How much can you earn while collecting Social Security Retirement Benefits?

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1. Not over 11K before your benefits are affected.
2. Maybe you should go to the SS website to find the accurate answer. Taken from SS website: "when you start getting your Social Security payments, $1 in benefits will be deducted for each $2 you earn above the annual limit. For 2007 that limit is $12,960 and for 2006, that limit is $12,480."
3. Once you reach full retirement age, there is no limit to how much you can earn without having your Social Security Benefits reduced. For many years the full retirement age was 65. As a result of the Social Security reforms that were enacted in 1983, the full retirement age is scheduled to increase to 67 a few years from now. It is possible to start getting retirement payments as early as age 62. - If you retire early your benefits will be reduced by $1.00 for each $2.00 you earn over the limit which is $12,960 in 2007. There are special rules that are applicable to the year that a person retires to prevent the retired person from being penalized for income earned prior to the actual date of retirement.