Retirement
A 3-Year-Old, $4,800 in Back Property Taxes, and 10 Years Until Retirement — The Math Keeping Franklin Womack Awake
Roughly 40 percent of Americans approaching retirement age say their biggest fear is not death…
Articles by Sloane Avery Wren
Medicare
He Was 60, Uninsured, and Rationing His Pills — Then a Portland Community Center Changed Everything
What would you do if the medication keeping you healthy suddenly cost more than your…
Retirement
Zero Retirement Savings, a Denied Workers Comp Claim, and $19,400 in Debt at 55 — One Mechanic’s Social Security Gamble
Most people assume that if you get hurt on the job, the system catches you.…
Social Security
COBRA Cost Him More Than His Mortgage for 11 Months — What This Detroit Landscaper Missed
The waiting room at the Detroit Financial Empowerment Center was packed on a gray Tuesday…
Medicare
At 62, He Feared His Social Security Would Be Garnished for Student Loan Debt — The Answer Was More Complex Than He Expected
The pharmacist was already moving to the next customer when I heard the man at…
Retirement
I Met Lucille Quintero in an SSA Waiting Room — Her Freelance Career Left a Gap in Her Benefits Nobody Warned Her About
The conventional wisdom says that if you work hard and pay into the system, Social…
Retirement
Buried in Bills at 44, He Checked His Social Security Record and Found an Error Worth Thousands
The lobby of the Atlanta community center smelled like fresh coffee and old carpet the…
Social Security
She’s 40 With No Retirement Savings — What Bonnie Found Out About Her Social Security Record Shook Her
Have you ever avoided looking at a number because you were afraid of what it…
Retirement
She’s 61, Has No Retirement Savings, and Still Owes $34,000 in Student Loans — Here’s What Social Security Looks Like From Where She Stands
What would you do if you were six years away from full retirement age and…
Social Security
I Was Paying My Mom’s Bills Until a Counselor Told Me She Qualified for SSI
The application window for Supplemental Security Income doesn’t close the way a tax deadline does…