Have you checked with your local Social Security office to see what your benefits as a widow might be? My brother in law was told to apply at age 62 for my deceased sister’s benefit, which is a higher amount than his.
Yes. We (ss and I) compared it all possible ways.
It’s not the amount that ticks me off, it’s that all the years my husband put in to SS, no one except the freaking government gets any benefit from those dollars.
Sometimes, I have some unpleasant thoughts about the government.