Retirement Planning
Do Your Counterparts Really Make More Outside the Government?
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Retirement Planning
Q&A: Should I Delay Social Security and Live Off TSP In the Meantime?
https://youtu.be/vs8E9JfcrBM Question 1 I’m a nurse working for the VA. I work night shift (80 hours of night shift differential) and every other weekend (48 hours of weekend differential) every pay period. Is the differential pay part of your salary for your high 3 for retirement calculation with FERS? Or Read more…
Taxes
Can You Convert a Traditional TSP to a Roth TSP? | Thrift Savings Plan
https://youtu.be/m3DGtYbeVXk If you have watched my content for some time then I am sure that you know how helpful a Roth TSP(Thrift Savings Plan) or Roth IRA account can be in retirement. After all, these accounts can help save a tremendous amount in taxes over the course of your career Read more…
FERS Pension
Q&A: Will Your FERS Pension Reduce your Social Security?
Question 1 Can you do a video on whether the lump sum check for annual leave affects the FERS Supplement Earnings Limit? Answer 1 Great question. There are a number of things that do not affect your FERS Supplement earnings limit. Any income you have from your job including Read more…
TSP/Investing
How Much Can You Safely Take From TSP To Never Run Out of Money?
We all work hard to put away money for retirement but it can be hard to know when we have enough to actually pull the trigger and retire. Because after all, if we made a list of all the bad things that could happen in retirement, running out of Read more…
Taxes
5 Reasons You Need a Roth IRA For Retirement!
I talk to people about money and taxes all day long and I have yet to talk to someone who wants to pay more in taxes. I mean, we all want to pay our fair share of taxes but not many of us also want to leave a tip. Read more…
Retirement Planning
Q&A: The Most Important Person In Your Retirement Planning
Question I’m married, I noticed with the retirement package and the tsp plan there is an area where the spouse must sign. With the tsp must my spouse be notarized for each change made in withdrawals from the tsp? ( Example, monthly withdrawals to quarterly withdrawals) Answer You are Read more…
FERS Pension
MRA+10 Retirement: The Ultimate Guide
As a FERS employee there are numerous rules and nuances to understanding when thinking about retirement. First and foremost, you have to understand what type of retirement you are going to qualify for and what type of benefits you will get under that type. The MRA+10 retirement is a Read more…