2 Ways Your Social Security Decisions Can Affect Your Spouse

Under the best of circumstances, making a decision about when to claim Social Security benefits can be really complicated. That's because you can start your checks any time within an eight-year period between ages 62 and 70 -- but when you begin benefits will have a big impact on how much monthly income they provide.

For married couples, things become even more confusing, because the decisions each spouse makes can affect the other life partner. So before you claim Social Security, you should be aware of these two ways that your choice of when to start your checks could impact your spouse.

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