Tag: Social Security

Woman biking down the road

After more than four decades of working – as a rookie reporter in Chicago, then Dallas and Boston, and finally 13-plus years writing this blog at Boston College – I have decided to dramatically reduce my hours of work. I need more time for myself when I’m not taking care of my 88-year-old mother, who…

USA social security card overflowing with cash to illustrate budget crisis

But over the last four years, the COLA has fully protected retirees. The inflation data for August gives us a pretty good idea about the likely magnitude of Social Security’s cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for 2025.  This automatic indexing of benefits to keep up with rising prices – always a wonderful feature of our Social Security…