edically Retired, November 14, 2019 was last day I worked. Went on Disability insurance in January 2020, then SSDI in June 2020. Disability insurance lasts until I am 65, which is 6 years an 4 months.
Bad thing is, even though SS is going up, my income will not change as my insurance goes down the exact amount SSDI goes up. If I choose to earn any money, my insurance goes down by what I earn.
So, yep I am retired. Planned to work to 65, so maybe it's a good thing I was forced to retire. I sure am enjoying it so far.
Dave, I used to tell everyone that when I turned 55 I wanted to do something besides trucking. " gonna do sumtin differunt" I ended up with work related injury, couple of surgeries & on SSDI (have been since 2011. injury was in 2009) so I understand. enjoy what you have & make the most of it.