By the time you get to retirement, you want to be in a good place financially. But certain mistakes you make along the way could prevent that from happening. So to that end, you may want to do what you can to avoid these potentially costly blunders.

You're allowed to start receiving a monthly benefit from Social Security once you turn 62. However, you're not entitled to your complete monthly benefit based on your specific wage history until full retirement age (FRA) arrives. FRA is 66, 67, or somewhere in the middle. It depends on your year of birth.

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