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Successful Relationships Are Built on Honesty Nov. 14, 2018
Dear Annie: I am madly in love with my ex-fiancee. We have been separated since March but have been ... Read More
You Always Have a Chance at Happiness, If You Seek It Oct. 30, 2018
Dear Annie: I am retiring at the end of the week and am worried. I have been married for 27 years to... Read More
If You Don't Hate the Government, You're Not Paying Attention Sep. 07, 2018
Imagine a store that makes its customers miserable. The interior is ugly and uncomfortable. The staf... Read More
Let's Hear It for These Three Companies and Their Great Customer Service Aug. 16, 2018
There's a part of me that cannot believe we're going to do this again. Six years ago, my husband rem... Read More
Take a Message May. 10, 2018
This has happened to you, I'm sure. You have a problem with your cable company, or your telephone pr... Read More
SSA Service: Am I a Shill or a Critic? Apr. 11, 2018
I figure I must be doing something right when I get back-to-back emails from readers criticizing me ... Read More
Celebration Woes Feb. 19, 2018
Q: My son's 50th birthday is coming up, and, unfortunately, I'm not in the financial situation to th... Read More
Schwab and Customer Service Sep. 13, 2017
Dear Mr. Berko: I'm 83 and a conservative investor. My stockbroker of 21 years retired from his six-... Read More
Do You Really Want a Shrunken SSA? Sep. 13, 2017
I sure am glad President Trump isn't considering me to be the new head of the Social Security Admini... Read More
The Amazon 1-Star System Apr. 20, 2017
I'm not dumb enough to believe that all the reviews you read on various sites are authentic. I know ... Read More
Speech Problem Feb. 03, 2017
Dear Annie: I'm almost 19 years old, and I've had a speech problem ever since I could talk. When I w... Read More
Battling The Big-Box Retailers: Part 2 of 2 Jan. 31, 2017
As I said last week, nothing frightens a small business owner more than hearing that one of the big-... Read More
Battling the Big-Box Retailers: Part 1 of 2 Jan. 24, 2017
Nothing — and I mean nothing — frightens a small business owner more than hearing that o... Read More
On Hold Constantly Jan. 18, 2017
Dear Mr. Berko: After spending 55 minutes on the phone with Verizon and being switched to four diffe... Read More
Married to a Snorer Oct. 14, 2016
Dear Annie: Before marriage, I slept well every night. Since I've been married and my husband and I ... Read More
'We Know You Have A Choice' Aug. 23, 2016
As a professional speaker, I spend a lot of time in airports. But lately I've been spending too much... Read More
Woodstock for Internet Retailers Jun. 14, 2016
Since 2008, when eBay stopped its annual eBay Live! trade show, internet retailers — retailers... Read More
American Express Checks Out Feb. 10, 2016
Dear Mr. Berko: Why did American Express lose the Costco account? We have 300 shares of American Exp... Read More
The Lights Are Still Shining Brightly at SSA Jan. 12, 2016
About a month ago, I wrote a column about possible declining service at the Social Security Administ... Read More
Have the Lights Gone Out at SSA? Dec. 16, 2015
I have a friend who, like me, is a retired Social Security Administration employee. But we are diffe... Read More
