Posts Tagged ‘retirement’
Let’s Hope One Day You Can Reach Retirement…at 80!
The tragic myth of the old cat lady, living in a hobble, feasting with twenty feral felines and sharing their food is a stark reality in this country. The lack of reform for Social Security has employers shifting from the good old days of well-executed retirement plans to the current 401(k)s. Senators are starting to…
Read MoreSenior Citizens Are Doing Cartwheels For Senator Brown’s Social Security Boost
Senior Citizens of Orange County you can start putting that time-share in Florida to good use thanks to Senator Sharrod Brown of Toledo, Ohio. Brown is aiding in backing the “Strengthening Social Security Act of 2013” which would provide senior citizens with increased benefits and the ability to pay off past debts. Due to the…
Read MoreSocial Security’s Complexities
How much do you actually know about Social Security? Did you know that isn’t just for retired folks? SS has three principle programs – retirement (which we’re all aware of), Disability Insurance (for those who can’t work because of either work-related injuries or because of birth defects) and Supplemental Security Income (for low-income US citizens).…
Read MoreSocial Security Disability Insurance Depleting
The Social Security retirement fund is drying like a once-flourishing well. By 2035 for folks to see some sort of pension, benefits have to be sliced. But just a few years from now… 2016, to be exact… congress needs to start looking at Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI). If you’ve lost income, SSDI is there…
Read MoreMake Sure You Decide When It’s Right to Start Accepting Social Security Benefits
As many approach the official US retirement age…a concern tempts the mind: when is right to start accepting Social Security benefits? With the engulfing county-wise deficit issue, and Social Security benefits already depleting, senior citizens are growing impatient…nervous. Here are the three options they must consider…either they take their Social Security benefits early, they wait…
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