On 10/10/2018 3:16 PM, Wayne Boatwright wrote:

>>>
>>> Most people who stop working in their mid 30s quit or were fired,
>>> not retired.
>>>
>>
>> Or are married and the husband has the income. My wife "retired"
>> in her early 20s. Loose definition of retired.
>>
>
> Ed, do you happen to know much about SSI or SSID? When I had to
> retire for health reasons I was unaware of SSID. I knoew abouat SSI,
> but did not qualify for it. Since I actually qualified as disabled,
> but couldn't qualify for SSI due to income limits, I retired with
> standard Social Security. I believe I read that if I qualified for
> SSID but didn't apply for it, that I might be able to apply after the
> fact, which would boost my SS income to the amount I would receive at
> age 70. Any ideas? Thank you.
>

I know very little. SSDI is good for those younger, but they don't get
all that much. I know one person the get $500 a month. You should be
able to apply or at least get infromation at ssa.gov