passed, she looked at him and said something akin to, 'Everyone sees me as a 77-year-old woman, but in my mind, I am still a 17-year-old girl'.
While I am a little older than you, that comment has really stuck with me. It is just how I feel. Blessings to you and yours.
Happy belated birthday.
ReplyDeleteWas it hard to apply for ss?
Oops, missed that! I haven't been here for a while.
ReplyDeleteGod bless your 63rd year, Patrice! I've learned so much from you here over the years!