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St. Louis! ahh, those were the days (or at least, "the year") for me. Fresh out of university (at ripe old age of 31), living in Soulard. Listening to live music around town at night. Those were the days...in 1984. Some really great local bands there...
fffred 01-04-2026 01:55 PM
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If you are a US citizen, collecting your "old age" Social Security pension, and you are not changing your residence from the US to elsewhere, there is no need to inform the SSA of travel outside of the US. The rules will vary for those collecting SSI...
fffred 01-02-2026 12:40 PM
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WLS radio was an AM powerhouse back in the day (long since bypassed by FM and then streaming). Broadcast from Chicago (then-home of Sears) it had broad coverage over many states due to the broadcast power. It was founded by Sears in 1924, with its ca...
fffred 12-29-2025 07:31 AM
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I was very fortunate to hold on to my work until i retired one month after my FRA of 66. I even had a retirement party and mementos. Though i was prepared to be canned at any time…financially and otherwise. i consider myself as fortunate as being sma...
fffred 08-13-2025 04:10 PM
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@fffred wrote:I waited until age 70 after consideration. I wanted my spouse to get as large a survivor’s  benefit as possible should that occur…she is 11 years my junior. But the plan is for her to take spousal at 62…the idea being to increase cash f...
fffred 08-13-2025 04:00 PM
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St. Louis! ahh, those were the days (or at least, "the year") for me. Fresh out of university (at ripe old age of 31), living in Soulard. Listening to live music around town at night. Those were the days...in 1984. Some really great local bands there...
fffred 01-04-2026 01:55 PM
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If you are a US citizen, collecting your "old age" Social Security pension, and you are not changing your residence from the US to elsewhere, there is no need to inform the SSA of travel outside of the US. The rules will vary for those collecting SSI...
fffred 01-02-2026 12:40 PM
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WLS radio was an AM powerhouse back in the day (long since bypassed by FM and then streaming). Broadcast from Chicago (then-home of Sears) it had broad coverage over many states due to the broadcast power. It was founded by Sears in 1924, with its ca...
fffred 12-29-2025 07:31 AM
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I was very fortunate to hold on to my work until i retired one month after my FRA of 66. I even had a retirement party and mementos. Though i was prepared to be canned at any time…financially and otherwise. i consider myself as fortunate as being sma...
fffred 08-13-2025 04:10 PM
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@fffred wrote:I waited until age 70 after consideration. I wanted my spouse to get as large a survivor’s  benefit as possible should that occur…she is 11 years my junior. But the plan is for her to take spousal at 62…the idea being to increase cash f...
fffred 08-13-2025 04:00 PM
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St. Louis! ahh, those were the days (or at least, "the year") for me. Fresh out of university (at ripe old age of 31), living in Soulard. Listening to live music around town at night. Those were the days...in 1984. Some really great local bands there...
fffred 01-04-2026 01:55 PM
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If you are a US citizen, collecting your "old age" Social Security pension, and you are not changing your residence from the US to elsewhere, there is no need to inform the SSA of travel outside of the US. The rules will vary for those collecting SSI...
fffred 01-02-2026 12:40 PM
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WLS radio was an AM powerhouse back in the day (long since bypassed by FM and then streaming). Broadcast from Chicago (then-home of Sears) it had broad coverage over many states due to the broadcast power. It was founded by Sears in 1924, with its ca...
fffred 12-29-2025 07:31 AM
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I was very fortunate to hold on to my work until i retired one month after my FRA of 66. I even had a retirement party and mementos. Though i was prepared to be canned at any time…financially and otherwise. i consider myself as fortunate as being sma...
fffred 08-13-2025 04:10 PM
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@fffred wrote:I waited until age 70 after consideration. I wanted my spouse to get as large a survivor’s  benefit as possible should that occur…she is 11 years my junior. But the plan is for her to take spousal at 62…the idea being to increase cash f...
fffred 08-13-2025 04:00 PM
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