Dan Luke wrote:

"Jay Honeck" wrote:
My sister, age 54, just retired after teaching 32 years...

While this *does* qualify for sainthood, I'm still not sure
why she was eligible for full retirement at at 52 -- fully
13 years before the rest of society.

That would have added up to 84 "points" at Honeywell when last I worked
there (1995) - I think it's still figured that way. One more year (2
points) and she would have qualified for full retirement. Many corporate
retitrement plans are similar.

My former employer had a similar point system, but they also had a minimum age
for retirement of 55. I think full retirement took 90 points, but you could get
out with a pension with as little as 70. A couple years ago, however, they went
over to a "cash balance pension payout" plan, and there's no such thing as "full
retirement" under that plan.

George Patterson
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"Hummmmm... That's interesting...."