The Golden Years views on retired neighbors spending
A columnist analyzes why some retirees seem wealthier than others. Factors include private pensions, deferred income plans, exclusive company contracts, inheritances, and life insurance annuities. The piece notes concealed finances and suggests envy rather than curiosity as the motive, ending with an offer to subscribe to The Golden Years booklet.
Social Security Q&A on farmer credits and military service
An advise column explains farmer coverage under Social Security four quarters per year with $400 income or two thirds of gross up to $1,200 and that self employed farming earns four quarters annually. It notes WWII service used for Civil Service annuity cannot be used for Social Security credits. It covers domestic workers wages tax, quarterly reporting of $50+ cash wages, and retirement benefit calculation based on earnings from 1951 or 1937 to age 62 with five lowest years dropped.
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Princess Margaret recalls 1960 marriage amid love twist
Princess Margaret recounts accepting Antony Armstrong-Jones's proposal the day she learned her first love Peter Townsend would wed another woman. She says she married Tony because he asked and understood her duties. The couple wed in 1960 and announced their separation last March.
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