What I Learned When My Ex Spouse Died The first month after my ex husband died was quite a learning experience! I learned quickly I was on a rollercoaster ride of mixed emotions. Combine that with all the education I needed and educating myself on if I was eligible for social security ex...
If you are the surviving spouse who is claiming benefits based on your deceased partner's work record, there is no benefit to waiting until after full retirement age to claim your benefits. You do not earn delayed retirement credits, so your benefit will not increase. However, if you are t...
Here are a few stories, as well as tips, of how people rebuilt andstabilized their financial situation after the death of a spouse. Assessing the Financial Landscape “When my wife died in 2012, I was not the breadwinner and I have struggled all my life with sticking ...
The main pension rule governing defined benefit pensions in death is whether you were retired before you died. ... If you have already retired when you die a defined benefit pension willusually continuepaying a reduced pension to your spouse, civil partner or other dependent. How do I transfer...
First, the disability insurance wasn't really going to pay much of anything if I got disabled. If I died, the term life was still going to pay. That's the main reason. Second, we were still in the financial independence gray area, at least without selling The White Coat Investor—which...
(within the same time frame of an upcoming release) which usually leads to the issue related to the functionality of our phones to incentivize us in the purchase of the latest and greatest. I've seen this with the 4 and 5 as well; I owned the 4 then now 6 and my spouse had the ...
s husband died in a sudden and tragic accident. Two young couples each lost their newborn sons within hours of giving birth. My husband lost both his parents within three months of each other. A dear friend lost her battle with breast cancer. My mother died. The days, weeks, months and...
Lastly, I waited until age 70 to file for my Social Security, maxing out my benefit for my spouse, should I predecease her. We have 111% of our regular retirement expenses covered solely by our annual social security benefits. Looking through JC’s comments, I am happy with my answers ...
You may wonder why so much money comes out of your pay, where it goes, and what can be done to change the deducted amount. The good news is that you usually have some control over your deductions.
Suspected foul play.An insurance company may delay processing in cases of foul play while they wait for the police to determine that the beneficiary wasn’t involved. Payout Once the insurance company has determined the claim to be valid, they will pay out according to the preferences submitted...