What Happens If You Forget to File for Social Security Before Your 70Th Birthday?
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What Happens If You Forget to File for Social Security Before Your 70Th Birthday?

After paying into Social Security your entire life, you deserve all of the money you’re entitled to from it.
4 Changes Coming to Social Security
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4 Changes Coming to Social Security

Benefit growth slows in 2026 as retirement age, premiums, and tax limits rise.
Should You Wait to Apply for Social Security?
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Should You Wait to Apply for Social Security?

What are the benefits and disadvantages to going early or waiting to apply for benefits?
Avoid These Devious Social Security Scams
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Avoid These Devious Social Security Scams

Scammers don’t let up, so it’s important to be vigilant.
Social Security Solvency and Retirement Planning
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Social Security Solvency and Retirement Planning

A sound retirement plan helps you manage surprises and ensures you can live comfortably regardless of changes beyond your control.

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Benefit Adjustment at Full Retirement Age

Benefit Adjustment at Full Retirement Age

If you take early retirement benefits, those are the benefits you'll have your entire retirement.
What Happens If You Forget to File for Social Security Before Your 70Th Birthday?

What Happens If You Forget to File for Social Security Before Your 70Th Birthday?

After paying into Social Security your entire life, you deserve all of the money you’re entitled to from it.
Don’t Drop the Ball

Don’t Drop the Ball

Take matters of Social Security into your own hands and be responsible for your choices.
More Stories From My Trip to Poland

More Stories From My Trip to Poland

The author went on a trip to Poland to teach but also ended up learning, too.
4 Changes Coming to Social Security

4 Changes Coming to Social Security

Benefit growth slows in 2026 as retirement age, premiums, and tax limits rise.
Why Widows Can’t File for Benefits Online

Why Widows Can’t File for Benefits Online

A widow’s requirement to file for her benefits in person has nothing to do with government bias.
SSI Is Not Social Security

SSI Is Not Social Security

When most folks say they want to file for SSI benefits, they are actually referring to Social Security.
What Was I Doing in Poland for the Social Security Administration?

What Was I Doing in Poland for the Social Security Administration?

The concept of social insurance or Social Security is certainly not unique to the United States.