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More Questions About Benefit Start Dates Jan. 31, 2018
Q: I will be turning 70 in July 2018. I wanted to delay starting my Social Security benefits until t... Read More
'Living in Sin' No Longer Required to Get Social Security Jan. 17, 2018
Q: My mother told me she remembers a time when women had to "live in sin" (those are her words) to a... Read More
Question on Online Application Form Still Confusing Many Jan. 10, 2018
About two months ago, I got a question from a reader that I had never received before. (And believe ... Read More
Turning 66 in 2018? Consider Filing for Benefits This Month Jan. 03, 2018
I write a column similar to this one every January. But I don't mind plagiarizing myself because it ... Read More
Let's Skip the War Against Baby Boomers, OK? Dec. 28, 2017
When things get dull, enterprising rousers of rabble promote a war against something or other to gai... Read More
Social Security Beneficiaries Hit Record 61,859,250 Dec. 27, 2017
The number of Social Security beneficiaries hit a record 61,859,250 in November, according to data r... Read More
Social Security Update for 2018 Dec. 27, 2017
It has been my custom for most of the past 20 years to write a year-end column that summarizes the S... Read More
My Christmas Wish List for Social Security Dec. 20, 2017
Dear Santa, I've been a good kid this year. Well, I've occasionally been naughty. For example, I was... Read More
An Open Letter to President Trump With a Christmas Gift Idea Dec. 13, 2017
Dear Mr. President, I hear that your presidency is off to a rocky start. That swamp you said you'd d... Read More
Split Marriage Adds Up to No Benefits Dec. 06, 2017
Q: I am 66 years old. I am getting my own Social Security retirement check, but it is rather small &... Read More
Guessing at Answers to Unedited Questions Nov. 29, 2017
I get about a hundred questions emailed to me every week. And I put as many as I can into this weekl... Read More
The Retirement Decision Nov. 25, 2017
Dear Annie: My fiance recently decided to retire this coming March. We both will be 65 in January, a... Read More
Benefit Starting Date Confusion Nov. 22, 2017
Q: I turn 66 in January and want benefits to start then. A few weeks ago, I filled out the claim for... Read More
More Questions From Divorced Women Nov. 15, 2017
Just two weeks ago, I wrote a column answering questions from divorced women. Obviously, I left a lo... Read More
Checks for Son Can Still Come in Mom's Name Nov. 08, 2017
Q: I took my Social Security at age 62 so my 14-year-old son and his 55-year-old mother could get be... Read More
Benefits for Divorced Women Nov. 01, 2017
All of today's questions come from, or are about, women who are divorced. So let me make this genera... Read More
Swindler Must Pay Up Before Benefits Start Oct. 25, 2017
Q: I have a brother-in-law who is a scoundrel in my books. I just don't know what my sister sees in ... Read More
Will You Wed Work Till Death Do You Part? Oct. 12, 2017
Many Americans now face retirement, hearts full of dreams, bank accounts full of nothing. For them, ... Read More
High School Kids and Social Security Oct. 11, 2017
I spent part of my 32-year career with the Social Security Administration as a public affairs specia... Read More
Social Security and My Mom Oct. 04, 2017
You are probably reading this column sometime in early October, which is when I always think of my m... Read More
