Claiming Social Security Spousal Benefits? Here's What the Average Senior in That Situation Collects Today.
You'll often hear that if you work and pay into Social Security during your lifetime, you'll be eligible for benefits once you're ready to retire. But what if you never worked, or only spent a handful of years in the workforce?
It may be that you didn't have much of a career because you opted to stay home and raise children. Or, you may have experienced health issues that kept you from holding down a job.
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