You can earn 4 quarters per year. You need 40 quarters or ten years paying into Social Security to qualify for a retirement benefit. The ten years dont have to be consecutive. If you only worked 10 years your Social Security check will be very small… Click here for my FREE cheat sheet, workshop, and more! linktr.ee/medicaremama | The Medicare Family

If you DO NOT have 40 quarters / ten years of having paid into Social Security via FICA payroll taxes, you may still qualify as a spouse or ex-spouse. But if your marriage didn't last ten years, or you are not currently married, you’ll need to earn the rest of your work quarters to qualify for Social Security | The Medicare Family