| Claim at | Dustin / mo | Dustin / yr | Stephanie / mo | Stephanie / yr |
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Based on SS estimates entered in Edit Profile. Edit your estimates at ssa.gov/myaccount.
| Claim at | Dustin /mo | Dustin /yr | vs FRA | Stephanie /mo | Stephanie /yr | vs FRA |
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* FRA = Full Retirement Age (67). Your selected ages are highlighted ✓. Update your SS estimate in the field above.
At what age does waiting to claim pay off? Each line shows total SS received from the claim date forward.
Total Social Security received if you live to 85, at each possible claiming age.
Assumes life expectancy of age 85. Bars reflect nominal dollars with no COLA applied.
Combined lifetime Social Security for every Dustin × Stephanie claiming combination, ranked highest to lowest. Optimal combination highlighted in green; your current selection in blue.
Nominal vs. inflation-adjusted household SS income from first claiming age to age 90.
Nominal line shows future dollar amounts growing at the COLA rate. Real line shows the same income in today's purchasing power (deflated by COLA%). Real value stays flat when COLA tracks inflation.
Adjust any assumption and see the impact in real time. Your saved settings are never changed until you explicitly save.
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| Year | Age | SS Income | Withdrawal | Total Income | Portfolio Balance | Yrs to 95 |
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