Freedom also brought with it opportunities for self-improvement and getting ahead, and differences of class and location also fostered different kinds of religious practices and beliefs. Gradually, Southern religious life became as variegated as that in the North, with Protestant churches to suit a variety of styles.
Your full retirement age Is 67. Remember, the earliest a person can start receiving Social Security retirement benefits will remain age 62. If you start receiving retirement benefits at. 1  age 62, you will get 70% of the monthly benefit because you will be getting benefits for an additional 60 months.
Once you reach what Social Security calls full retirement age, you can work and earn as much money as you want without any reduction in your Social Security retirement benefits. For someone your age now, full retirement age will be 66 (not 65, as it was for most of Social Security's history). However, you don't have to wait until full retirement age to collect Social Security retirement benefits. You could collect your Social Security retirement benefits as early as age 62.