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Social Security Update for 2019 Dec. 26, 2018
It has been my custom for most of the past 21 years to write a year-end column that summarizes the S... Read More
My Christmas Wish List Dec. 19, 2018
Dear Santa: I wrote you a similar letter last year. But I must have been a bad boy because you didn... Read More
Married More Than Once Dec. 12, 2018
I got to chatting with someone about 30 years younger than me the other day at our local library. We... Read More
Is That Social Security Glass Half Full or Half Empty? Dec. 05, 2018
It's always fascinating to me how people can look at the same situation and see things totally diffe... Read More
Taking Your Benefits at Age 62 Nov. 28, 2018
Q: In a recent column, you said that most people retiring today are waiting until 70 to start their ... Read More
My Advice: Get a Voodoo Doll or Marry an Old Goat! Nov. 21, 2018
Q: I am 64 years old. I was married to a man who was 15 years younger than me. He was a lawyer and m... Read More
Not Your Same Old Same Old Questions Nov. 14, 2018
As my regular readers know, I sometimes worry that I am getting too repetitious — giving the s... Read More
10 Easy Ways to Waste Your Money. Scared Yet? Nov. 07, 2018
Dear Readers: No matter how conscientious you may try to be, certain money wasters can creep up on y... Read More
Public Employee Offsets Nov. 07, 2018
It may surprise some of my readers to learn that about 10 percent of Americans work at jobs that are... Read More
Older Seniors Trying to Help Their 'Kids' With Social Security Oct. 31, 2018
I am always amazed by the emails I get from older senior citizens trying to help their children deal... Read More
Filing for Social Security Is a Big Deal Oct. 24, 2018
I have to constantly remind myself that filing for Social Security benefits is a big deal for almost... Read More
Disability Benefits: One Question Leads to Another Oct. 17, 2018
Q: I don't understand. I was getting Social Security disability benefits. But I found a job that I c... Read More
Gambling and Losing the Social Security Game Oct. 10, 2018
I have written many columns cautioning people to not play around too much with their Social Security... Read More
Chicago Bonds Oct. 03, 2018
Dear Mr. Berko: I'm an 86-year-old retired steelworker. I am in good health and receive substantial ... Read More
Who Do You Trust? Oct. 03, 2018
You know how sometimes one thing can lead to another? The other day, I was watching Jay Leno's TV sh... Read More
Buyers Should Think of Future Sep. 30, 2018
Dear Ms. Lank: We have read your column for several years while we are renting, and now we are ready... Read More
Attaining Your Age Sep. 26, 2018
A few weeks ago, I wrote a column in which I casually mentioned the obscure common law (not a Social... Read More
Widows Have Questions About Social Security Sep. 19, 2018
Q: I was getting my own Social Security. Then my husband died and they started paying me his Social ... Read More
At What Age Should You Collect a Social Security Spousal Benefit? Sep. 19, 2018
Dear Readers: I recently received two questions about collecting Social Security spousal benefits. I... Read More
Moving a Company When You Can't Stay Put Sep. 18, 2018
"I'm an Army wife looking to start up a home-based graphics and web design business. I know I need t... Read More
