You probably plan to receive Social Security benefits someday. Maybe you already do. Either way, you’ll want a my Social Security account to:
•Keep track of your earnings and verify them every year;
•Get an estimate of your future benefits if you are still working;
•Get a letter with proof of your benefits if you currently receive them; and
•Manage your benefits:
◦Change your address; and
◦Start or change your direct deposit.
mhc wrote:I created an account when they stopped sending out paper statements. I am in my mid-40s. I wanted to see my benefits.
My information is in the government system regardless of if I create an account or not.
Ditto, except I'm 30. I was interested in knowing the estimated survivor benefits and disability benefits, since that is useful information for my wife to know if anything were to happen to me.
I created mine (and DW's) at about 50 or so. Two reasons: 1) to easily double check the numbers; 2) to get a strong password so that if I were hacked elsewhere, no one could go in and set my account up before I got there.
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JDCarpenter wrote:I created mine (and DW's) at about 50 or so. Two reasons: 1) to easily double check the numbers; 2) to get a strong password so that if I were hacked elsewhere, no one could go in and set my account up before I got there.
I never thought about the flip side, same reason why I try to get my taxes filed early!
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