Medicare
Our COBRA Bill Hit $2,340 a Month — More Than Our Mortgage. Here’s What a County Social Worker Finally Told Us
Most people assume that earning a decent living means you’re on your own when a…
Articles by Sloane Avery Wren
Medicare
She Was Paying More for Health Insurance Than Rent. Turning 65 Changed Everything — But Not the Way She Expected
The Medicare Initial Enrollment Period — the seven-month window that opens three months before a…
Social Security
He Cosigned a Loan That Wrecked His Finances — Now He’s Racing to Protect His Social Security Future
Roughly 70 million Americans depend on Social Security for some portion of their essential income…
Social Security
Vernon Dawkins Thought He Was Covered — His $8,400 Medical Emergency Changed Everything He Knew About Social Security
The 2025 Social Security trustees report, released last summer, placed the projected depletion date for…
Retirement
A Home Health Aide With No Retirement Savings Checked Her Social Security Statement for the First Time at 49 — Here’s What She Found
Roughly 40 percent of Americans say Social Security will be their primary — or only…
Social Security
He Paid Into Social Security for 25 Years and Nearly Lost $312 a Month — Here’s What Franklin Found in His Earnings Record
Have you ever gone years paying into a system, only to discover it wasn’t keeping…
Retirement
This 25-Year-Old Has No Retirement Savings and One Parent on Social Security — The Reform Debate Keeps Her Up at Night
The conversation started the way many important ones do — over paper plates and lukewarm…
Retirement
A Detroit Dental Assistant Posted His Financial Panic Online at 50 — The Social Security Earnings Limit He Discovered Upended His Entire Plan
The comment appeared beneath one of my earlier pieces on early retirement timing. It wasn’t…
Retirement
After Identity Theft Wrecked His Credit, This Richmond Daycare Owner Lives and Dies by His Social Security Payment Date
The block party on Fern Street in Richmond’s Northside neighborhood was winding down when my…
Social Security
The Call That Said His Social Security Number Was ‘Suspended’ — And the $50 Million Scam Behind It
Most people assume that if a scam call is going to ruin you financially, you…