<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;charset=ISO-8859-1"> <title></title> </head> <body text="#000000" bgcolor="#ffffff"> Alan,<br> <br> It would be better to wait until you're full retirement age before drawing SS so that your payments will not be reduced by other income. Waiting longer increases your monthly payments.<br> <br> Be advised that full retirement age, if you were born since 1937, is something greater than 65. Go to: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.socialsecurity.gov">http://www.socialsecurity.gov</a> for further info.<br> <br> I'm 63 and not planning on retiring anytime soon. This is too much fun.<br> <br> Tom Cole<br> <br> Alan Barnard wrote:<br> <blockquote type="cite" cite="mid410-22005812235924203@earthlink.net"> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; "> <meta content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2722" name="GENERATOR"> <style></style> <div> <div>I have retirement income envy. I changed jobs so much as a younger person and have been self employed for so many years and not having been a very good money-saver, it appears I will be tuning pianos 'til the day I shuffle off this mortal coil ...</div> <div> </div> <div>Younger folk, learn from my story: Save, invest. And, for my 2 cents worth, pray for a more fair Social Security system.  In fact, get ahold of your congresspersons and DEMAND the same retirement plan THEY get! THEY aren't paying into SS. Heck no, they have the sweetheart deal of all time.  ..... But they want you locked into the current mess. Figgures.</div> <div> </div> <div>For those who are on SS and still working, did you take it at 62 or 65 or what? I don't know how to figure out which is the better way to go.</div> <div> </div> <div> <div>Alan Barnard</div> <div>Salem, Missouri</div> <div> </div> </div> </div> <div> </div> <blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 5px; margin-left: 5px;"> <div style="font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size-adjust: none;">----- Original Message ----- </div> <div style="background: rgb(228, 228, 228) none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size-adjust: none;"><b>From:</b> <a title="imatunr@srvinet.com" href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com">Joe And Penny Goss</a> </div> <div style="font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size-adjust: none;"><b>To: </b><a title="pianotech@ptg.org" href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</a></div> <div style="font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size-adjust: none;"><b>Sent:</b> 08/21/2005 10:15:01 PM </div> <div style="font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size-adjust: none;"><b>Subject:</b> Re: slowwwww month</div> <div><br> </div> <font size="2"></font> <div><font size="2"><font face="Arial" size="2">You Bet!</font></font></div> <div><font size="2"><font face="Arial" size="2">Between the three incomes it is quite nice.</font></font></div> <div><font size="2">Joe Goss RPT<br> Mother Goose Tools<br> <a href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com">imatunr@srvinet.com</a><br> <a href="http://www.mothergoosetools.com">www.mothergoosetools.com</a></font></div> <blockquote dir="ltr" style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 5px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 0px;"> <div style="font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size-adjust: none;"><font size="2">----- Original Message ----- </font></div> <div style="background: rgb(228, 228, 228) none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size-adjust: none;"><font size="2"><b>From:</b> <a title="avery1@houston.rr.com" href="mailto:avery1@houston.rr.com">Avery Todd</a> </font></div> <div style="font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size-adjust: none;"><font size="2"><b>To:</b> <a title="pianotech@ptg.org" href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</a> </font></div> <div style="font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size-adjust: none;"><font size="2"><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, August 21, 2005 8:44 PM</font></div> <div style="font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size-adjust: none;"><font size="2"><b>Subject:</b> Re: slowwwww month</font></div> <div><font size="2"><br> </font></div> <font size="2">I'm enjoying the Social Security check also! :-) <br> <br> Avery<br> <br> At 09:00 PM 8/21/05, you wrote:<br> </font> <blockquote class="cite" cite="" type="cite"><font size="2"><font face="Arial, Helvetica" size="2">Hi Rick,<br> I am fortunate to be on the dole from the state due to retirement, so I only call when I need a few more in an area. I would hate to have to support a family on piano income only. Two or three a day is plenty to keep my banger thumb tender <G> and my pocket full only takes 6 a week. At times it is still a full day of 8. then rest for a week.<br> </font>Joe Goss RPT<br> Mother Goose Tools<br> <a href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com">imatunr@srvinet.com</a><br> <a href="http://www.mothergoosetools.com" eudora="autourl">www.mothergoosetools.com</a><br> </font> <dl> <dd><font size="2">----- Original Message ----- <br> </font></dd> <dd><font size="2">From: <a href="mailto:richard.ucci@att.net">richard.ucci@att.net</a> <br> </font></dd> <dd><font size="2">To: <a href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</a> <br> </font></dd> <dd><font size="2">Sent: Sunday, August 21, 2005 7:42 PM<br> </font></dd> <dd><font size="2">Subject: slowwwww month<br> <br> </font></dd> <dd><font size="2">Hi Folks,<br> </font></dd> <dd><font size="2"><br>   </font></dd> <dd><font size="2">This has been one tough summer to book tunings here in the northeast. Is anyone else running into a hard time out there?<br> </font></dd> <dd><font size="2">How do some of you handle objections without sounding like an Amway salesman?<br> </font></dd> <dd><font size="2">Have any of you tried the prepaid discount tuning package some techs are offering?<br> </font></dd> <dd><font size="2">Thanks,<br> </font></dd> <dd><font size="2">Rick Ucci / Ucci Piano<br> </font></dd> <dd><font size="2"><br>  </font></dd> </dl> </blockquote> </blockquote> </blockquote> </blockquote> </body> </html>