02284cam a2200373 i 4500 1713298917 TxAuBib 20241114120000.0 240919t20252024||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2024943348 9781394267903 1394267908 TxAuBib rda Peterson, Jonathan, author. Social security / by Jonathan Peterson. Social security for dummies. 5th edition. Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., [2024] ©2025. xi, 315 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier --For dummies Includes index. Introduction -- Part 1: Getting started with Social Security. What Social Security is and why you need it ; A breakdown of benefits ; Deciding when to start collecting retirement benefits ; Protecting your number and securing your card -- Part 2: Taking the plunge: filing for Social Security. Signing up for benefits ; Determining how much you've earned ; Navigating the system ; When you and Social Security disagree: the appeals process -- Part 3: Who benefits and when. Spousal benefits: watching our for each other ; Family benefits: who gets what ; When you can't work Social Security disability benefits -- Part 4: Social Security and your future. Enrolling in Medicare ; Working in "retirement" ; Shaping a financial future you can live with -- Part 5: The part of tens. Ten myths about Social Security ; Ten reasons young people should care about Social Security ; Ten choices facing the country about the future of Social Security -- Part 6: Appendixes. Glossary ; Resources ; Strengthening Social Security. In the newly updated Social Security For Dummies, you'll find all the basics on Social Security, plus the latest updates and changes, so that you can make the most of your benefits. 20241114. Social security United States. Finance, Personal. Retirement Planning. AARP (Organization), author. --For dummies.