The first big decision to make when planning retirement is the ‘when’ you’d like to hang it up. But without knowing what benefits you can keep at different ages it becomes almost impossible to plan for the future. This article will walk you exactly when you can retire Read more…
Question I am a subscriber and big fan of your YouTube channel! I hope to retire at age 56 and 8 months with 28 years of civilian and 4 years of military service, which I have bought back. I understand that the amount of my FERS supplement is calculated only Read more…
https://youtu.be/5Zj4tf0yq0Y Federal employees enjoy great retirement benefits that many in the private sector envy. But I have certainly seen that having access to these great benefits is far from enough to have a comfortable and confident retirement. One must understand what benefits exist and how to get the most Read more…
Question 1 Myself and others at my job are not getting the covid shot. Some are too young or don’t have enough time in service to retire and those like myself, are eligible to retire but not ready. Any advice on the disposition of our Thrift Savings Plan and retirement Read more…
Table of Contents What happens to annual leave at retirement? What happens to sick leave at retirement? Sick Leave Conversion Chart Most FERS federal employees have at least some unused leave at retirement and the good news is that you will probably get compensated for it. However, the type of Read more…
https://youtu.be/HUGLoKUS8IE Question Hi Dallen. I listen to your podcast and I deliver mail every day. You’re awesome! My question is about the 4% rule on TSP. Do I withdraw it once a year, every six months etc. and do I do it at the end of each year or during Read more…
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Question 1 We all keep hearing about magic retirement dates for end of pay period, end of month, end of year…..but for a person not interested in nor planning to cash out annual leave and retire mid-year, the only minute reason might be having a couple of calendar days where Read more…
https://youtu.be/e249ZJFJF2c Question 1 I’m about 8 years from retirement. As soon as the Roth was available I converted my TSP to it. About 1/3 of my total TSP is conventional. When it comes time to start withdrawing, how do you deal with the two different types? Answer 1 Any Read more…
