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MARGENAU: Social Security COLA for 2024
In mid-October every year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics releases its much-anticipated report on changes (usually increases) to the Consumer Price Index over the past 12 months. Why is this […]
GOLDMAN: Plan to be spontaneous at work
What’s the best part of being a success? You never have to chitchat. As a VIP, concentrating on high-level issues, no one expects you to deal with idle chatter from the hoi […]
MARGENAU: Rumor mill misleads vets and prisoners
There are so gosh darn many myths and rumors circulating out there (mostly online) about Social Security. That’s why I wrote a book called “Social Security: 100 Myths and 100 […]
GOLDMAN: Is your company playing the name game?
Blame it on the internet. If it wasn’t for the internet, we wouldn’t have giant tech companies and their high-tech jargon seeping into our business lives, making everything we do, and […]
MARGENAU: Don’t know much about Medicare
I just got my annual Medicare guidebook called “Medicare and You 2024” in the mail. I’m assuming this booklet is mailed to everyone in the country who is on Medicare. […]
GOLDMAN: Racing ahead in your career? Better learn to drag your feet.
What do you do when a new assignment comes around? If you immediately raise your hand, you’re making a big mistake. What you should do is duck your head. And if […]
MARGENAU: A special rule for widows and widowers
Here is a special message to all Social Security representatives reading this column. You are right when you tell customers that as a general rule, they cannot file for reduced […]
GOLDMAN: Working out while working up the org chart
Ever feel you’re working with a bunch of dumbbells? You don’t know the half of it. According to “The Hottest New Office is the Gym,” a recent article by Anne Marie Chaker […]
MARGENAU: When in doubt — file a claim
Regular readers of this column know that one of the messages I preach is this: “You have every right to file a claim for any kind of Social Security benefit […]
MARGENAU: Disability myths
There are so many misconceptions about the Social Security disability program. I’ve written a book called “Social Security: 100 Myths and 100 Facts.” It puts to rest all the crazy […]
GOLDMAN: Is quitting work too much work?
Hooray! You’ve decided to quit your job. Now all you have to do is march into your manager’s office and let them have it — the insults you’ve suffered, the unfair […]
MARGENAU: Bob and Carol and Ted and Alice
Do any of you remember the movie: “Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice?” It came out in 1969 and starred Robert Culp and Natalie Wood as a trendy West […]
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