Work & Retirement

George Miller II is a child advocacy artist who has reinvented his career path a few times already. Now, after the upheavals in the marketplace brought about by the pandemic, he is examining another Plan B. If you are experiencing a forced mid-career change, consider following his example. ...

If you pay at least $2,400 in wages to a household worker, you must do all of the following: 1) Deduct Social Security and Medicare taxes from those wages, 2) Pay these taxes to the Internal Revenue Service and 3) Report the wages to Social Security. ...

Social Security has served a vital role in the lives of women for more than 85 years. Women have longer average life expectancies than men, which means they live more years in retirement and have a greater chance of exhausting other sources of income. It’s important for women to plan early and wisely for retirement. ...

If you’re among the many people covered under Social Security, you should know what your future benefit may be. These monthly payments will likely be an important part of your retirement income. Your benefit payment will be based on how much you earned during your working career.  ...

Most people at mid-career will probably still work another 20 years or longer. Will they remain happy and satisfied for the rest of their career in their current position? This blog provides a behind-the-scenes look at why successful people are willing to risk the status quo in search of something better. ...

The pandemic has opened up a huge range of possibilities for maximizing the many years we may still have ahead of us. If downtime is not your thing, then you may want to explore working from home. Companies are hungry for reliable employees and experienced folks like us. The world needs what we have to offer, even from the comfort of our own homes! ...

When you’re ready to apply for Social Security retirement benefits, you can complete your application online in as little as 15 minutes at ssa.gov/retirement. You will be contacted if further information is needed. You can check the status of your application with your personal "my Social Security" account. ...

You can get so much accomplished on Social Security's website. Use your personal my Social Security account to check your Social Security record and complete your business conveniently and securely from home or on the go.  ...