Social Security 101

Learn about Social Security and plan for your future with the help of this comprehensive and accessible guide to everything you need to know about Social Security.Understanding Social Security can be overwhelming at times and dense government websites don’t help. Fortunately, Social Security 101 can help with easy-to-understand explanations and lessons that keep you engaged as you learn all you need to know about the federal program that’s been around since the Great Depression. Social Security 101 will give you the most up-to-date information on this government program, such as: -Getting a Social Security card -Applying for benefits -Estimating your benefits -Disability benefits -Medicare -401(k) plans for young adults Use this guide to plan for the future so that you’ll be comfortable in retirement. With the knowledge gained from this book, you’ll feel more secure in your future. Whether you want to learn about calculating your retirement age or estimating your projected payments, Social Security 101 has all the answers—even the ones you didn't know you were looking for.

“[An} extraordinarily detailed guide offers a highly organized handbook in plain English to the Social Security program … .An enjoyable discussion of the idea of retirement and a surprisingly readable history lesson on the creation of Social Security … [which] keeps current with references to recent newsworthy events … .Readers approaching retirement age  …will appreciate this exhaustively researched and highly useful reference.”

Alfred Mill has a deep interest in personal finance and economics. He is the author of Personal Finance 101, Economics 101, and Social Security 101.