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  <title>The Medicare Charge That’s Taking a Bigger Bite Out of Social Security Checks</title>
  <description>You might have received a Social Security cost-of-living increase this year — but did your net check actually go up?&amp;amp;nbsp; A recent Wall Street Journal article highlights how rising Medicare premiums and IRMAA surcharges are offsetting those increases for millions of retirees - and &amp;quot;takes a bigger bite out of Social Security checks&amp;quot;. Then, a listener writes in &amp;quot;How to convince my husband’s parents to spend their money. We don’t need it.&amp;quot; Tune in to hear that one! And we wrap it up with our &amp;quot;Retire to Something&amp;quot; segment from Dave in Massachusetts.&amp;amp;nbsp; Resource: Wall Street Journal article by Laura Sanders: The Medicare Charge That’s Taking a Bigger Bite Out of Social Security Checks &amp;amp;nbsp; Connect with Benjamin Brandt:  Subscribe to the This Week in Retirement: http://thisweekinretirement.com Get the Retire-Ready Toolkit: http://retirementstartstodayradio.com Work with Benjamin:&amp;amp;nbsp;https://retirementstartstoday.com/start  Get the book!Retirement Starts Today: Your Non-financial Guide to an Even Better Retirement Follow Retirement Starts Today in:Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, Pocket Casts, Amazon Music, or&amp;amp;nbsp;iHeart &amp;amp;nbsp; </description>
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