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Reimagining Work After 65 "Retirement" used to mean a one-way door — you closed it at 65, you didn't go back. That door has gradually disappeared. About a quarter of Americans aged 65 and older are still in the workforce, and the trend is rising. Some keep working because they have to. Many more keep working because they want to. Here at LifeHelm, we'd rather you think about retirement as a transition than a cliff. This post is about how to redefine what work looks like after

Boosting Your Income While Collecting Social Security Many people approaching retirement want to keep working — for the income, the structure, the meaning, or all three. Others have to keep working because the math of retirement-without-work doesn't quite pencil out. Either way, there's a common worry: "If I claim Social Security and keep earning, won't they take my benefits away?" The short answer is: not exactly. There's a rule called the earnings test that can temporarily