Social security 101 : from medicare to spousal benefits, an essential primer on government retirement aid / Alfred Mill.
Too often, writing about social security turns the noteworthy details of the benefits into boring details about regulations or biased political arguments that would put even a die-hard bureaucrat to sleep. Social Security 101 cuts out the tedious explanations and instead provides a hands-on lesson that keeps you engaged as you learn all you need to know about the federal program that's been around since the Great Depression. From the history of social security to its likely role in the future, this primer is packed with hundreds of entertaining tidbits and concepts that will keep you engaged as you learn how to maximize your benefits. So whether you want to learn about calculating your retirement age or estimating your projected payments, Social Security 101 has all the answers--even the ones you didn't know you were looking for.
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- ISBN: 9781440599224
- ISBN: 144059922X
- Physical Description: 240 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (mostly color) ; 19 cm
- Publisher: Avon, Massachusetts : Adams Media, [2016]
Content descriptions
General Note: | Includes index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | What is Social Security? -- The beginnings of Social Security -- The history of retirement -- The rise of America's middle class -- Funding Social Security -- Fixing Social Security -- Getting a Social Security card -- Protecting your Social Security number -- Qualifications for receiving benefits -- Your full retirement age -- Getting started with Social Security -- Estimating your benefits -- Disability benefits -- Supplemental Security Income -- Children with disabilities -- Spousal benefits -- Survivors benefits -- Other beneficiaries -- Benefits for children -- Taxes on Social Security benefits -- Working in retirement -- Taking benefits early -- Claiming benefits later -- If you're self-employed -- Deemed filing -- Windfall elimination provision -- Government pension offset -- The retroactive lump-sum option -- Stopping your benefits -- Appealing an SSA decision -- Health and Social Security -- Medicare -- Extra help with prescription costs -- Medicare Advantage -- Medicaid -- Social Security and your retirement -- Using a financial planner -- Planning for tomorrow -- Finding happiness in retirement -- Your dream retirement -- If a door closes -- The new retirement. |
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- Baker & Taylor
A primer on social security covers its history, its likely role in the future, and how to maximize benefits. - F+W Publishing
A crash course in retirement benefits!
Too often, writing about social security turns the noteworthy details of the benefits into boring details about regulations or biased political arguments that would put even a die-hard bureaucrat to sleep. Social Security 101 cuts out the tedious explanations and instead provides a hands-on lesson that keeps you engaged as you learn all you need to know about the federal program that's been around since the Great Depression.
From the history of social security to its likely role in the future, this primer is packed with hundreds of entertaining tidbits and concepts that will keep you engaged as you learn how to maximize your benefits.
So whether you want to learn about calculating your retirement age or estimating your projected payments, Social Security 101 has all the answers--even the ones you didn't know you were looking for. - Simon and Schuster
Learn about Social Security and plan for your future with the help of this comprehensive and accessible guide to everything you need to know about Social Security.
Understanding Social Security can be overwhelming at times and dense government websites donât help. Fortunately, Social Security 101 can help with easy-to-understand explanations and lessons that keep you engaged as you learn all you need to know about the federal program thatâs been around since the Great Depression. Social Security 101 will give you the most up-to-date information on this government program, such as:
-Getting a Social Security card
-Applying for benefits
-Estimating your benefits
-Disability benefits
-Medicare
-401(k) plans for young adults
Use this guide to plan for the future so that youâll be comfortable in retirement. With the knowledge gained from this book, youâll feel more secure in your future. Whether you want to learn about calculating your retirement age or estimating your projected payments, Social Security 101 has all the answersâeven the ones you didn't know you were looking for. - Simon and Schuster
Learn about Social Security and plan for your future with the help of this comprehensive and accessible guide to everything you need to know about Social Security.
Understanding Social Security can be overwhelming at times and dense government websites don't help. Fortunately, Social Security 101 can help with easy-to-understand explanations and lessons that keep you engaged as you learn all you need to know about the federal program that's been around since the Great Depression. Social Security 101 will give you the most up-to-date information on this government program, such as:
-Getting a Social Security card
-Applying for benefits
-Estimating your benefits
-Disability benefits
-Medicare
-401(k) plans for young adults
Use this guide to plan for the future so that you'll be comfortable in retirement. With the knowledge gained from this book, you'll feel more secure in your future. Whether you want to learn about calculating your retirement age or estimating your projected payments, Social Security 101 has all the answers'even the ones you didn't know you were looking for.