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The way healthcare is paid for in this country is bullshit.

I quit working a year ago in February. I had a fun year doing motorcycle trips with a day or two notice depending on what the weather looked like where I wanted to go. Was getting fairly bored at times but not enough to get a job because I would need a completely free work schedule with the ability to not work for weeks at a time. I'm old enough for S.S. but my income keeps me from taking it because I would just have to give it back. We are lucky with healthcare as that's covered by her employer which she is retired from. If it wasn't for healthcare coverage I wouldn't be retired. Three years age I was paying $1,740 a month for single coverage as an only employee. Now I can't work if I wanted to because I'm getting a hip replacement on the 10th and intend to get the second hip replaced in November.

Make sure you maintain medical coverage. If not when you go into Medicare they will charge you quite a bit extra for part B coverage.

I am at the same point. I intend to work till late spring or early summer and call it a day. Also 90 percent there in my head. Won't file for Social Security until next year. I'll be way over in income so I would have to give it back any way. So might as well get closer to 66 and 7 months. I will continue my part time cyber security gig at the school which will keep me from going insane. I won't file for the State retirement until I stop doing that as the monthly payment goes up 200 bucks a month for every year I wait. So for side gigs, you can get a retail job in a heartbeat. Any big box, department store or grocery store will hire you instantly. But you should look at options in your current field. Reach out to customers, suppliers and so on. Part time parts sales at a motorcycle dealership? Male hooker pays well, but is a pain in the ass, literally.