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Should You Take the Money and Run at 62? Social Security Could Be Cut 22% in 2032.
The word is getting out: If Congress doesn't act, Social Security retirement benefits could be cut by about 22% in late 2032. That's just six years away, and it has a lot of people spooked. The result? More Americans approaching retirement are apparently thinking about claiming Social Security at the earliest possible age, 62. Their logic is understandable. Take the…...
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This town in northern Georgia is old gold mining center; in fact it had a mint that produced U.S. coins. It has the Dosta Playhouse and the largest cultural arts center in the region.. Valdosta State University is also a center of local culture. See our article: Road Trip: The Mountain Towns of North Georgia, for more ideas....
Elkin is a small town of less than 5,000 people in northwestern North Carolina. It offers a lovely historic downtown district,a river view, wine Festival. Elkin is a small town with fantastic cost of living benefits,as well as extensive health care facilities. Elkin is about 45 miles from Winston-Salem, the nearest city. Photo of the Yadkin River as viewed upstream…...
Townsend is a very small town, but experienced a 492% increase in population from the 2000 census (of about 800 people) to a little over 2000 people in 2010. Townsend is located in northwest Delaware, south of Middletown and north of Smyrna. Picture of Immanuel Church in the town's Historic District, and picture of a home in the Historic District…...
Naperville is an affluent suburb that is west of Chicago. The population is over 140,000 so it is a small city in its own right, and is the headquarters of several large corporations including Nicor. Money Magazine voted it a best place to live in 2006. Several colleges have satellite campuses in town....
