If you first started claiming Social Security in the past couple of years, you’ve experienced something very different than those who retired and got their benefits before you. The annual Social Security benefits increases that came your way have been generous raises that gave you a good amount of

When I first started writing about Social Security about 10 years ago, I kept reading about the potential for benefit cuts. And back then, that scared me. I’ve always known that workers should not aim to retire on Social Security alone. In a best-case scenario, the program will replace about 40%

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Image source: Getty Images For many moms, juggling child-rearing, work, and household management is tough enough without the added burden of debt. Yet debt is a reality for many. In fact, in 2023, the typical American held $21,800 in personal debt, not including mortgage loans. And women have

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