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Dear Harry: My father died in 1981. I am his only child. Until he died, he collected Social Security. This lasted about four years. My mother died before him so she never got a dime of his SS. I'm 51, and I'm too young to collect on my own SS, but it sure

A longtime Daily News columnist, Harry Gross writes on personal finance and takes reader questions. Write to him c/o the Daily News, Box 7788, Philadelphia, PA 19101.

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