3 Ridiculously Easy Ways to Grow Your Social Security Benefits

There's a good chance you'll end up counting on Social Security to provide you with a decent chunk of retirement income. This holds true even if you manage to save for retirement yourself.

The good news is that your Social Security benefit isn't set in stone. Sure, there's a formula that's used to calculate it. But the moves you make both during your career, as well as in your later years, could dictate what your monthly paycheck looks like. With that in mind, here are a few simple steps you can take to score yourself a higher benefit -- for life.

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