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HAYES: This Week’s Lore Needs Its Own Time Capsule
Time capsule: Florida, United States of America, roughly one week in late March/early April. Do not open this scroll for 100 years. Gas shot up to $4.30 per gallon […]
MARGENAU: Explaining Social Security ‘Claim’ Numbers
Q: I am a 78-year-old recent widow. I got my own Social Security number when I was about 20. But since my husband and I started getting Social Security benefits […]
MARGENAU: Raising the Cap on Taxable Income Has Drawbacks
I have probably written 100 columns about possible Social Security reforms. Well here comes column number 101! What is prompting my discussion of the issue this time is that a certain reform proposal has been […]
GOLDMAN: Should You Feel Sorry for Saying You’re Sorry?
Let’s face it — you’ve got a lot to be sorry for. The mistakes you make on the job. The mistakes you make off the job. The mistakes of omission. The mistakes of […]
GOLDMAN: When What You Wear to Work Wears Out
Great careers don’t start at your desk. They start at your closet. It’s true! What you wear to work determines what co-workers think of you, or don’t. You may want to stand out from the crowd, but […]
MARGENAU: Simple and Smart Update
Readers are always asking me if I could recommend a good book about Social Security. I always steer them to the best book out there. It’s called “Social Security Simple […]
GOLDMAN: No Breathing, Please — We’re Working
It doesn’t matter if they’re managing you from across the office or from across the country, having a boss telling you what to do and when to do it is bad. What’s worse is having a […]
MARGENAU: Retroactive Benefits Not a Big Deal
I just don’t get people’s fascination with retroactive Social Security retirement benefits. I can understand that on the surface, the idea of getting a big retroactive check from the government […]
GOLDMAN: Your Company Needs a Baddie — How About You?
Did you see the latest video from the Staples Baddie? If you didn’t, you must have read the story about her in The New York Times. Headlined, “How Exciting Can Office Supplies Really Be? Ask […]
MARGENAU: Disability Claims Get Reviewed
For a couple of different reasons, a claim for Social Security disability benefits may be reviewed. One is what the Social Security Administration calls a “quality assurance review.” The other is what the […]
GOLDMAN: Turned-On by an Off-Site?
It doesn’t matter what job you have; you must agree. The worst day of the entire year is the day your company whisks you off to some distant location for an off-site. An off-site […]
MARGENAU: Social Security Benefits Rarely Cut
In prior columns, I gave readers a brief history of Social Security by highlighting the major changes to the program brought about by annual amendments to the original Social Security […]
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