by Toni King | Feb 24, 2015 | Social Security
Toni: I work for local Oil Co and have lost my job. I’ve filed for unemployment and it will not even begin to pay my monthly bills. I’ve just turned 62 and I’ve been told I can begin receiving a Social Security check. Is this a good option? Can you explain how to...
by Toni King | Sep 27, 2014 | Enrolling in Medicare, Medicare, Original Medicare, Social Security
Toni: I have a very different Medicare problem concerning how to enroll than any problems, I’ve seen in your Medicare column. I turn 65 on Oct 10 of this year. I am on my husband’s group health plan and have already met my total out of pocket for this year. I would...
by Toni King | Sep 19, 2014 | Medicare, Social Security
Hello Toni: My sister, who is 60 years old, was granted Medicaid for Stage 3 breast cancer in April of this year. She had 19 lymph-nodes removed and this qualified her for Medicaid. We learned from her Doctor last week that her Medicaid had been cancelled on August...
by Toni King | Sep 4, 2014 | Enrolling in Medicare, Original Medicare, Social Security
Hi Toni: I attended one of your seminars and now I need help with my Medicare/Social Security issue. I am 65 almost 66, “still working” and covered entirely by my company with an HSA insurance plan. I put about $5,000 per year into a tax sheltered account for medical...
by Toni King | Jul 18, 2014 | retirement, Social Security
Hello Toni: About 10 years ago, I was divorced after 25 years of marriage and I was the stay-at-home mom with 4 kids while my husband worked each day and grew his company to over 60 employees. Now that the kids have grown, I am not receiving child or spousal...
by Toni King | Jun 8, 2014 | Social Security
Good Morning Ms. Toni: I have been married for 41 years to the same wonderful man. We only have our Social Security checks with a little pension from his job. I am very concern about losing his Social Security check of $1800 a month when he passes away. I get a very...