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…
Articles by Sloane Avery Wren
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…
Medicare
He Was 32, Drowning in Medical Debt, and Had Never Checked His Social Security Record — Until the Tax Clinic Changed That
Most people assume Social Security is something you start worrying about at 60. Byron Velasquez,…
Social Security
She Ran a Thriving Auto Shop Until Her Medicare Plan Changed — Now She’s Paying $890 a Month Just for Prescriptions
Most people assume that once you’ve worked hard enough, paid into the system long enough,…
Social Security
She Cosigned a Loan That Defaulted, Lost Health Insurance, and Then Checked Her Social Security Record — Here’s What She Found
What would you do if you pulled up your Social Security statement for the first…