It can be a stressful event to lose your Social Security card, but the process to replace Social Security card is not as complicated as most people expect. Losing, stealing, or damaging a card can be ...

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Qualifying for Social Security generally requires you to work for a whole bunch of years and pay taxes on your income. And if you hold down a job most of your life and pay taxes accordingly, there's a ...

Ida Mae Fuller got the first Social Security check in 1940. Now, 85 years later, the last beneficiaries to receive paper Social Security checks will get theirs in the mail in September. President ...

If you've recently gotten remarried or you're about to, retirement might not be the first thing on your mind. But there's no denying that marriage has a serious effect on what your retirement will ...

It makes sense to try to get as much money from Social Security as possible. Spousal benefits don't work the same as benefits you claim on your own earnings record. A strategic move that may benefit ...