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I see…I was thinking in terms of health insurance where you do get “payouts” regularly. I was unaware that you can pass down social security benefits (sorry from your spouse getting more benefits).

My understanding was you can’t take it now than X amount per month, so you can’t “take it with you”. Market fluctuation aside, my retirement savings (minus taxes) can go to my children as inheritance.

Thank you for the explanation.

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Amnesigenic@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
You cannot pass down social security benefits for continued withdrawal, you can pass down money you have received through social security if you have any saved up or invested when you die

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- folekaule@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
  Oh I see what you mean. Yes we agree on that. Anything already taken out you keep. But you can’t take out a lump sum of everything you had put in. So I think we understand that part the same way.
  
  Thanks for the clarification and bearing with me.
  
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  - Amnesigenic@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
    Glad to
    
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