Overcome Build and achieve

Still working on the retirement thing! Three years and counting. I recently found a free e-book titled Overcome, Build and Achieve which features excerpts from an interview with a survivor of Hiroshima. I usually take up any offer that says "free" and check it out. Click Here to get your copy.

Boomer needs more money

I am still looking for that huge motorhome and matching trailer. I've been studying Internet marketing for a couple of years and have now decided to advance to Affiliate Marketing. I spent more than five hours today in that pursuit. I will continue on a daily basis with the goal of completing the newest courses by the end of March. Check here on a daily basis to see my progress. Today I have studied and passed tests confirming my understanding of monetization: earning commissions and Email ethics and SPAM legislation. I'm taking a little break by writing this while completing Finding Products.

Moving on!

It is time to upgrade this blog and begin to keep it current.

I'm still hanging in there in "retirement".

I've continued my Internet education and have spent considerable $ doing so. I expect to begin to put it into motion on January 3rd. On that date, this blog will become a daily exercise.

Join me.......Merry Christmas

Would You Believe?

1. I applied LAST WEEK................I've already received my first check.
   
   Do it on line
   Select a local office to process
   Take all the information you are asked to provide to the local office.
   Stand by!

Done Deal

I was amazed at how easy it was to apply for Social Security Benefits! The website says to start about three months before you are eligible. It took me all of three days!

I will receive my benefits for the same month in which I applied (September) and get a check every month after that.

I did it all on the Internet and then, when asked, chose my local SS Office to process the application. My thinking was that I could drive to the office and not wait for the mail. If there were any questions, I could answer them on the spot and save bunches of time. I was right!

To apply, check out the SS website at: http://www.ssa.gov/retirement.html

Applying for Social Security

This will be the first of several posts in the application for Social Security retirement benefits. I will reach sixty-two in a few months and will chronicle my efforts from the application to the receipt of the benefits.

The electronic application and other information can be reached at the Social Security web site.

After checking the site, there are several items that need to be in front of you when you fill out the application. I will access those documents and then begin the process. At that time, I will post again.

Until next time.....

I did the math

After reading the previous two posts, I took my calculator and sat down to do the math on applying for SS benefits early. By taking what I will get at 62 against what I will get at 66, I have determined that it would take 13 additional years to break even if I waited until 66.

Can you guess my decision?