Can I retire at 62 ?

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Some great suggestions and ideas here ! Plenty for me to think about for my next steps.
Thanks all !

 

[Pmc365]

I agree with you. In the context of the question I was referring to what extra costs you may have. I should have stated 'You may need to pay for health insurance'.

I don't know if I agree with your comment re usefulness of private health insurance. I know of people waiting ages for surgical procedures and in pain/ poor quality of life. Had they insurance it could be rectified very promptly by a surgical procedure privately by-passing inordinately long public waiting lists for elective procedures.