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Book Updates Feb. 28, 2024
Over the past couple of months, hundreds of you have written to me because you've had trouble gettin... Read More
That's Not What I Meant To Say Feb. 21, 2024
I've always taken pride in the fact that I do a pretty good job of explaining Social Security rules ... Read More
Geezers, Floozies and Valentines Feb. 14, 2024
This column should be coming out around Valentine's Day. And it was 50 years ago, on Valentine's Day... Read More
Retirees With 'Disabled Adult Children' Feb. 07, 2024
This is going to be a column about DACs. And what's that? It's the abbreviation the Social Security ... Read More
How Your Retirement Benefit Is Calculated Jan. 31, 2024
Q. Even though I'm not on Social Security, I've been reading your column for years. A while back, I ... Read More
Social Security: A Broken Socialist Dinosaur Jan. 24, 2024
It seems many still harbor, or want to perpetuate, the illusion that our Social Security system is n... Read More
What We Expect From Government Jan. 24, 2024
I have been writing this column since 1997. So this will be my 27th year of helping people better un... Read More
Not All Bureaucrats Work For the Government Jan. 17, 2024
Well, this week I learned that not all bureaucrats work for the government. They can be found in any... Read More
Women and Social Security -- Common Misunderstandings Jan. 10, 2024
Whether you're a man or woman, Social Security rules can sometimes be confusing and hard to understa... Read More
Turning Full Retirement Age in 2024? Consider Filing for Benefits This Month Jan. 03, 2024
I write a column similar to this one every January. But I don't mind plagiarizing myself because it ... Read More
Social Security Update for 2024 Dec. 27, 2023
It has been my custom for most of the past 27 years to write a year-end column that summarizes the S... Read More
Medicare and the 'Temporarily Rich' Dec. 20, 2023
Before I write today's column, there are two important and seemingly unrelated observations I must m... Read More
A Great Christmas Gift Idea Dec. 13, 2023
Want a great Christmas gift idea? How about giving yourself and your friends the best book about Soc... Read More
Will the Christmas Spirit Rub off on Disability Haters? Dec. 06, 2023
I was struck by something I heard the other day on a radio show. The host of the program was making ... Read More
Social Security Rules: Same Ol', Same Ol' Nov. 29, 2023
Several times every week, someone makes a comment similar to this one that I found in my inbox today... Read More
How To Fix Our Broken Culture Nov. 29, 2023
Recently published projections for the U.S. population from the U.S. Census Bureau present a picture... Read More
Benefits to Kids Controversial Nov. 22, 2023
I occasionally get emails from readers commenting on the fact that children of retirees qualify for ... Read More
What's That Check For? Nov. 15, 2023
A couple weeks ago, a one-time check for $90 from the Social Security Administration showed up in my... Read More
'60 Minutes' and Social Security Overpayments Nov. 08, 2023
The CBS news program "60 Minutes" ran a story this past Sunday that was critical of the Social Secur... Read More
Tips on Filing for Social Security Benefits Nov. 01, 2023
There probably is nothing I'm asked more often than some version of this question: "When should I ta... Read More
