Claiming Social Security benefits isn't a black-and-white issue. For one, not everyone gets the same amount. And even your own benefit isn't set in stone. See: This Is the Minimum You Need Saved.
According to a recent GOBankingRates survey, women are more likely than men to have nothing saved for retirement the survey found that 30% of women have no retirement savings versus 26% of men. It.
Although Social Security is sometimes referred to as an "entitlement" program by certain fiscal hawks, it's more like a pension program. You aren't "entitled" to Social Security retirement benefits .