news.yahoo.com popular Aug 09, 10 02:56 pm — Paul Skidmore's office is shuttered, his job gone, his 18-month job search fruitless and his unemployment benefits exhausted. So at 63, he plans to file this week for Social Security benefits, three years earlier than planned...
Yep, retired in 2005! Two years of full Gm pension then reduced pension and early retirement from Soc. Sec. Not that I had any choice in the matter, I'd still be working if my health hadn't gone to hell!
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