FREE PUBLIC-BENEFITS AND CERT EDUCATION

Five Sites. One Mission.

Free, plain-English video libraries and reference sites for the public-benefits decisions that move six-figure sums over a lifetime — plus IT certification training that costs thousands of dollars elsewhere. No ads. No paywalls. No inbox capture.

Reference Sites

Pick a topic. Each site is a complete, self-contained reference.

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VA Benefits
Disability ratings, presumptive conditions, the PACT Act, claims, appeals, dependents, healthcare, and state-by-state benefits.
200+ episodes · 2,200-condition master list · 4 calculators
Open va.professorerica.com →
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Social Security
Retirement claiming age, FRA, spousal and survivor benefits, SSDI, the earnings test, and how taxes hit your check.
100 episodes · 4 calculators · FRA, claiming, taxes, earnings test
Open socialsecurity.professorerica.com →
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Medicare and Medicaid
IRMAA premiums, enrollment deadlines, the late-enrollment-penalty trap, Advantage vs Original, Medigap shopping, dual-eligibility, and Medicaid eligibility.
50 episodes · 4 calculators · both programs in one place
Open medi.professorerica.com →
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Cert Training
Free study tracks for CompTIA A+, Network+, Security+, PenTest+, and ISC2 CISSP. Practice questions, glossaries, and full episode walkthroughs.
285+ episode pages · 60+ practice questions · 6 cert tracks
Open certs.professorerica.com →

Public-benefits rules are written for actuaries, not humans.

The choices that determine how much VA disability you receive, when to claim Social Security, whether to take Medicare Advantage or Original, and whether you qualify for Medicaid — every one of them moves serious money over a lifetime. The rules are buried in regulation PDFs, scattered across .gov sites, and gatekept behind “free consultations” that cost thousands. This network of sites is the alternative. Sourced from the regulations themselves. Updated when the rules change. Always free.

Most-Used Tools

Skip the homepages and jump straight to a calculator.

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VA Combined Rating
Stack ratings with the bilateral factor
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Full Retirement Age
Birth year → your exact FRA
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Claim 62 vs FRA vs 70
Side-by-side with break-even ages
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Medicare IRMAA
2024 MAGI → 2026 Part B premium
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Medicaid Quick-Check
Federal-baseline eligibility
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Tax on SS Benefits
IRS Pub 915 provisional-income formula

Why these sites exist

The same person who fights through the VA system, navigates a parent's Medicare Annual Enrollment, and applies for Medicaid for a sick relative shouldn't have to pay a consultant for each one. The reference content here is sourced from the U.S. Code, the Code of Federal Regulations, the SSA Program Operations Manual System (POMS), CMS enrollment guidance, IRS publications, and state Medicaid agency pages. Every page shows when it was last updated. When laws change — the PACT Act, the Inflation Reduction Act, the Social Security Fairness Act — the affected pages get a full review. Always free. No ads. No paywalls. No inbox capture.