At 54, I was recently riffed from a career that I've spent 30 years in; one that paid poorly, will result in a low Social Security payout and that I have no desire to return to. As my husband and I plan for retirement, I'm trying to make sense of recent changes in Social Security retirement rules. My husband has always made significantly more than myself and I'm debating whether returning to work will be of benefit, based on his earnings.
I was born in September 1963 and my husband was born in September 1962.
My question is if I file at my FRA, will my benefit be . . . Read More

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