Lina Lambert planned her retirement with the belief her husband would still be around and she could maximize on their mutual benefits.
A woman has been warning others after her Social Security decision caused some of her benefits to disappear.Lina Lambert planned her retirement with the belief her husband would still be around, and she could maximize on their mutual benefits.However, she was floored after realizing that not filing for benefits early had a negative impact on her overall retirement funding.
The loss in benefits occurred due to specific Social Security rules that outline surviving spouses get their spouse's benefits as long as they're 66 or older. Those under full retirement age but 60 and older can get between 71 percent and 99 percent of that amount.
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