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MARGENAU: Here Are Some Social Security Rules I Can’t Explain
I’ve always prided myself on being able to explain the rationale behind various Social Security rules and regulations. Many times, readers will send me emails in which they express utter […]
MARGENAU: Social Security COLA for 2025
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 […]
MARGENAU: More About the Death of a Spouse
Sometimes I’ll include something in a column about a broader topic that I think is just a small, almost insignificant piece of the puzzle. But then that nugget ends up […]
MARGENAU: Myths About Benefits for Spouses
As I’ve pointed out over and over again in this column, there are thousands of myths about Social Security benefits. Those myths are usually started online, but then they get […]
MARGENAU: No Death Benefit for Widow of Husband Who Was Having an Affair
Q: My husband of 49 years died a few months ago. I filed for widow’s benefits and started receiving them with no problem. But I got a letter telling me […]
MARGENAU: Social Security Rules Rarely Change
I feel guilty when I repeat information in a column. But sometimes a message I delivered in an old column just demands to be repeated. And I was reminded of […]
MARGENAU: Senior Citizens Who Become Disabled
Disability benefits for senior citizens: It’s a topic I’ve written about before. But because older folks are always asking me about getting disability benefits from Social Security, I don’t mind […]
MARGENAU: Flipping Benefits Usually Not Possible
Women who have a smaller Social Security benefit than their husbands have frequently asked me if they can take their own reduced retirement benefit at 62 and then at full […]
MARGENAU: Public Employees Are NOT Being Cheated by Offsets
A month or so ago, I wrote a column about people who mistakenly think they are being cheated by the Social Security Administration out of benefits they believe they are […]
MARGENAU: You Are Being Paid Properly
In my 32 years of experience working for the Social Security Administration and the 27 years I’ve been writing this column, one of the more common complaints I’ve heard from […]
MARGENAU: Geezers, Floozies and Valentines
This column should be coming out around Valentine’s Day. And it was 50 years ago, on Valentine’s Day, that my soon-to-be wife and I went out on our first date. […]
MARGENAU: Retirees With ‘Disabled Adult Children’
This is going to be a column about DACs. And what’s that? It’s the abbreviation the Social Security Administration uses to refer to “disabled adult children.” Here is some background. Since […]
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