While many retirees today are forced to live solely on Social Security, that’s not the case for everybody. There are plenty of older Americans whose income comes from a variety of sources, from savings to investments to earnings from part-time work.
There’s a good chance that once you retire, you’ll be counting on Social Security to help cover your expenses to some degree. But the one mistake you don’t want to make is relying too heavily on those benefits once your career has come to an end.
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