I am a 100 % total permanent Veteran also received Disability my wife and I want to live in Colombia my wife is Colombian she and my stepdaughter is entitled to my VA and SSI we don't want a green cards for both but is she and her daughter entitled to my SSI benefits and VA they need SSI cards? How?

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so if i want to retire at 57 what kind of benefits.or help with health insurance i can get

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Hi Larry,
I started taking my SS benefits the month I turned 68, March 2019 (my birthday is 3/1/51). My husband plans to file a restricted application for spousal benefits in September 2019 (his birthday is 9/11/53), with the intent of waiting till he's 70 to file for his own SS retirement benefit.
We've been looking online and have read your book, but still have some questions.

Larry, i stopped working at 62 for mental health reasons but do not plan to file for Social Security until at least my full retirement age of 66 yrs and 6 months. If i do not earn any income over the coming few years, will my benefits still rise in value by waiting?
Thank you, Bill

Hi Bill,

A friend of mine age 67, just started social security, since she didn't take social security at 62 she received a check from social security for the difference between her benefit at 62 and 67 in the amount of $27000 . Does this sound right?

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Hi Larry, my father in law began collecting social security on his 62nd birthday. He is receiving the minimal amount because he has only worked approximately 10-11 years his whole life, depending heavily on family to provide financial support to him, he has been collecting social security for 2 years. About 10 years ago my father in law had his blind elderly father sign paperwork that put my father in law's name on the deed to his father's house.

I am almost 68 years old. I filed a restricted application for social security spousal benefits only at my full retirement age of 66 and have been receiving them since then. I am wanting to get an updated estimate of the benefits I would be entitled to on my own earnings record at the ages of 68, 69 and 70. My earnings were much higher than my spouses. I have an account at My Social Security but it won't provide an estimate.

Hi Larry,
Due to my poor health, I plan on taking my social security at age 62 (my DOB: 03/24/1965)
If I moved to a state that does not tax my social security and has a lower cost of living, will what
I received from Social Security change as I move from California to another state.

What states are best for retiring on a low income.
Thanks, trying to plan this wisely

Janet

Hi Janet,

Hi Larry, I remember reading somewhere that the 35 best years of Social Security earnings are calculated starting from age 22. Is this right? I did the work sheet for my age and I actually had a couple years prior to age 22 that were in my top 35 once they were adjusted with the multiplier. It wasn't much but a few dollars and when I signed up for benefits at the Social Security office they didn't account for these years on their computer simulation compared to my work sheet. What would Larry do in this situation....can I contest it or is this even true?

I filed for retirement benefits in 2017 at 62. I stopped them four months later and paid back all monies. This July 2019 I saw $4,720 was placed in my checking account from the Social Security. A few weeks on Aug. 3rd another payment of $620 was directly deposited. I looked on Mysocial security online page and I saw a benefit letter showing how much I would make if I retired at different dates, etc. Also, that I was being paid $620 a month.