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Should You Take the Money and Run at 62? Social Security Could Be Cut 22% in 2032.
The word is getting out: If Congress doesn't act, Social Security retirement benefits could be cut by about 22% in late 2032. That's just six years away, and it has a lot of people spooked. The result? More Americans approaching retirement are apparently thinking about claiming Social Security at the earliest possible age, 62. Their logic is understandable. Take the…...
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Golden is an affluent suburb about 12 miles west of Denver. Many baby boomers will recall that Golden was the home of the Coors Brewery, where the local water led to its fabled taste, so great that the beer was often transported cross country to amaze friends in the east. The brewery, once the largest in the world, is still…...
Beer afficianados of a certain age will recognize the name Tumwater as the source of Olympia Beer. Unfortunately the brewery in Tumwater has been retired in the wake of its acquisition by Miller. Neverthless this delightful town of about 12,000 lives on. It is located where the Deschutes River meets the Budd River at the southern end of Puget Sound…...
St. Petersburg is one of 3 closely related cities on Florida's Tampa Bay. The other 2 are Clearwater and Tampa (the largest and most urban of the 3). St. Pete has been a classic retirement and tourist destination since the 1920's because of its winter warmth, great beaches, and ideal location on a peninsula in Tampa Bay. One of the…...
Port Jefferson is a small town of almost 8,000 on the north shore of Long Island. Port Jefferson is the site of the busy ferry between Bridgeport Connecticut and Long Island. It is a growing tourist town with many interesting shops and restaurants. It is very popular with boaters because of its great harbors and sheltered sailing. Long Island's North…...