Social Security retirement benefits can be claimed when you're just 62. Unfortunately, if you get your benefits that early, you'll face a big benefits cut.
You won't get your standard benefit amount unless you wait until your full retirement age (which is between 66 and 67 depending on when you were born). And you'll miss out on delayed retirement credits that could be earned for each month you wait between that full retirement age and age 70.
But while your monthly check is smaller if you start getting benefits early, there are plenty of great reasons to start your checks at 62 anyway. Here are 14 of them.
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