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When and How to File for Social Security Benefits Dec. 15, 2021
Hundreds of thousands of people will be filing for Social Security benefits in 2022. So today, I'm g... Read More
Twitter Treachery Nov. 29, 2021
Dear Annie: I knew my husband had a Twitter account, and I thought he only followed groups. Then, on... Read More
Replaced by a Newcomer Nov. 07, 2021
Dear Annie: I have two very good friends who I go to breakfast with every Saturday. We are part of a... Read More
Weary Widow Worries for Husband's Health Nov. 05, 2021
Dear Annie: I'm in my 70s, as is my boyfriend. For the most part, we get along. But lately, I'm star... Read More
Easing an Earworm Sep. 25, 2021
Dear Annie: I was married 45-plus years when my husband passed away. After being alone for a few yea... Read More
September 24, 2021 Sep. 24, 2021
Dear Annie: My husband, children and I are caring for my widowed father, who is in the late stages o... Read More
A Son's Epilogue Sep. 15, 2021
DEAR SUSAN: One of your columns caused me to read your bio, and I learned that your son Scott lost h... Read More
Anxiety After Loss Sep. 06, 2021
Dear Annie: My husband passed away in April after suffering for many years from chronic obstructive ... Read More
What To Do When SSA Steers You Wrong Aug. 25, 2021
These are the columns I hate to write. Columns that are critical of some of my former colleagues at ... Read More
August 19, 2021 Aug. 19, 2021
Dear Annie: At a family gathering two years ago, my in-laws' dog attempted to bite my then 2-year-ol... Read More
Full Retirement Age -- What's the Big Deal? Aug. 18, 2021
I am always getting emails from readers who are so hung up on making sure they start their Social Se... Read More
August 17, 2021 Aug. 17, 2021
Dear Annie: My son and his wife are in the process of getting a divorce. The problem is that the chi... Read More
You Misunderstood What I Wrote Aug. 11, 2021
I've been explaining Social Security rules to people for almost half a century now, and I've been wr... Read More
How To Handle Social Security Affairs When Someone Dies Aug. 04, 2021
I wrote a column about a year ago based on an email from an 85-year-old woman whose husband of 60 ye... Read More
Classic Ann Landers Aug. 01, 2021
Editor's Note: Hundreds of Ann Landers' loyal readers have requested that newspapers continue to pub... Read More
Social Security 101 Jul. 14, 2021
Sometimes this column can get into some complicated or esoteric Social Security rules or circumstanc... Read More
There Is No Marriage Penalty With Social Security Jul. 07, 2021
I frequently hear from readers who ask me about an alleged marriage penalty associated with Social S... Read More
Let Him Go to Voicemail May. 23, 2021
Dear Annie: I am in a quandary about a situation. I am a widow. Sometime after my late husband passe... Read More
May 18, 2021 May. 18, 2021
Dear Annie: I am a widow in my 70s. My husband and I had no children and not much of a social life. ... Read More
Classic Ann Landers May. 09, 2021
Editor's Note: Hundreds of Ann Landers' loyal readers have requested that newspapers continue to pub... Read More
