You can collect your Social Security benefits if you are still working and earning income. But, if you earn more than a certain amount from your work—and if you still haven’t reached full retirement age yet—your benefit checks will be smaller. Here’s a rundown so you’ll know what income reduces your Social Security benefits. Remember the days when you could actually retire when you reached a certain age? You could travel, spend time with your grandchildren, and reconnect with your spouse after decades of hard work. With an increasing number of people unable to save enough to live out their later years playing golf and traveling, many are spending retirement working another job, if they retire at all. Of course, some people just enjoy working and want to continue their careers—or embark on a new one—during retirement. If you keep working after you start receiving Social Security benefits, your eligibility for full payment gets complicated.