5 Proven Ways to Boost Your Retirement Income | The Motley Fool

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Nov 3 · 3 min read

Retirement is a scary notion for some seniors, not because it means getting older, but because it means moving over to a fixed income with little financial wiggle room. If you’re concerned about having enough money in retirement, here are a few things you can do to scrounge up extra cash.

1. Hold off on filing for Social Security

Your Social Security benefits are calculated by taking your average wages, adjusted for inflation, over your 35 highest-paid years in the…

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