Social Security benefits don't provide as much money as many people think. Here are a few steps to take if your goal is to get a bigger Social Security check than the typical retiree. Earn more than the average personBenefits are based on average wages over the course of your lifetime. That means if you want to do better than the average benefit, you must make more money than the typical American. And you need to do so for as many years as possible because the Social Security Administration calculates your average wage based on your highest 35 years of earnings (after adjusting for inflation).

Source: Daily Sun September 02, 2021 12:11 UTC