I won't keep you in suspense. The average 69-year-old retired worker gets $1,945.18 per month from their Social Security benefits. This is an overall average of the roughly 2.9 million people who collect Social Security retirement benefits who are 69 years old now.

More Georgians will become eligible for Social Security benefits in 2025. But the Social Security full retirement age is increasing. Here's more.

Many people think of 65 as retirement age. But for people born in 1960 or later, you'll now have to wait until 67.

Your full retirement age (FRA) is the age at which you'll collect 100% of your benefit based on your work history. This age varies by birth year, but it's age 67 for everyone born in 1960 or later. Those born before 1960 will have a FRA of either 66 or 66 and a few months.

A half-dozen changes, concerning everything from Social Security checks to the payroll tax select workers will owe, are now in effect.