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Spousal and Survivors Benefits for Men Mar. 13, 2024
In the past 27 years, I bet I have written hundreds of columns explaining spousal and widows benefit... Read More
You Are Being Paid Properly Mar. 06, 2024
In my 32 years of experience working for the Social Security Administration and the 27 years I've be... 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
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
April 11, 2021 Apr. 11, 2021
Dear Annie: My ex-husband, the father of my kids, decided to date my younger sister, who is in the e... Read More
Dreading Birthdays Dec. 10, 2020
Dear Annie: I am approaching my 72nd birthday. I am an only child. My dad died in 1995. My mother wa... Read More
A Divorced Woman's Guide to Social Security May. 27, 2020
Q: You always seem to write about married women. But there are a lot of us divorced women out here. ... Read More
Divorced Women Surveyed About Social Security Sep. 25, 2019
I've written many columns in the past with messages targeted to divorced women. And I thought I had ... Read More
Ex-Husband Still in the (Family) Picture Mar. 24, 2019
Dear Annie: Thirty-two years ago, my ex left me for another woman. He was verbally abusive and denig... Read More
Dealing With the Ex When a Kid Is Involved Jan. 25, 2019
Dear Annie: There is an issue that has been going on for quite some time now, and I don't know what ... Read More
Is It Betrayal to Like the Ex? Nov. 27, 2018
Dear Annie: I am a widowed stepmother of a man and a woman. My husband and I had a cordial relations... Read More
Declining Relationship With Daughter Feb. 16, 2017
Dear Annie: My ex-husband was emotionally, verbally and physically abusive, and he was a womanizer f... Read More
Keeping It in the Family Apr. 11, 2016
Dear Annie: My ex-husband, the father of my kids, decided to date my younger sister, who is in the e... Read More
Quick and Dirty Social Security Jul. 16, 2014
My regular readers know that sometimes I can get a little long-winded in my answers to questions abo... Read More
Mother Should Immediately Call Social Services Hotline Dec. 08, 2013
Q: I have two girls who are 10 and 8, and a boy who is 5. My girls share a room, and my 8-year-old s... Read More
Flo & Friends
Apr. 02, 2012
