Fred Smith
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Thank you for this... I've been trying to tell people that a bird in hand is worth two in the bush for years. That dollar amount is set in stone once you take it but your health is a variable that you can't control. COVID was and is the great equilizer to decision making and these are all assumptions. Alot of people tell me they don't need the money at 62 but I tell them take it and invest it till you need it. Basic math is $20k X I years equal $100k but you'll have to live approximately another 3-5 years past 67 making you 70ish to make up what you could have had plus return on investment. The majority of people I talk also don't trust investments but they trust SSHere's a chart that assumes the retired person makes $20K in social security if he/she waits until age 67 compared to retiring at age 62 at 70% of $20K. As you can see, you're golden until age77 at at age 78, that's when you start losing out. I can't attached the excel file, if you want it DM me with an email addy and I'll send it to you
Age Annual Running Annual Running Difference 62 14,000 14,000 0 0 14,00063 14,000 28,000 0 0 28,00064 14,000 42,000 0 0 42,00065 14,000 56,000 0 0 56,00066 14,000 70,000 0 0 70,00067 14,000 84,000 20,000 20,000 64,00068 14,000 98,000 20,000 40,000 58,00069 14,000 112,000 20,000 60,000 52,00070 14,000 126,000 20,000 80,000 46,00071 14,000 140,000 20,000 100,000 40,00072 14,000 154,000 20,000 120,000 34,00073 14,000 168,000 20,000 140,000 28,00074 14,000 182,000 20,000 160,000 22,00075 14,000 196,000 20,000 180,000 16,00076 14,000 210,000 20,000 200,000 10,00077 14,000 224,000 20,000 220,000 4,00078 14,000 238,000 20,000 240,000 (2,000)79 14,000 252,000 20,000 260,000 (8,000)80 14,000 266,000 20,000 280,000 (14,000)


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