<p>Happy birthday, morrismm.</p>
<p>I was about to ask DadII for some investment advice. Retirement looks to be at about age 67 for dh and 65 for me if we can continue saving at our current rate. In our case, college was expensive.</p>
<p>morrismm, if you want to feel like a kid again, get involved with a senior center. I work at one, but at 58, I’m old enough to join, too. People are very honest about their age and forever telling each other “you’re still a kid,” when they run into anyone younger. It does make me feel good on some creaky mornings. Happy birthday and many happy returns of the day!</p>
<p>I had a wonderful party with friends and family when I turned 60. Wonderful time with wonderful memories. </p>
<p>Must be nice to game the college financial aid system and retire in one’s 50’s. Unlikely the $ from parent’s estate was that big. Don’t know how some people sleep at night.</p>
<p>Well…guess all that money earned was placed in qualified retirement accounts which don’t get counted for financial aid purposes (although the deposits do for the year…unless as deferred compensation). Maybe a SELPA? Limits on those are very high if you are self employed.</p>
<p>Anyway to the OP…look at the positives! Enjoy the day. Celebrate that you are a fabulous, young sixty. And…welcome to the club. like Jym626, I was given a terrific 60th birthday party which I will never forget!</p>
<p>My dad used all of his savings plus took out second and third mortgages to send 4 of us to college, even though we had a lot of FA. My dad wasn’t able to save for retirement until all of us were out school and that was in his early 50s. We must all ask Dad II for financial advise as how he is able to retire in his 50s when his kids are just barely out of college.</p>
<p>A wonderful friend just turned 60 and she rented out a local school’s auditorium for a party. She never married or had kids but has many friends who traveled for the party and we all got to meet each other and dance for hours. It was a blast! People should celebrate turning 60 more often IMO. </p>
<p>I turned 50 last winter and thought at first that I would love to go to Rome and meet my sister there. Just the two of us in the “eternal city”. Well, it didn’t turn out for many reasons but I was lucky enough to have an old friend visit that weekend (college visit for her S) and we went out with a small group of people to talk and dance (to a surf band!) and had a great time. Nothing like being sore from dancing to make you feel young!</p>
<p>Happy Birthday! </p>
<p>60 is the new 40. :)</p>
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I think the younger one is still in college-- graduating next spring, if memory serves me correctly. I feel really badly for people who really are “dirt poor” listening to those posts.</p>
<p>Early retirement…ah yes! More time to travel, drink good wine, ride ones bicycle, do photography, drink good whiskey, drive more, and the like :)</p>
<p>I am 36 days away from 60, but I am thinner and healthier than I was at 40, so I consider it a good thing. I will probably have to work until someone notices me slumped over, but that’s not such a bad thing either. The kids went to the colleges that were right for them on our dime, and I have no regrets. My D is 30 in 3 months; we are going on a trip together in the spring to celebrate our milestones. Happy birthday to all!</p>
<p>Gulp. I’m turning 65 this Tuesday. I can’t believe it! I’m thrilled to be on Medicare and eager to postpone Social Security as long as I can. Amazingly, I’m still earning money. Let’s hope that never ends!</p>
<p>I’m thinking of having a big party in the spring.</p>
<p>Happy birthday, VH!</p>
<p>VH, we share the same birthday - only I’m younger. ;)</p>
<p>I will turn 60 in February. I am calling it “turning 30 for the second time”. I am in better physical shape now than ever, and certainly better than my mom was at my age. I think it’s all in the attitude and keeping active both physically and mentally. I love getting all the senior discounts on stuff too! I am not embarrassed to ask for them in stores either.
Happy birthday to all of you sexagenarians (that sounds kind of risque!)</p>
<p>emilybee, I’ve discovered that everyone is younger than I am!! (Except Prince Charles. He’s exactly 4 days older, and I’ve spent my life hearing about his birthday.)</p>
<p>But happy birthday to you!</p>
<p>VeryHappy - Happy Birthday.</p>
<p>On this subject
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<p>unless you really don’t need the money, it may not be the best option. Based on the link from Social Security: [Maximum</a> retirement benefit](<a href=“http://ssa-custhelp.ssa.gov/app/answers/detail/a_id/5]Maximum”>http://ssa-custhelp.ssa.gov/app/answers/detail/a_id/5)</p>
<p>If you do a simple math, only if you live over 91 that you will get a couple more bucks if you take the maximum at 70.</p>
<p>60 is the new 40. I personally am excited in to 2 years to be there. Opens up options for retirement.</p>
<p>There was an article in the NY Times today about delaying social security:
<a href=“http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/16/your-money/the-payoff-in-waiting-to-collect-social-security.html[/url]”>http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/16/your-money/the-payoff-in-waiting-to-collect-social-security.html</a></p>
<p>OP, congratulations. I adopted my daughter when I was 49 and more than half (she was almost 2), and my 50th birthday was a bummer. My superstitious side was glad to pass the age my mom was when she died (62). But I was delighted to reach social security age this year.</p>
<p>Happy birthday morrismom!!!</p>
<p>At 5-0 I decided to start counting backwards - and my knows it and supports it! I celebrated a very happy 46 this year. :). And by the way I feel and look better at THIS 46 than I did at the first 46!!!</p>