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The Your Life, Your Money Podcast helps you thrive in life, wealth and retirement. The show is designed to navigate the complexities around money, building and securing wealth, and achieving financial independence. Scott Sierens, financial advisor at Sierens Financial Group, will provide thoughts, strategies, and ideas on each episode to help you make smart and sound financial decisions. The goal is to take complex financial subjects and make them simple and easy to understand so you can feel confident to take action, enjoy life, and eliminate financial stress and anxiety.

Scott, along with guests from across various industries, will cover topics such as tax savings strategies, investment and wealth management, IRAs, 401(k)s, retirement planning, income strategies, pensions, estate planning, social security, healthcare, and much more.

Retirement isn't an age or number. It's finding the balance between living life today and feeling financially confident about YOUR tomorrow.

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Can I work and Collect Social Security? Will There Be a Penalty?

Jun 1, 2023

In this episode, we dive into a common question: Can you work and receive a wage income while collecting Social Security? The answer may surprise you, as it's yes, maybe, and no. Join us as we explore each response in detail, discussing whether your benefits would be reduced and uncovering ways to reclaim any deductions. Additionally, we'll discuss four key ingredients to consider when deciding the optimal time to take your Social Security benefits.

 

Here's what we’ll discuss in this episode: 

  • The three important periods of time to understand when it comes to Social Security. (2:33)
  • Time period 1: Deductions prior to your full retirement age. (8:54)
  • Time period 2: Deductions in the year of your full retirement age. (10:14)
  • Time period 3: Once you reach your full retirement age, there are no longer any deductions when collecting Social Security. (14:12)
  • Deducted benefits don’t go away forever. (16:00)
  • So, when should I take Social Security? (20:04)

 

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