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Sometimes Waiting Until 70 Doesn't Make Sense Jun. 08, 2022
Older adults across the country are bombarded with invitations to attend seminars that allegedly wil... Read More
Earnings After Retirement May or May Not Increase Your Social Security Check Jun. 01, 2022
Q: I am 73 and still working part time. I took my Social Security at age 66. I have never seen an in... Read More
Explaining WEP and GPO May. 25, 2022
Let me start out by saying that I hope the editors of the various publications that print my column ... Read More
Meet Brenda Milner May. 13, 2022
If you're like me, you probably experience plenty of days when you feel as if you are simply too old... Read More
Social Security for Divorced Women May. 11, 2022
My wife and I and a group of our neighbors were chatting the other day, and it dawned on us that the... Read More
Don't Blame the Government -- Blame Yourself May. 04, 2022
Sometimes people will write to me complaining that the government, specifically the Social Security ... Read More
Angry Al and Me Apr. 27, 2022
I get lots of emails from my readers. Most are from nice people who have questions about their parti... Read More
Questions from Young Widows Apr. 20, 2022
Last week, I answered questions about Social Security widow's benefits. But I ran out of column spac... Read More
Using SBA Financing to Buy a Business or Franchise Apr. 19, 2022
"I have been thinking about buying a franchise. I was going to roll over some money from a 401(k) I ... Read More
Social Security Benefits for Widows Apr. 13, 2022
I've saved up some questions that are either from widows or from husbands or wives wondering about f... Read More
The Best Social Security Book I've Ever Read Apr. 06, 2022
I just finished reading the best book about Social Security that I have ever read. In just under 100... Read More
Protective Filing Dates Mar. 30, 2022
This is going to be a column about a special procedure that the Social Security Administration routi... Read More
Tips for Finding Social Security Information Online Mar. 23, 2022
I'm sure lots of my readers are always looking for Social Security information online. So am I. Even... Read More
Do You Have Insomnia? Mar. 18, 2022
There used to be an old wives' tale that suggested older people needed a lot less sleep than younger... Read More
'Welfare' for Disabled Kids With Wealthy Parents Mar. 09, 2022
Q: I have a neighbor who is in his early 50s. He is a pilot for a major airline and makes pretty goo... Read More
More Questions About Social Security Disability Benefits Feb. 23, 2022
Q: I have been getting Social Security disability benefits since 2010. I am coming up on my 62nd bir... Read More
A Social Security Pop Quiz Feb. 16, 2022
OK, class. You've been reading my column for a number of years now. It's time to see how much you've... Read More
Happy Valentine's Day, Honey -- Do You Want Flowers or Social Security Benefits? Feb. 09, 2022
I suppose it's normal for husbands to give some extra thought to getting something for their wives a... Read More
Maids and Nannies and Social Security Feb. 02, 2022
Sometimes I think my wife and I are the last middle-class couple in the country who haven't hired a ... Read More
Repeat After Me: 'SSI Is Not Social Security' Jan. 26, 2022
If I had a million dollars, I'd buy commercial time at the upcoming Super Bowl and run an ad that sa... Read More
