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Ways to Face Hard Times Sep. 05, 2025
By the time you have celebrated your 50th birthday, it's a pretty safe bet you have gotten several d... Read More
SSI Is Not Social Security Sep. 03, 2025
I can tell it's time for me to once again explain to people that SSI and Social Security are two ent... Read More
Marilyn Murray Willison has had a varied career as a six-time nonfiction author, columnist, motivational speaker and journalist in both the U.K. and the U.S. She is the author of The Self-Empowered Woman blog and the award-winning memoir "One Woman, Four Aug. 29, 2025
People over the age of 50 used to lament that they found themselves attending more funerals than wed... Read More
59 and Counting Aug. 28, 2025
Today I woke up 59. Not Paul, 58, anymore. I'm now Paul 5.9, if we're being Silicon Valley about it.... Read More
What Was I Doing in Poland for the Social Security Administration? Aug. 27, 2025
I was chatting with a new neighbor who recently moved into a house down the street from us. It turns... Read More
Addiction Among Older Americans Aug. 22, 2025
Most Americans over the age of 50 are not strangers to the following names: Ambien, Ativan, Klonopin... Read More
Happy (Belated) Birthday to Social Security Aug. 20, 2025
Doesn't it just bug you when you miss the birthday of a close friend? That happened to me when I rec... Read More
Driving After 65 Aug. 15, 2025
Nobody wants to lose their independence, and losing the ability to drive can be one of the most pain... Read More
Drinking Is the New Smoking. Unless You're Over 55. Aug. 15, 2025
The latest Gallup poll shows that only 54% of Americans now say they drink — the lowest rate i... Read More
Not So Common Questions Aug. 13, 2025
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote a column about some of the most common questions I receive. This week... Read More
The Big Move: Part 2 Aug. 08, 2025
Whether you are thinking about moving in with an adult child because of your age, finances, loneline... Read More
Privatizing Social Security ... Yada Yada Yada Aug. 06, 2025
Well, once again, the idea of privatizing Social Security is in the news. It's a topic that delights... Read More
The Big Move: Part 1 Aug. 01, 2025
For years, comedians have joked about young adults being "slackers" who move back home and mooch off... Read More
Questions I'm Asked Over and Over Again Jul. 30, 2025
In the 28 years I've been writing this column, I bet I've written 128 columns about the most common ... Read More
Old, Small Joys Jul. 25, 2025
A guy I know, another writer, read one of my columns not long ago, and had a little advice. "You sho... Read More
Parkinson's Jul. 25, 2025
Way back in the 1980s, I had the dream job of health and fitness editor at the Los Angeles Times Syn... Read More
Social Security Disability Benefits and Incentives to Work Jul. 23, 2025
Q: I am 57 years old and getting Social Security disability benefits. I understand I can work and ma... Read More
Resilience Jul. 18, 2025
According to conventional wisdom, every person on the planet faces challenges, even though it someti... Read More
12 Counterintuitive, Unconventional 'Happiness Hacks' for Older Adults Jul. 17, 2025
It's midsummer. You're either on vacation or wishing you were because everyone else you know or work... Read More
World War II History With a Social Security Link Jul. 16, 2025
My wife and I were recently doing a little house cleaning and downsizing. Specifically, we were goin... Read More
