Nobody's ever going to refuse a monthly check for $1,827. But let's face it: That's not a ton of money. That is the value of the average monthly Social Security payment currently being made to retirees, however, which means plenty of people in their golden years may be worried about their current financial situations.

The good news for those yet to retire is there are some things you can do now to do better than this average later. While Social Security was never intended to be the bulk of anyone's retirement income, here are three strategies to consider if you're looking to beef up your benefits once you're done working.

The size of your Social Security payments is directly linked to the amount of taxable income you earn while you're working. The more you put in, the more you take out. Presumably, however, you're already earning as much as you feasibly can from your conventional 9-to-5 job.

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