This is going to be a column about people who need help managing their Social Security affairs. People frequently send me emails about this topic. A typical email might go something like this: “My 90-year-old grandmother has a hard time getting around and managing all of her affairs. I had myself granted power of attorney…
Where to Go for Social Security Help
My wife has a little plaque hanging on the wall of her art studio. She’s a fiber artist who makes quilted landscapes and something called “temari,” which are decorative Japanese thread balls. She sells her wares in a local art gallery. If you want to see her work, just go to FiberArtsByBecky.com. Anyway, that plaque,…
25 Tax Deductions You Can Claim as a Freelancers
Just because freelancers have flexibility and independence doesn’t mean that we don’t get stressed out. Even though we have the option to work from home and set our own hours doesn’t mean that we can slack off. We still have deadlines to meet, clients to network with, and make sure that we get paid on…
A Woman’s Guide to Social Security, Continued
In last week’s column, I presented a brief overview of the Social Security rules that apply to women. Today’s column has some common questions that I get from women that will help clarify those rules. Q: Every woman I know is getting half of her husband’s Social Security. But I’m getting nowhere near that. Why…
A Woman’s Guide to Social Security
I’m going to start this column by shamelessly promoting my little Social Security guidebook called “Social Security—Simple and Smart.” You can get it for less than $10 at Amazon.com and other booksellers. I am always referring readers who send me emails to that book because it will help them a whole lot more than a…
Patterson and TCU Agree to Part Ways, Coach Won’t Finish ’21
FORT WORTH, Texas—TCU and football coach Gary Patterson mutually agreed to immediately part ways Sunday before the completion of his 21st season. The announcement came a day after the Horned Frogs (3–5, 1–4 Big 12) lost 31–12 at Kansas State, Patterson’s alma mater. It was their fifth loss in six games, and they are 21–22…
More Than 3 Million Americans Retired Early Due to COVID-19
A study released this month has revealed more than three million Americans retired earlier than previously planned due to COVID-19. The St. Louis Fed study was published Oct. 15 in an article by economist Miguel Faria e Castro called “The COVID Retirement Boom.” The study analyzed labor force participation rates before and after the start…
Being Happy With Less
Every single day, I get emails from readers who seem to be absolutely obsessed with the idea of “maximizing” their Social Security benefits. And frequently, those emails are dripping with anxiety and sometimes almost torment. It’s like these folks are just worrying themselves sick that they might be missing out on a few bucks in…
Democrats Doyle and Price Announce Retirement From Congress
Reps. Mike Doyle (D-Pa.) and David Price (D-N.C.) plan to retire at the end of their term in 2022, adding more names to a growing list of Democratic retirees. Doyle has been in the House of Representatives since he was first elected in 1994. Doyle came in just as Democrats’ stranglehold on the lower chamber,…
Should a Housewife Get Social Security Credits?
People frequently write to me with an idea to change Social Security law in some way that they think is clever and unique. But I usually must tell them that their proposal has been considered in the past. After all, Social Security has been around for 80 years now, and for all of those eight…
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