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Hi Sheila,Without sounding snarky you can easily find out penalties by just retiring without doing some homework. Then you would find out soon enough!For me:I retired at 70 to get my full SS money. In addition, I qualified for a higher COLA as a resu...
dgl310 12-31-2022 04:19 PM
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Hello Victoria,I think I may have a little insight into retirement "challenges" and what first comes to mind is gender and longevity influences. For men of a certain age, whether professional, white, or blue-collar, identity to many becomes critical ...
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Hi Nicole,Florida is not a good fit for me for a variety of reasons though it does win in top polls for internal migrations in our country. In early December I visited North Carolina for a week and visited four independent/graduated care places. Two ...
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Hi Tom,I understand your concerns about "football factory/university town" and unruly behavior but not all towns are like that. I imagine a more sedate setting with an educational environment with lectures, theater and other benefits. A small city wh...
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Thank you for your reply NCTH.I have been to the Chapel Hill area and Carrboro in particular which was a pretty neat town. Cultural activities are important to me as well. I have a healthy budget for those types of pursuits but I am trying to include...
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Hi Sheila,Without sounding snarky you can easily find out penalties by just retiring without doing some homework. Then you would find out soon enough!For me:I retired at 70 to get my full SS money. In addition, I qualified for a higher COLA as a resu...
dgl310 12-31-2022 04:19 PM
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Hello Victoria,I think I may have a little insight into retirement "challenges" and what first comes to mind is gender and longevity influences. For men of a certain age, whether professional, white, or blue-collar, identity to many becomes critical ...
dgl310 12-31-2022 04:08 PM
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Hi Nicole,Florida is not a good fit for me for a variety of reasons though it does win in top polls for internal migrations in our country. In early December I visited North Carolina for a week and visited four independent/graduated care places. Two ...
dgl310 12-31-2022 03:41 PM
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Hi Tom,I understand your concerns about "football factory/university town" and unruly behavior but not all towns are like that. I imagine a more sedate setting with an educational environment with lectures, theater and other benefits. A small city wh...
dgl310 04-20-2022 03:30 AM
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Thank you for your reply NCTH.I have been to the Chapel Hill area and Carrboro in particular which was a pretty neat town. Cultural activities are important to me as well. I have a healthy budget for those types of pursuits but I am trying to include...
dgl310 04-18-2022 04:34 PM
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Hi Sheila,Without sounding snarky you can easily find out penalties by just retiring without doing some homework. Then you would find out soon enough!For me:I retired at 70 to get my full SS money. In addition, I qualified for a higher COLA as a resu...
dgl310 12-31-2022 04:19 PM
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Hello Victoria,I think I may have a little insight into retirement "challenges" and what first comes to mind is gender and longevity influences. For men of a certain age, whether professional, white, or blue-collar, identity to many becomes critical ...
dgl310 12-31-2022 04:08 PM
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Hi Nicole,Florida is not a good fit for me for a variety of reasons though it does win in top polls for internal migrations in our country. In early December I visited North Carolina for a week and visited four independent/graduated care places. Two ...
dgl310 12-31-2022 03:41 PM
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Hi Tom,I understand your concerns about "football factory/university town" and unruly behavior but not all towns are like that. I imagine a more sedate setting with an educational environment with lectures, theater and other benefits. A small city wh...
dgl310 04-20-2022 03:30 AM
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Thank you for your reply NCTH.I have been to the Chapel Hill area and Carrboro in particular which was a pretty neat town. Cultural activities are important to me as well. I have a healthy budget for those types of pursuits but I am trying to include...
dgl310 04-18-2022 04:34 PM
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