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Life at 65
The year around 65 in order — what to do seven months out, during your enrollment window, and in your first months on Medicare.
Turning 65 is a sequence, not a single decision: Social Security timing, whether to leave employer coverage, which path to choose, how to sign up, and how the first bills and cards arrive. Each step has a right moment, and most of them land before your birthday.
People who do well at 65 are rarely the ones who studied the most; they are the ones who did things in the right order. The guides below are arranged in that order, and the timeline tool dates each step for you.
