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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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The popular tourist town of Hershey (Chocolate Town USA), is also a great place to retire. Hershey is located east of Harrisburg, in the center of the state. For a town with a diverse population of 14,000 people (2020) there is a lot to do here. It has a big amusement park, Hershey Gardens, and proximity to Harrisburg (the state…...
Driggs is a very small town on the southeastern border of Idaho - population 1,600. The town is located in the Teton Valley and is home to many artists who come here to paint the scenery. Some see Driggs as a less expensive alternative to nearby Jackson, Wyoming. Photo of Driggs in 2006 courtesy of Wikipedia and Michael Lemmon, Licensed…...
Belfast, Maine, is a mid-coastal seaport town located at the mouth of the Passagassawakeag River estuary on Penobscot Bay, and is the county seat of Waldo County. The small town of just 6,660 residents (2013 census), is a historic shipbuilding town with a beautiful coastline that is popular for sailing, and attracts tourist to its historical districts that feature stately…...
Hagerstown is a growing community in northwestern Maryland, not far from the PA and WV borders. It is located on the old National Highway, US 40, and very near Interstates 68 and 81. The town is important because of its strategic location and the roads and railroads that go through it (its nickname is the "Hub City"). Now it is…...