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Benefit Adjustment at Full Retirement Age Oct. 22, 2025
I hear one or both of these rumors about Social Security benefits all the time from readers. Rumor ... Read More
Don't Drop the Ball Oct. 15, 2025
Sometimes people will write to me complaining that the government, specifically, the Social Security... Read More
More Stories From My Trip to Poland Oct. 08, 2025
About a month ago, I wrote a column about a trip I took on behalf of the Social Security Administrat... Read More
Not Your Grandma's Social Security Office Anymore Oct. 01, 2025
In the 1960s, Bob Dylan released an album called "The Times, They Are a-Changin'." I seriously doubt... Read More
Different Answers Are Not Necessarily Wrong Answers Sep. 24, 2025
Readers frequently tell me that they talked to two different Social Security Administration agents a... Read More
Why Widows Can't File for Benefits Online Sep. 17, 2025
Q: My husband died several months ago. I'm 64. I'm getting my own retirement benefits, and he was ge... Read More
Little Green Spacemen and Social Security Sep. 10, 2025
Well, if I listen to news reports or review the emails I get from many readers, I guess I'd have to ... 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
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
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
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
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
One Big Ugly Press Release Jul. 09, 2025
I am so embarrassed by my former employer, the Social Security Administration. By issuing a press re... Read More
Your Right to File a Claim Jun. 25, 2025
If you think you are eligible for Social Security benefits, you have every right to file a claim for... Read More
Social Security Benefit Computation Tidbits Jun. 11, 2025
I've written many columns explaining how Social Security benefits are figured. So, I'm not really go... Read More
Will Your Social Security Check Follow You if You Move Overseas? May. 21, 2025
I've been getting more than a few emails lately from folks who say they plan to move overseas. Some ... Read More
Retirees With Adult Children Who Are Disabled May. 14, 2025
Whenever I see a parent with a disabled child, it tugs at my heartstrings. On the one hand, I can't ... Read More
More Clarification of the 'Spousal Bump' May. 07, 2025
I don't think I coined the term. But I may have helped spread it around the world of Social Security... Read More
Ponzi Schmonzi Apr. 23, 2025
There has been a lot of talk over the years about Social Security being a "Ponzi scheme." I have add... Read More
Explaining Little Quirks in Social Security Law in 1,000 Words Apr. 16, 2025
I doubt if any of you have ever bothered to count, but my average weekly column comes out to about 1... Read More
