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Some Can Collect Social Security Benefits Even if They’ve Never Worked
While Social Security retirement benefits are generally available only to those with at least ten years of work experience, there are a few situations where one could be eligible for benefits, even if he/she has never worked. Katie Brockman covers…
Ready to claim in 2021?
Katie Brockman notes a few important things to consider if one is thinking about starting Social Security retirement benefits this year. She explains that choosing the right age may be most important. Monthly check amounts increase for each month delayed beyond…
One More Plug for Eliminating the Social Security Tax Cap
It’s not a new thought, but it is one that keeps coming up. And it’s one that will get a lot of attention when (if?) the issue of Social Security Reform gets its much=needed attention in the 117th Congress. Of,…
Clearing up some details on Stimulus checks and SSI, SSDI
The payments are coming–in fact, some may already have seen them arrive–but the details are still evolving. CNET’s Alison DeNisco Rayome and Shelby Brownin a post on cnet.com, take a look at several of the pertinent details surrounding the eligibility rules for…
Social Security and Divorce: It’s IMportant to Know the Rules
One set of year-end statistics I was just reading recapped the domestic situation in America, noting that weddings outnumbered divorces 2.6 to 1 in 2020. That’s good, I suppose, but the sheer number of divorces in 2020–reported to be close…
Retirement Saving – A Never Ending Discussion Topic
If you’re in the New Year’s mindset and thinking ahead to a resolution to save more for the retirement milestone hurtling toward you, you might want to listen to this “Retirement Coffee Talk” session from George Fossing and Zach Jenkins of…
A Quick Year-End Synopsis of Social Security Changes for 2021
As we take breath at year-end and adjust our mindsets for the coming year, it’s always good to reflect on what’s ahead for Social Security that everyone needs to know. For example, while the 1.3% cost-of-living adjustment is well known…
Social Security numbers, not surprisingly, factor into the newest round of stimulus scams
As talk about the next round of pandemic relief checks heats up, it’s no surprise that the scammers and fraudsters are busily preparing a new round of assaults on unsuspecting Americans. And, in keeping with so many other forms of…
There are factors that can deny you Social Security
As The Motley Fool’s Kailey Hagen points out in a post on greensboro.com, the availability of Social Security benefits for retirement income is not necessarily automatic. For most people, earning the benefit is a fairly straightforward product of a work life and…
Be careful if you’re turning 66 in 2021 and filing for Social Security benefits
As you may be aware, for anyone born between 1943 and 1954 age 66 was considered their full retirement age. It didn’t matter when in the year you attained that age. But for those attaining age 66 in 2021, things are…