
Your Federal Retirement Income Changes in Unique Ways
Planning your federal retirement? You need to know that Federal Employees have unique financial planning needs that most generic financial planning doesn’t address. One of

CSRS Voluntary Contributions
*The Best Kept Secret in CSRS* The CSRS Voluntary Contributions Program (VCP) is a special component of the Civil Service Retirement System. eBook Only $7.97

Some Federal Retirement Benefits Give You a Head Start
Some federal retirement benefits give Federal Employees a head start on retiring earlier than most. As a Federal Employee, you know that you have one

Investing for Retirement
Learn about ‘Buckets of Money’ When you’re investing for retirement, it’s easy to get caught up in all of the details. Most federal employees

Your Retirement Savings
How Much Money Should be in Your ‘Cash Bucket’? Thinking about your retirement savings and investing for retirement? You should consider putting some of your

Your Retirement Savings and the 4 Phases of Your ‘Cash Bucket’
The amount of retirement savings you need in your ‘Cash Bucket’ will change as your fixed income changes in retirement. If you’re not familiar with

Military Buyback 101
Military Buyback for Federal Retirement Getting ready for federal retirement? Could a military buyback towards your federal creditable service make sense for you? Lots of

Your Federal Pension Check
Be prepared! Your Federal Pension check is usually delayed. Even if you have turned in all of your paperwork on time – in does not

FERS Disability Retirement
FERS Disability Retirement You may be eligible for a FERS Disability Retirement at any age if you… Have at least 18 months of creditable FERS

FERS Federal Fact Check – TSP taking money out
TSP – “I can take my money out, however I want to in retirement!” Hi, I’m Micah Shilanski from Plan Your Federal Retirement. Welcome to