Under 65? How The New Healthcare Law Affects You By Mary Johnson, Editor At 63, my learning-disabled brother still puts in a 40-hour work week as a welder with no plans to retire yet, but for most of his life he's ...
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Plan For Taxes on Your Social Security Benefits Two out of three seniors said they paid taxes on their Social Security benefits during the 2013 tax season that ended April 15th, according to a recent TSCL poll. And t ...
Best Ways To Save: June 2013
How Credit Cards Are Sold Online – Including Mine By Mary Johnson, Editor Your credit card may have been stolen and sold and you don't even know it – at least, not yet. Chances are you won't learn about ...
Ask the Advisor: June 2013
How Would Higher Medicare Costs Affect My Retirement Budget? Q: I retired seven years ago at age 65 when I started Social Security and Medicare. I have difficulty budgeting my healthcare costs. I never seem to learn w ...
Ask the Advisor: Am I obligated to pay for medications that I did not order?
Q: I order my prescriptions through the mail to save money. Recently when my expensive brand drug went generic, I switched to a new, less expensive, drug plan. Shortly thereafter, I received an unordered shipment of the ...
Best Ways To Save: April/May 2013
Insurance for Old Age: Are Annuities A Good Idea? Having income to supplement Social Security benefits that lasts your entire life, no matter how long you live, is a challenge for many seniors. If you don't get a siza ...
Best Ways To Save: Maximizing Social Security Payments
How Can We Maximize Our Social Security Payments? Q: I’m 66, still working, and have not started benefits. If I start benefits now I would get $1,863 per month. My wife turns 64 this year and would like to start benef ...
Best Ways To Save: March/April 2013
5 Ways To Disaster Proof Your Home U.S. weather has changed. It's far more extreme, and more costly, than anyone ever conceived. Devastating tornadoes, derechos, floods, blizzards and wild fires caused tens of billion ...
Best Ways To Save: March/April 2013
Four Reasons To Grow Your Own Food By Mary Johnson Is there a difference between produce you grow vs. produce that arrives on a truck from 1,500 miles away? Is it better for you? Can you save money by growing your ...
Fast Facts and Figures About Social Security
Social Security provides at least half the income for 65 percent of seniors. Forty-three percent of all seniors count on Social Security for 80% or more of their income. The median income for those age 65 and olde ...
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