15 Ways to Get More Social Security

The average Social Security benefit for a U.S. retiree is $1,461 a month, or a little over $17,500 for the year. Again, that’s the average. Some seniors get even less. But some receive more; in fact, 2019’s maximum possible payout is $3,770 per month, or more than $45,000 for the year.

How do you push your benefit into the higher end of the scale? Don’t allow yourself to be shortchanged just because Social Security is so impossibly complicated. Check out 15 reliable ways to get more Social Security!