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Benefits to Kids Controversial Nov. 22, 2023
I occasionally get emails from readers commenting on the fact that children of retirees qualify for ... Read More
Turning Full Retirement Age in 2023? Consider Filing for Benefits This Month Jan. 04, 2023
I write a column like this one every January, but I don't mind plagiarizing myself because it contai... Read More
Frugality on the Fun Meter of Life Nov. 03, 2022
I was not born with a natural bent toward frugality. Everything in me cries out to spend, acquire, s... Read More
Financial Planners and Other Mysteries of Life Nov. 02, 2022
I am noticing a growing trend in my mailbox — readers in search of financial planners or advis... Read More
A Shelter in the Time of Storm Nov. 01, 2022
The most important thing you can do to make your personal economy strong is to have an umbrella R... Read More
The Ultimate Risk-Free, High-Yield, Guaranteed Investment Oct. 31, 2022
From time to time, this kind of question pops up in my inbox: How can I get started investing in sto... Read More
Early Retirement Reduction Can Be Adjusted Later Sep. 14, 2022
There is a little-known Social Security rule that may help some people who started their Social Secu... Read More
Why Should You Believe Me? Aug. 03, 2022
I frequently hear from readers who tell me about Social Security-related advice they got from a frie... Read More
Happy Birthday to Me Jun. 22, 2022
I'm submitting this column to the newspapers on my birthday. I was born June 22, 1949. That makes me... Read More
How Getting Through Hard Times Makes Us Stronger Jun. 16, 2022
Discouragement plagues all of us from time to time. If you're discouraged about your situation ̵... Read More
Rash Optimism on Social Security's Solvency Jun. 09, 2022
Don't worry if you get confused reading accounts of the new Social Security Trustees Report. On one ... Read More
Tips for Finding Social Security Information Online Mar. 23, 2022
I'm sure lots of my readers are always looking for Social Security information online. So am I. Even... Read More
A Social Security Pop Quiz Feb. 16, 2022
OK, class. You've been reading my column for a number of years now. It's time to see how much you've... Read More
Happy Valentine's Day, Honey -- Do You Want Flowers or Social Security Benefits? Feb. 09, 2022
I suppose it's normal for husbands to give some extra thought to getting something for their wives a... Read More
Maids and Nannies and Social Security Feb. 02, 2022
Sometimes I think my wife and I are the last middle-class couple in the country who haven't hired a ... Read More
Lapses in Service and Advice at the SSA Jan. 19, 2022
Today I'm going to write, once again, about lapses in service and advice from the Social Security Ad... Read More
A COLA Gift From Congress Few Seniors Know About Jan. 12, 2022
I wonder if any of my readers have thought about this. Why did you get the 2022 cost-of-living incre... Read More
Turning Full Retirement Age in 2022? Consider Filing for Benefits This Month Jan. 05, 2022
I write a column similar to this one every January. But I don't mind plagiarizing myself because it ... Read More
Where to Go for Social Security Help Oct. 27, 2021
My wife has a little plaque hanging on the wall of her art studio. She's a fiber artist who makes qu... Read More
Are Your Finances in Order? Oct. 01, 2021
My new personal hero is New York Times science writer John Schwartz, but the reason I admire him so ... Read More
