[el_fantasma]

My last day was Friday. I’ll still get paid for three weeks so I can job search and then get one month severance with my last check. I’m 65 and in the tech field so job prospects are poor. For sure I’ll apply for unemployment which is $450 a week for 26 weeks. My neighbor suggested I also apply for social security even though I’m 8 months from “full retirement age”. By starting social security early I’ll get $100 less per month for as long as I live.

So I took the 8 months of social security and divided it by $100 and the break even point is 18 years. In other words, if I die before 18 years I would be ahead by taking social security now.

From what I have read, here in CA you can get both unemployment and social security without one reducing the other. Hey I’m no slacker, I’ve paid into both these for 50 years so I think I’m due.

Anybody been through this, am I missing anything? Sorry for all the personal details.