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Image description: A Harbor seal lounges at Nantucket National Wildlife Refuge in Massachusetts.
Photo by Amanda Boyd, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Image description: A Harbor seal lounges at Nantucket National Wildlife Refuge in Massachusetts.

Photo by Amanda Boyd, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

When’s the Best Time To Retire?

Choosing when to retire is an important decision, but it’s also a personal choice and one you should carefully consider.

When’s the best time? There is no one-size-fits-all answer.

Social Security offers a list of factors to consider in When To Start Receiving Retirement Benefits. You’ll learn:

  • How your monthly benefit amount can differ based on the age at which you start receiving benefits;
  • How your decision could affect your family;
  • How you can retire and continue working; and
  • How you can get estimates of your benefit amounts online at Social Security’s website, www.socialsecurity.gov.

The Social Security website offers several tools to help you plan for your retirement, including an online Retirement Estimator to get immediate and personalized retirement benefit estimates. The estimator is a convenient and secure financial planning tool, allowing you to create “what if” scenarios. For instance, you can change your “stop work” dates or expected future earnings to create and compare different retirement options. Then when you’re ready, you can apply online for your retirement benefits.

Learn more about how you can start planning for your retirement and order your free copy of When To Start Receiving Retirement Benefits.

This Saturday is Museum Day. Over 1,450 museums across the country are offering free admission.

View the list of participating museums and get your free tickets.

Image description: Jockey Clarence Turner sits on Stromboli, a chestnut gelding who won over 60 races between 1913 and 1918. This photo was taken between 1910 and 1915.
Photo from the George Grantham Bain Collection, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division

Image description: Jockey Clarence Turner sits on Stromboli, a chestnut gelding who won over 60 races between 1913 and 1918. This photo was taken between 1910 and 1915.

Photo from the George Grantham Bain Collection, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division

Saturday is National Public Lands Day, Admission is Free to National Parks

Saturday, September 29 is National Public Lands Day. This is the nation’s largest, single-day volunteer event for public lands. Find a volunteer site if you want to help improve our public lands by planting trees and native plants, collecting trash, improving trails, and more.

In honor of National Public Lands Day, all national parks offer free admission. Plan your visit to a national park today.