Has anyone been using the SS calculator for a few years, kept records and now are collecting SS and can say the accuracy of what it reported and what you are actually receiving.
I had not checked the calculator for a few years, but the SS and Wine thread made me go check and update my personal spreadsheets. I was surprised how much it had gone up over just 2 or 3 years
A little over 14%...
I have been working and I expected mine to go up a little, but not this much and even my DW's has gone up and she has not been employed for almost 7 years. Hers went up about 1% or so...
I can assume that mine went up because I have still been paying in and at a higher rate than my earlier years of employment since it uses the highest years, but the rest and my wife's increase must be tied to inflation index changes in the calculator
or what...