Your 2020 Guide to Working While on Social Security

Most people value Social Security for the income it provides after you've retired. Yet there's no requirement that you stop working before you take your Social Security benefits. Millions of Americans receiving Social Security benefits also have income from work, whether it's staying in their full-time career or taking on part-time jobs in their spare time.

The Social Security Administration is happy to let you keep working and still draw Social Security benefits, but there are some rules that can apply if you retire earlier than your full retirement age. If you make too much money as an early retiree, you might have to give back some of your Social Security checks. Below, we'll go through the full story of how you can get Social Security benefits even while you're still working and how you can keep as much of that money as possible.

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