As someone who's been writing about retirement planning for roughly the past decade, it's amusing to me to think back on the days when the only thing I knew about Social Security was that it was some sort of program that paid you benefits when you were older. I didn't learn about the program's many rules and nuances until I started covering the topic extensively.

These days, my Social Security knowledge is far more vast, and I'll bet I could surprise you with some of its lesser-known rules. But because I've done so much reading on Social Security, I also have a good grasp of the role the program is likely to play in my retirement.

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