It used to be that every year the Social Security Administration would mail you and I our own personal estimate of our “account” (if you want to call it that). This four page document would show us what we had paid in and what we could expect as a benefit. It would even show what your spouse and/or chidden could expect as a survivor benefit. This last one, if you really love your family, should have urgently prodded you to obtain the life insurance policy you have been neglecting to secure.
All that changed a couple of years ago. Gone are the annual statements we received in the mail. Today, the Social Security Administration has brought about some technology,
Effective May 1, you can obtain your report online. After creating your account, you are able to sign on and get the most current information regarding you and your Social Security info.
You can setup your account and see what awaits you at the end of the Social Security rainbow by going to www.socialsecurity.gov . Be prepared to answer many questions as you build your account. This process is to correctly and securely identify that you are really you.