how much can you earn while getting social security
Part 2. If you are younger than Normal Retirement Age, getting Social Security retirement payments and still working, your Social Security payments will be reduced. You can earn wages up to the earnings limit of $14,640 with no reduced Social Security. In 2012, any money you make over the earnings limit of $14,640 will reduce your Social Security payments. Every $2 you make over the limit reduces your Social Security payments by $1. For 2013, that limit is $15,120.