Qualifying for Social Security benefits in retirement generally goes something like this: Work and pay taxes on your income.

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Social Security retirement benefits are usually straightforward. You work for years. You file for Social Security once you're ...

Forget about COLAs for a minute -- because Social Security itself has some big problems. More money is being paid out of its ...

We carefully adjusted our living expenses so that we could be satisfied with less income compared to our working years. It ...

Trump has pledged to end taxes on Social Security income, which could change payments for millions of Americans.

The first round of February’s Social Security payments, worth up to $5,108 for the highest-income earners who retire at age ...

"I'm very worried — how am I going to survive?" Huntington resident Leann Pisano, 58, a recent nursing school graduate, said ...

The average Social Security beneficiary will receive about $23,712 in 2025. Married couples might fare a little better ...

If you’re nearing retirement, key changes for 2025 could affect your finances. Here’s what to know, according to advisors.

Millions of seniors today would not be able to pay their bills without Social Security. And when it’s your turn to retire, ...

The bad news is that you'll lose spousal benefits once you're no longer married, but you could be entitled to a different ...