Social Security retirement benefits are based on payroll tax contributions while working, but you don't necessarily need to be the one working to claim them. A worker's spouse might also be eligible.
Social Security retirement benefits don't stay stagnant from one year to the next. A number of factors can cause them to change, ranging from economic and political forces to shifts in workforce.
Many parents of adult children are still providing them with financial support. A recent survey of 1,000 parents with kids ages 18 to 42 found that more than half (55%) still help their adult children.
It's important to retire somewhere that you love living, and it's easy to get your heart set on a location that seems like it has everything you're looking for. The problem is, many of those ideal.
Many people dream of retirement in a general kind of way, but haven't necessarily mapped out where they want to be when their golden days actually arrive. Location plays a big role in everything from.