Lifestyles
(StatePoint) Decisions about spending money are often driven by emotions, even if what your heart is telling you goes against logic. Emotional financial choices may provide you with short-term happiness, but they are just as likely to result in long-term regret or debt.
Here are six tips for making...
Question: I got an email that says it’s from Social Security, but I’m not so sure. They want me to reply with my Social Security number, date of birth, and mother’s maiden name for “verification.” Did it really come from Social Security?
Answer: No. Social Security will not send you an email asking...
It’s never too early to start planning for retirement and our online tools can help. Go to www.socialsecurity.gov/myaccount to access your my Social Security account to get a personalized estimate of your retirement benefits based on your earnings record. Once you have an account, you can use...
Tax season is approaching, and we have made replacing your annual Benefit Statement even easier. The Benefit Statement, also known as the SSA-1099 or the SSA-1042S, is a tax form we mail each year in January to people who receive Social Security benefits. It shows the total amount of benefits you...
We offer many online tools and services to save you time.
Here are five that can make your life easier:
1. Open your own personal my Social Security account, which will enable you to request a replacement Social Security card, verify your earnings, get future benefit estimates, obtain benefit...
Sterling Heights, Michigan – The Michigan Aerospace Manufacturers Association (MAMA) announced findings from an initial site-selection process for a potential horizontal space launch site in Michigan.
The site-selection process, which was conducted over the past eight months, identified the Oscoda...
DEARBORN, Mich., (February 25, 2020) — February is the peak of flu season and AAA is urging travelers to take precautionary measures to protect themselves from getting sick.
Although the coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to make headlines, travelers should not overlook the flu. So far this season,...
Social Security is an earned benefit. Your earnings history is a record of your progress toward your benefits. Social Security keeps track of your earnings so we can pay you the benefits you’ve earned over your lifetime. This is why reviewing your Social Security earnings record is so important....
What are the benefits of a raised bed garden? A disappointing soil test result showing alkaline soils? Vegetables that don’t grow well year after year? If soil health is the cause of plant woes in your garden, a framed raised bed garden is one solution to improve growing conditions. For the many...
In the 21st century, more women work, pay Social Security taxes, and earn credit toward monthly retirement income than at any other time in our nation’s history. Yet, on average, women face greater economic challenges than men in retirement.
Nearly 55 percent of the people receiving Social...