I just filed to start receiving Social Security retirement benefits, so I think that makes me officially old. You are not old until the SSA equivalent of Amex's RAT start sending letters demanding proof of life (around 90-95) to catch those still claiming social security checks ...
For example, although the Social Security benefit one receives after reaching one's full retirement age does not decline as current earnings or income rise, a proportion of the benefit becomes taxable if one's income is high enough (Purcell 2015). Similarly, although Medicare eligibility does ...