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I've reached a milestone. This Sunday I file for my very last unemployment check. I'm at the end of my first 20 week extension and I'm not reapplying for another. On July 13th my first Social Security check will be deposited in my checking account. I will be officially retired. My last day of work was June 26, 2010 at Intel Corp. They shut down the fab where I worked and laid off the remaining 140 workers that stayed to the bitter end. At 60 years old, at that time, I quickly realized I wasn't going to find a decent job in the terrible recession so I set myself up for retirement. It all come to fruition in a bit under one month. Yippee! I made it!

bobmielke;1361814 wrote: I've reached a milestone. This Sunday I file for my very last unemployment check. I'm at the end of my first 20 week extension and I'm not reapplying for another. On July 13th my first Social Security check will be deposited in my checking account. I will be officially retired. My last day of work was June 26, 2010 at Intel Corp. They shut down the fab where I worked and laid off the remaining 140 workers that stayed to the bitter end. At 60 years old, at that time, I quickly realized I wasn't going to find a decent job in the terrible recession so I set myself up for retirement. It all come to fruition in a bit under one month. Yippee! I made it!


congrats!

bobmielke;1361814 wrote: I've reached a milestone. This Sunday I file for my very last unemployment check. I'm at the end of my first 20 week extension and I'm not reapplying for another. On July 13th my first Social Security check will be deposited in my checking account. I will be officially retired. My last day of work was June 26, 2010 at Intel Corp. They shut down the fab where I worked and laid off the remaining 140 workers that stayed to the bitter end. At 60 years old, at that time, I quickly realized I wasn't going to find a decent job in the terrible recession so I set myself up for retirement. It all come to fruition in a bit under one month. Yippee! I made it!


Welcome to the ranks of Social Security Recipients. Just think, in three more years you will be eligible for Medicare-------if it's still around.

I'll be sending congrats, in a littlte under a month when retirement becomes official. Don't put the horse before the cart, it's bad luck.

Well done I'm 2 years away from retirement will be 66. I still work full time 10 hour day I counting the day till I retire so looking forward to it.

Thank you all. One of the many reasons I decided to go for early retirement is our screw loose government. They could take all our benefits away tomorrow with the stroke of a pen. If you don't think so consider this, in 2005 congress voted into law a bill that put an earnings cap on eligibility for veteran's medical benefits. Because of that law I, as a four year veteran of the Vietnam War, have no medical benefits. I must wait another year until I'm poor enough to qualify. Funny, they didn't tell me about that when I fought for this damn country 35 years ago. I don't want to give them a chance to put me on the street with another stroke of that pen, raising the minimum age to receive social security checks. I'll be grandfathered in as of July 13th.

bobmielke;1361852 wrote: Thank you all. One of the many reasons I decided to go for early retirement is our screw loose government. They could take all our benefits away tomorrow with the stroke of a pen. If you don't think so consider this, in 2005 congress voted into law a bill that put an earnings cap on eligibility for veteran's medical benefits. Because of that law I, as a four year veteran of the Vietnam War, have no medical benefits. I must wait another year until I'm poor enough to qualify. Funny, they didn't tell me about that when I fought for this damn country 35 years ago. I don't want to give them a chance to put me on the street with another stroke of that pen, raising the minimum age to receive social security checks. I'll be grandfathered in as of July 13th.This was a law the Bush administration backed 100%. It's worth noting that in 2005 republicans ran the White House, House Of Representatives and Senate, while most democrats opposed this bill.

And this was done while giving tax breaks to those rich assholes whose business assets and practices we went into service to protect and defend while they busied themselves seeking deferments for them and their own sons. Disgusting.

It's no surprise really because Bush ran from his responsibility by daddy protecting his chicken-ass and Cheney received some of those deferments. Check out the rest of the republican's service record too.

bobmielke;1361814 wrote: I've reached a milestone. This Sunday I file for my very last unemployment check. I'm at the end of my first 20 week extension and I'm not reapplying for another. On July 13th my first Social Security check will be deposited in my checking account. I will be officially retired. My last day of work was June 26, 2010 at Intel Corp. They shut down the fab where I worked and laid off the remaining 140 workers that stayed to the bitter end. At 60 years old, at that time, I quickly realized I wasn't going to find a decent job in the terrible recession so I set myself up for retirement. It all come to fruition in a bit under one month. Yippee! I made it!


So you have officially become an old codger, congratulations. My older brother retires this year, for some reason that makes me feel old.