Signing Up For Social Security

[bigred1]

Well leave it to me to screw up a "simple process". I have to wait and get a letter with a verification code because they can't verify my phone number to send it to me in a text. Jiminy Christmas!

I'm in good company I see.....just go see em.

 

[cowzrul]

I wonder if military retirement and VA benefits count against income you can earn while drawing SS?

 

[OK Corgi Rancher]

I wonder if military retirement and VA benefits count against income you can earn while drawing SS?

Negative...

 

[OK Corgi Rancher]

My social security benefits are below average because my best earning years was as a police officer working for a city. We didn't pay social security because of the way our retirement was set up. The good news is I avoided the government taking my money. The bad news is those were some of my best earning years and really negatively affected my benefit amount.

 

[O4L]

Yeah... That's pretty standard. I did that, too, because I changed phones from the time I created my account until the time I filed.

I've had the same damn phone number for several years. If something can screw up using technology it will screw up with me.

Between dealing with insurance and now this, I am fed up with it all. I have to deal with incompetence and glitchy software enough when I'm at work.

 

[O4L]

Some guys get all the chicks...

She would just use me and discard me. They always do.

 

[THAT Gurl]

My social security benefits are below average because my best earning years was as a police officer working for a city. We didn't pay social security because of the way our retirement was set up. The good news is I avoided the government taking my money. The bad news is those were some of my best earning years and really negatively affected my benefit amount.

I don't recall if Grumpy got a say at DPS. All I know is he paid in a **** ton of money over the years. He won't be 62 for 4 more years?? I think?? Hmmmm ...

 

[skyhawk1]

I applied for mine about 3 weeks ago. Will turn 70 in April which is when I want it to start. My understanding is waiting after 70 makes you nothing, it's the max.

 

[cowzrul]

I applied for mine about 3 weeks ago. Will turn 70 in April which is when I want it to start. My understanding is waiting after 70 makes you nothing, it's the max.

I pulled mine yesterday and the difference between 62 and 65 is over $1k difference and then from 65 to 70 is a little over $800. So according to my chart you are right. 70 was my highest with nothing over that.

 

[okcBob]

I applied for mine about 3 weeks ago. Will turn 70 in April which is when I want it to start. My understanding is waiting after 70 makes you nothing, it's the max.

Check online to confirm the starting date you requested.
I applied for MedB and they gave me the wrong starting date. Then I applied for SS retirement, and they gave me the wrong start date for that too. Mind boggling.