If you are getting Social Security benefits, you are signed up for Medicare. If you are not taking Social Security, you should sign up for Medicare about 90 days before your 65th birthday. Do not skip it. There are late-enrollment penalties. There are a few other things to know about Medicare: 1. Many are shocked at the expense. Today 55 …
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Social Security Raise for 2018, Sort Of
One of the great things about the Social Security retirement benefit is that is pays you each month for as long as you live and it has a Cost of Living Adjustment each year to keep pace with living expenses. Recently announced changes to Social Security could mean an increase in retirement benefits for many …
How do I know if I can retire?
Once upon a time there were jobs that could sustain you for your entire working life. Many of those jobs had valuable pension plans. If you worked there for 30 years, you could quit, take the pension and pay all your bills without having to work another day in your life. It’s just not that …