Lifestyle

DEAR RUSTY: I am 67 and 9 months old, collecting a modest SS survivor benefit with plans to collect my own much larger benefit at age 70. I was confid...

DEAR RUSTY: I turn 65 this November. Someone told me I need to set up a Social Security account at least three months ahead of time before applying fo...

DEAR RUSTY: I will be 65 in October and I am working full-time. My goal is to work until age 67, which is my full retirement age, or until age 70. I h...

DEAR RUSTY:  I was born on Jan. 1, 1958, so I believe Social Security considers me to be 70 as of December 2027. I'm planning on filing when I turn 70...

DEAR RUSTY: My last Social Security payment decreased by about $400, so I went to my online SS account and found a November 2025 letter explaining tha...

DEAR RUSTY: The time is nearing that I want to move from my current Social Security survivor benefit to my own SS retirement benefit at 70 years of ag...

DEAR RUSTY: The Trump administration is saying that now there will be no taxes on Social Security benefits. Since we’re getting ready to start our 202...

DEAR RUSTY: I just found out, as someone who was collecting widow’s benefits on my second husband (a very small amount) for some time, that I was, all...

DEAR RUSTY: Can you help me understand? I have paid into Social Security since I started working in 1978. I did have a lot of tax deductions, but I do...

DuBOIS — There are times when it may be hard to face life’s challenges alone. For instance, it may be tough to cope following the loss of a loved one;...

DEAR RUSTY: I served in the U.S. Army from July 1964 to July 1967. Am I eligible for a higher Social Security payment? — Vietnam Era Army Vet DEAR ARM...

DEAR RUSTY: After 16 years of marriage, we were divorced. I have never remarried, but he has. When he starts collecting Social Security (he is 64 now ...

Dear Heloise: I asked you to remind readers of the environmental harms of tourism travel so that they might consider traveling less. You printed this ...

DEAR ABBY: I'm a 51-year-old mother and grandmother whose kids don't talk to me. The reason: My son, "Aaron," was sexually assaulted by his friend, "E...

DEAR RUSTY: A friend of my wife told her, and she believes, she could receive a Social Security benefit based on my SS benefit that I’m currently rece...

DEAR RUSTY: Should I take my Social Security now at age 62, or wait till I am 65? I've been collecting SS disability due to health issues and was curi...

DEAR RUSTY: I called the Social Security office, as well as went with my husband when he went to collect his Social Security. Because I work full-time...

DEAR RUSTY: I am almost 57, divorced after a 14-year marriage. My former spouse is 15 years older than I and made significantly more money than me. I ...

DEAR RUSTY: I reached full retirement age back in June, but I have not yet filed to collect Social Security. My husband currently collects SS funds, a...