Social Security: member contributions

 is a collection of Boglehead forum member postings about Social Security. The postings represent the members' own opinions.

Wiki articles

 * Retiree Portfolio Model, by forum member BigFoot48, includes a feature that compares two alternative SS benefit amounts and starting ages, including the ability to include the File and Suspend option for those still eligible, and determines the impact of the alternatives upon income, taxes and portfolio balances.
 * Social Security tax impact calculator, by forum member PapaGeek, graphically shows how the taxation of your Social Security (SS) benefits will affect your retirement tax rates.

Forum discussions

 * . (Regularly updated with up-to-date versions). Provides ballpark estimates of social security benefits, as well as allow you to simulate the effects of future price and wage inflation in order to convert benefits more "accurately" into "today's dollars".
 * . When retiring before starting Social Security, determine how much savings are needed to fund a desired level of spending. Instructions and examples are provided to create your own spreadsheet.
 * . A free and open-source calculator that helps you decide which Social Security claiming strategy will get you the most dollars over your lifetime.
 * . Calculates the present value (PV) of expected Social Security benefits. The created table approximates the results from the Open Social Security calculator (see the above forum discussion).
 * . A free and open-source calculator which estimates your future benefits from your earnings record.

Payments

 * Social Security payment deductions, sscritic via ObliviousInvestor (Mike Piper). Provides the legal basis for Medicare premium deductions and federal taxes withheld from your Social Security monthly payment. The legal basis for rounding the payment amount is also described. Examples are provided.