Social Security file and suspend

Question(s)
1st--Anyone here(on the forum) done this?

if so
define process?

(more questions will likely follow responses?)

 

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You have about a week, according to this guy: http://tucson.com/business/national...cle_e30ba80e-4a7b-563f-99c6-f7c008939e5b.html

 

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Here's the bottom line.
First high earning spouse files and suspends payments
then other spouse files and restricts to spousal benefits only, and gets 1/2 of what high earning spouse would get while benefits(for each) grow at about 8% per year.

SSA calls this "free spousal" benefits.

(still learning)

 

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The loophole is plugged at the end of this week, according to all sources. And the online directions for suspending payments apparently befuddle most people.