Financial Literacy Month: A Perfect Time to Plan for Your Future
Reading Time: 1 MinuteLast Updated: November 2, 2023
April is Financial Literacy Month—a time focused on educating people about the importance of planning for a secure financial future. Social Security is a vital part of any financial plan. We have online tools to help you understand your potential Social Security benefits and how they fit into your financial future.
You should periodically review your Social Security Statement with your personal my Social Security account. Your Statement is an easy-to-read summary of the estimated benefits you and your family could receive—including potential retirement, disability, and survivors’ benefits.
Additionally, our Plan for Retirement tool in your personal my Social Security account allows you to run various benefit estimate scenarios. You can compare different future earnings and retirement benefit start dates for how they could affect your benefit amount.
Start improving your financial literacy today by logging in to your personal my Social Security account. If you don’t have an account, we encourage you to create one today. Please share this information with your family and friends—and post it on social media.
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Darlene B.
I have approximately 6 years before I turn 70. My intention is to retire from my job at 72 after 30 years of employment. Can I hold off on requesting retirement benefits until age 72 to coincide with my pension? Will that have an adverse effect on my retirement benefits?
V.V.
Hi Darlene, thanks for using our blog to ask your question. When you delay collecting benefits beyond your full retirement age, the amount of your retirement benefit will continue to increase up until age 70. There is no incentive to delay claiming after the month you attain age 70.
Keep in mind that you can apply four months before you want your benefits to start. When you’re ready to apply for retirement benefits, use our online retirement application, the quickest, easiest, and most convenient way to apply. We hope this information is helpful!
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Financial Literacy is having both the knowledge and the competence to manage your personal and household finances in order to set and reach meaningful goals
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Planning alway works. Do plan when you are in a safe situation, this is because doing assignments works in a bad or worst situation.
Jimmy Y.
Hi there,
During Financial Literacy Month, financial institutions, nonprofits, and human service agencies increase their focus on the importance of financial literacy through events, programs, and counseling. The goal goes beyond helping consumers learn more about finances to helping them actually improve their personal and household financial stability and success.
Financial Literacy is having both the knowledge and the competence to manage your personal and household finances in order to set and reach meaningful goals..
Thanks for sharing this nice article SSA team,
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Tom G.
I turn 70 on August 28, 2021. I wish to maximize my Social Security benefits. Do I apply for benefits to begin in August and receive my first benefit check I September?
A.C.
Hi, Tom. Thanks for your question. Your benefit is increased by a certain percentage if you delay receiving benefits. These increases, called delayed retirement credits, are added in automatically from the time you reach full retirement age until you start receiving benefits or reach age 70. You can file up to four months in advance for retirement benefits. If you wish to receive benefits at age 70, based on your birthdate, benefits would be effective August but paid in September. We hope this helps.