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Mother-in-Law May Be Asking Too Much Dec. 17, 2025
Dear Annie: My mother-in-law is 81 and a widow. She currently lives alone. Her health is declining, ... Read More
How Social Security Has Evolved Dec. 17, 2025
I continually remind my readers that they shouldn't worry too much when they read or hear reports of... Read More
Protecting Your Right to Benefits Dec. 10, 2025
This column will discuss a special procedure that the Social Security Administration routinely uses ... Read More
How to Handle Social Security Issues When Someone Dies Dec. 03, 2025
Every couple of years, I like to cover a topic that confuses almost everyone. And that confusion com... Read More
Giving Thanks for Social Security Nov. 26, 2025
It has become a bit of a tradition for me to run an annual Thanksgiving column. I always think this ... Read More
Why Did I Start Getting More Money from Social Security? Nov. 19, 2025
I got a letter recently from the Social Security Administration. It told me that my monthly Social S... Read More
Young People and Social Security Nov. 12, 2025
The people who syndicate this column have just assigned a new editor to me. She's a relatively young... Read More
An Antidote to Maximizing Mania Nov. 05, 2025
I've written about my now deceased friend, Don Winters, before. But I can tell from my emails that i... Read More
Social Security COLA for 2026 Oct. 29, 2025
In early October of every year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics releases its much-anticipated report ... Read More
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
From Stepmother to Stranger Oct. 15, 2025
Dear Annie: I have been married for more than 35 years, but for most of that time, I have felt unlov... 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
