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No Social Security Taxes Means No Social Security Benefits Oct. 26, 2022
Q: My husband is a 58-year-old farmer. He is a very stubborn man. He is opposed to paying any kind o... Read More
Social Security COLA for 2023 Oct. 19, 2022
In mid-October every year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics releases its much-anticipated report on ch... Read More
Social Security Pop-up Ads Are So Misleading Oct. 12, 2022
In the last month or so, I've written two columns about Social Security "news" articles I've seen in... Read More
Questions Seldom Asked Oct. 05, 2022
Because I've been writing this column for about a quarter-century now, you probably can guess that t... Read More
100 Social Security Myths Busted Sep. 28, 2022
I've just released a new book. It's called "Social Security: 100 Myths and 100 Facts." You can get a... Read More
Delayed Retirement Credits Explained Sep. 21, 2022
People who delay starting their Social Security beyond their full retirement age get a bonus equal t... 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 Privatizing Social Security Can't Work Sep. 07, 2022
About a month or so ago, I wrote a column in which I just briefly mentioned that any plans to privat... Read More
The Social Security Earnings Penalty for Self-Employed People Aug. 31, 2022
"Well, Tom, you see, I'm a farmer. I got me about 100 acres of beans, and I really only work two mon... Read More
Family Maximum Doesn't Apply to Couples Aug. 24, 2022
I frequently get questions from soon-to-be retirees who have heard about a "family maximum" that app... Read More
Another Misleading Headline Aug. 17, 2022
I don't know how you folks get by without being scared out of your wits by misleading Social Securit... Read More
Don't Fall For Catchy and Scary Headlines Aug. 10, 2022
I guess I picked a bad title when I called my little guidebook "Social Security: Simple and Smart." ... 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
Sometimes, You Just Can't Win Jul. 27, 2022
I'll tell you this: Sometimes, you just can't win. I've learned over the years that you have to have... Read More
More Mailbag Questions Jul. 06, 2022
Last week, instead of writing a column centered around just one Social Security topic, I decided to ... Read More
Reach in the Mailbag Jun. 29, 2022
I usually like to write columns centered on one particular Social Security topic. But every once in ... Read More
Social Security Benefits Are Not Prorated Jun. 15, 2022
Q: It has always puzzled me why Social Security takes back a person's Social Security check for the ... Read More
When Grandma Needs Help Managing Her Social Security Benefits Nov. 03, 2021
This is going to be a column about people who need help managing their Social Security affairs. Peo... Read More
A Woman's Guide to Social Security Oct. 13, 2021
I'm going to start this column by shamelessly promoting my little Social Security guidebook called "... Read More
Think Twice Before Jumping on Husband's Maximizing Bandwagon Sep. 01, 2021
I probably have written more than 100 columns about the obsession older adults have with "maximizing... Read More
