Dear Rusty: I seem to remember that Congress borrowed a total of 4 trillion dollars from SS back in the 1980's…
Dear Rusty: I am 69 1/2 years old now and applied for Social Security at the end of June. I am…
Dear Rusty: I will be turning 65 next month, I am currently retired and I am not on Social Security. My…
Dear Rusty: I’m concerned about Social Security running out of funding, since I rely on it for my income and I’m…
Dear Rusty: My spouse is 63 and I am 65. I am planning to take my Social Security benefits at age…
Dear Rusty: When I look at my earnings on my Social Security account, I see that in 1955 and 1956 have…
Dear Rusty: We could use guidance on optimum dates for my spouse to begin taking Social Security (SS). She doesn’t have…
Dear Rusty: Regarding Social Security’s financial issues, three people contributing to Social Security for every one beneficiary sounds to me like…
Dear Rusty: My wife passed away in September 2025 at age 64. We had been married for 43 years and started…
Dear Rusty: Help!! The Social Security Administration says I didn’t pay enough into my Social Security account, despite being a business…
Dear Rusty: I am 63 years old, and about to apply for my Social Security benefits. I am self-employed but only…
The Riddle: Why are my Spouse Benefits less than half? Probably the most common fallacy about SS spouse benefits is…
Dear Rusty: I am 67 and 9 months old, collecting a modest SS survivor benefit with plans to collect my own…
Dear Rusty: I just found out, as someone who was collecting widow’s benefits on my second husband (a very small amount)…
Dear Rusty: My girlfriend is 65 and she just enrolled in Medicare. She is still working full time as a nurse,…