Tag: Social Security
It’s a simple concept. Deposit retirees’ Social Security checks right before their big-ticket bills come, especially rent. The U.S. Social Security Administration’s current schedule for depositing pension checks in bank accounts is based on each retiree’s birth date– it can be the second, third, or fourth Wednesday of each month. The problem is that cash-strapped,…
A retiree’s sources of money are often described as a three-legged stool: Social Security, pension, and savings. But many seniors’ financial support looks more like a single, sturdy pillar: Social Security. This is shown dramatically in new U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) estimates of just how critical the federal program is to millions of older…
