[andyk]

The first monthly Social Security check was sent to Ida May Fuller on January 31, 1940. She paid a total of $24.75 into the system...She lived to be 100 and collected $22,888.

I knew that she collected a bunch more than she paid in, but I never heard that she lived to be 100. You might think that would have been a hint of what was to come.

[TheRightGuy]

I knew that she collected a bunch more than she paid in, but I never heard that she lived to be 100. You might think that would have been a hint of what was to come.

I just turned 65 this month. I started drawing SS when I turned 62 and have already collected over 20% more than whatever I put in.