5 Social Security Secrets for Even Bigger Checks

You probably already know the basics of maximizing your Social Security benefits: earn as much as you can in your working career and delay taking benefits as long as possible. But there are a lot of other things you can do to make sure you get the biggest checks possible from the government. Here are five to consider.

When applying for Social Security benefits, you can take the spousal benefit, which is equal to 50% of your spouse's or ex-spouse's benefit. The spousal benefit maxes out at your own full retirement age; it doesn't keep growing for delaying retirement. 

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