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Don't Fall For Catchy and Scary Headlines Aug. 10, 2022
I guess I picked a bad title when I called my little guidebook "Social Security: Simple and Smart." ... Read More
Why Should You Believe Me? Aug. 03, 2022
I frequently hear from readers who tell me about Social Security-related advice they got from a frie... Read More
Sometimes, You Just Can't Win Jul. 27, 2022
I'll tell you this: Sometimes, you just can't win. I've learned over the years that you have to have... Read More
Nothing That Special About Age 70 Jul. 20, 2022
I wrote a recent column in which I pointed out that waiting until 70 to start your Social Security, ... Read More
Women Married to Jerks Jul. 13, 2022
If my emails are any indication, there sure are a lot of rotten husbands out there! That's why I kee... Read More
More Mailbag Questions Jul. 06, 2022
Last week, instead of writing a column centered around just one Social Security topic, I decided to ... Read More
Reach in the Mailbag Jun. 29, 2022
I usually like to write columns centered on one particular Social Security topic. But every once in ... Read More
Happy Birthday to Me Jun. 22, 2022
I'm submitting this column to the newspapers on my birthday. I was born June 22, 1949. That makes me... Read More
Social Security Benefits Are Not Prorated Jun. 15, 2022
Q: It has always puzzled me why Social Security takes back a person's Social Security check for the ... Read More
Rash Optimism on Social Security's Solvency Jun. 09, 2022
Don't worry if you get confused reading accounts of the new Social Security Trustees Report. On one ... Read More
Congress Ignores Pressing National Business While It Obsesses on Jan. 6 Jun. 08, 2022
As the House Select Committee to Investigate the Jan, 6 Attack on the United States Capitol starts p... Read More
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
There's a Reason for All the Rules May. 18, 2022
Sometimes readers take me to task for not explaining a particular facet of the law when I write a co... 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
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
