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Second, let’s follow an example to find out I’ve got a hunch he’s going to be happy just to be if it would be “a HUGE deal” if that happened. Let’s alive. I don’t believe he’s going to think too much say the guy’s full retirement age benefit is $2,000 about the extra $1,728 he made over his 30-year per month. If he waits until age 70 in September career as a Social Security beneficiary. I get many emails every week from people to start his retirement checks, he’d get the full 32 percent bonus. In other words, he’d get $2,640 who are worrying themselves into a tizzy over the I’ve discussed this issue before in this colprecise month to start their Social Security benmonthly. umn. I am a Social Security expert. But I am NOT The delayed retirement bonus is actually efits. I rarely tell them what to do. I just tell them a financial planner. 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