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With a Spouse, Taking Your Social Security Early Might Be Better Mar. 18, 2020
I'm sure you've seen websites, or received mailers from financial planners, that entice you with com... Read More
OK, You're Dead! Now What? Jan. 29, 2020
Several months ago, I wrote a column about how to handle Social Security matters when a loved one di... Read More
Self-Sufficiency Jan. 06, 2020
Q: My husband passed away six years ago, and moving on has been a process. We were married for 37 ye... Read More
Adding an Appetizer, Subtracting a Slight Oct. 19, 2019
Dear Annie: I live in the Midwest. My husband and I have a good friend who dines with us quite often... Read More
Clearing Up More Myths and Misunderstandings Oct. 16, 2019
I pointed out in last week's column that there are hundreds of myths and rumors being spread —... Read More
Divorced Women Surveyed About Social Security Sep. 25, 2019
I've written many columns in the past with messages targeted to divorced women. And I thought I had ... Read More
Cohabitation Quiz Aug. 28, 2019
Let's take a summer break from the usual, same-old (yawn) essay format and sprinkle some questions a... Read More
You Don't Have to Be Old to Get Social Security Aug. 07, 2019
If you were to play a word association game and the phrase "Social Security" came up, I bet many of ... Read More
How Much Is a Stay-at-Home Spouse Worth? May. 10, 2019
We recently heard from Melanie, a stay-at-home wife and mother for most of her 27-year marriage. One... Read More
Absolutely Not True Mar. 20, 2019
I was answering emails from my readers today. And after a while, it dawned on me that three or four ... Read More
Personality Shift After Husband's Retirement Mar. 04, 2019
Dear Annie: Recently, my father-in-law retired. This has made my mother-in-law a different, not-so-k... Read More
If One of You Makes More, Can You Still Be Financial Equals? Nov. 28, 2018
Dear Carrie: We've been married for two years, and so far, my husband and I have pretty much split b... Read More
Investing With a Spouse Jun. 20, 2018
Dear Mr. Berko: Since we sold our business and retired 11 years ago, our $768,000 individual retirem... Read More
Sometimes the Government Giveth and Then Taketh Away May. 02, 2018
Q: I am 66 years old, and I get my own small Social Security retirement benefit. Because it is so sm... Read More
Husband's Hearing Loss, Revisited Apr. 05, 2018
Dear Readers: Recently, I printed a letter from "Sad and Frustrated Beyond Words," who was at her wi... Read More
Wanting the Clothes-Free Life Nov. 03, 2017
Dear Annie: I'm a man in my 30s who is a nudist at heart. Though I enjoy doing things clothes-free, ... Read More
Answers for Women About Social Security Sep. 06, 2017
I wouldn't know how to go about getting accurate information about this issue, but based on the emai... Read More
Grief and Loss Aug. 10, 2017
Dear Annie: Lord willing, next month I'll turn 67. In a recent column, you solicited seniors to writ... Read More
Anxiety Over Holidays Nov. 21, 2016
Q: I am shy and probably always will be, but my husband is always the life of the party. We have alr... Read More
Picking a Partner Sep. 19, 2016
Q: I will graduate from college in June. I have a good life and have found my passion and career goa... Read More
