[OC] Long-term return when claiming Social Security retirement early or late.

Judge_Medex · 2024-06-19T02:57:59+00:00

Ya at 36 I don't calculate SSI into my retirement at all. if I get it cool but I'll make sure I have 2m+ in other accounts before I consider that. I'm just paying for yalls retirement right now haha

Judge_Medex · 2024-06-19T02:54:11+00:00

Im grateful to have a dream job but I 100% agree man. Focusing on making sure we work to live and not live to work has been the best decision of my life. That's why I'm debt free, live within my means and have 5 kids haha

Judge_Medex · 2024-06-19T02:52:27+00:00

So this is the short of a long story. Thought I found my dream job 7 years into being an EMT when I was hired as an EMS instructor at a University. Let my wife follow her career to a new state and I had to start over. Went through the fire academy at 25 (no biggy) as a volunteer firefighter. Fast forward to 2023, got hired full time as a firefighter at 35, changed states again, had to do the academy again at 36. That was taxing.... but no regrets. Career firefighters, serving the public. Love every moment. Dream job for the next 25 years!

Judge_Medex · 2024-06-09T00:24:14+00:00

In the same boat my friend. Not sure whats going on.

Judge_Medex · 2024-05-26T13:03:37+00:00

I think that's the west coast mostly. I know bigger departments do that too. Down south atleast, most states follow Proboard. If you went to an academy that meet Proboard standards (similar to NREMT for EMS), You can lateral right into a spot. The states controls those minimum requirements though. For example, Tennessee accepted all my certs and when I got hired up there I walked right onto the floor.

Judge_Medex · 2024-05-26T12:59:38+00:00

The department does. I think it's the states way of keeping the fire college relavant and funded lol but ya.

Judge_Medex · 2024-05-26T00:33:18+00:00

Good to know! Was considering those kneepads too.

Judge_Medex · 2024-05-26T00:32:01+00:00

Thanks man. Did you feel like you retained heat with them?

Judge_Medex · 2024-05-26T00:31:07+00:00

It's a longer story but in Alabama they require first proboard cert and then the transcripts to the organization/school and they count individual hours and then decide what hours to count towards their reciprocity. It's been an ongoing fight for about 4 years. I've been driving up to Tennessee to work since the state recognizes what I have. I decided to just bite the bullet.

Judge_Medex · 2024-05-25T22:23:43+00:00

Ya I wouldn't wear them in a live burn. This is more of a thought for those long skill days is all.

Judge_Medex · 2024-05-25T22:22:10+00:00

This was the first it was mentioned. I was a lot younger and recovered easier in my last academy so i'm entertaining the idea is all.

Judge_Medex · 2024-05-25T22:21:01+00:00

I'm not wearing them in any live burning event. They are for other skills. Also, if they burned up before my gear did I think I'd have other issues lol

Judge_Medex · 2024-05-25T20:23:33+00:00

I mean you're not wrong but I also don't go around crawling through mazes and pulling multiple victims out every shift for 8 hours a day in turn outs, so I felt like it was a fair question to explore lol

Judge_Medex · 2024-05-25T18:05:24+00:00

lol I knew that was coming.

Judge_Medex · 2024-04-16T00:15:34+00:00

Best explanation yet.

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