All the parties here are correct. Your benefits are neglible. In the U.S., an individual must work for 10 years (actually, "40 quarters") to qualify, and then must reach a certain age, which varies, depending on the qualifying year when they were born. (Typically, benefits don't start until somewhere between ages 65 and 67 for U.S. Citizens.)

Other programs actually will result in a vested interest, for example – school teaching, which has it's own private retirement plan separate from social security. If you have that, you may have some residual value in the retirement plan.

My "to-do" list was on the Bed Bath and Beyond website. I registered there and the woman that helped me set up my registry told me about the checklist as well as a guest list and wedding website that people can check out when they view your registry.

Also, I went to Google.com and typed in wedding checklist and time line and found numerous sites that had different ideas for tasks and when they should be completed. I suggest finding one as soon as possible so if there is anything you will be doing that isn't on the list you can add it manually as soon as you think of them as some of them aren't always as detailed as some brides like to be and some are overkill.