| Description |
1 online resource (339 p.) |
| Contents |
Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- About This Book -- Foolish Assumptions -- Icons Used in This Book -- Beyond the Book -- Where to Go from Here -- Part 1 Getting Started with Social Security -- Chapter 1 What Social Security Is and Why You Need It -- Understanding What Social Security Means for You -- Benefits for retirees -- Benefits for children -- Benefits for survivors -- Benefits for the disabled and their dependents -- Appraising the Value of Social Security -- Understanding How You Pay for Social Security -- How much you pay |
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Where your money goes -- Getting the Most Out of Your Social Security Benefits -- Getting in Touch with the Social Security Administration -- Chapter 2 A Breakdown of Benefits -- Bringing Security to Old Age: Retirement Benefits -- Who qualifies and when -- How you qualify -- How much you get -- Surviving the Loss of a Breadwinner -- Who qualifies -- How much you get -- How benefits are earned -- Paying Your Bills When You Can't Work: Disability Benefits -- Who qualifies -- How you qualify -- How much you get -- When the Need Is Great: Supplemental Security Income |
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Chapter 3 Deciding When to Start Collecting Retirement Benefits -- Paying Attention to Your Full Retirement Age -- Determining your full retirement age -- Estimating how much you'll get each month based on when you retire -- Looking at Life Expectancy When You Claim Benefits -- Doing a break-even analysis: The payoff from different retirement dates -- Considering what'll happen if you live longer than you expect -- Considering Your Spouse When You Claim Social Security -- Recognizing the Potential Payoff of Working Later in Life |
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Putting It All Together: The Right Time to Begin Collecting Benefits -- Chapter 4 Protecting Your Number and Securing Your Card -- Getting a Social Security Number -- For U.S. citizens -- For noncitizens -- Managing Your Social Security Card -- If your card is lost or damaged -- If your name changes -- Protecting Yourself by Protecting Your Number -- Protecting your identity -- Knowing what to do if scammers get your number -- Part 2 Taking the Plunge: Filing for Social Security -- Chapter 5 Signing Up for Benefits -- When to Apply for Social Security Benefits |
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Where to Apply for Social Security Benefits -- Online -- In person -- By phone -- How to Apply for Social Security Benefits -- Retirement benefits -- Survivor benefits -- Disability benefits -- Supplemental Security Income benefits -- How You Get Your Money: The Check Is Not in the Mail -- Chapter 6 Determining How Much You've Earned -- Your Social Security Statement -- How to access it -- How to understand it -- Social Security Calculators -- Social Security's own tools -- AARP's Social Security calculator -- Other online calculators -- Chapter 7 Navigating the System |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
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Being a Smart Consumer of Social Security |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
AARP
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| ISBN |
9781119689966 |
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1119689961 |
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