“Some of the best evidence for the role of exercise in maintaining weight loss comes from the National Weight Control Registry, an online group of over ten thousand men and women who have lost at least thirty pounds and kept it off for at least a year. These folks defy the cynical view that meaningful, […]
The pups back in July. Remember these guys? The pups after replanting and spending an ungodly number of days in 100+ degree heat. I didn’t think they would survive. But they did. The Boss says if I retire I need a hobby. Voila! New hobby!
After four weeks on the diet, the animals showed characteristics of metabolic syndrome, such as weight gain, insulin resistance, and glucose intolerance. And their microbiomes had changed dramatically, with the amount of segmented filamentous bacteria — common in the gut microbiota of rodents, fish, and chickens — falling sharply and other bacteria increasing in abundance. […]
Yes, I’m messing with the spice mix. So far I like the changes. Changes from the first version Chickpea and Sweet Potato Stew are in bold. In this revision I used dried chickpeas instead of canned. The night before rinse one cup of dried chickpeas with 2-3 changes of water. Then add enough fresh water to […]
Alongside nutrition and sleep, exercise is one of the three pillars of our health. Before coming up with a realistic and sustainable plan, let’s see what types of exercise are most recommended and how much we should try to do each day or each week. Walking – is there anything to the 10,000 steps recommendation? […] […]
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I took it at age 62. I didn’t know if I would live to age 70.
I’ll be 67 this year and don’t know if I’ll live to 70 but am deferring SS anyway. I’m playing Beat the Actuaries.
I did live to be 70. But I’m still glad I took the Social Security at age 62. I invested 100% of what I’ve been paid, so hopefully the growth over the past eight years will have put a dent in the overall loss for having a lower payments. There’s probably a way to calculate this, but it’s above my pay grade.
In theory when the system was designed it should not matter if you retired early or later as the total benefits paid would be the same based on actuarial science. But then I found this:
“A study by the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College found that the delayed credit is still about right, with the exception of the highest earners, who tend to outlive actuarial averages and reap the highest extra benefit.”
https://www.morningstar.com/articles/1029357/its-time-to-revisit-social-securitys-early-and-delayed-claiming-formulas
Interesting. no?
I don’t know what that means. Is it better for high earners to take Social Security early or late?
Based on averages using large number it doesn’t matter. But if you are a high earner and in good health the Boston College study showed that it pays to claim SS benefits later.