Ep #21: The Years After You Retire
Ensuring you have met your savings goals during your retirement planning is incredibly important, but it is just one of many things to consider. Unfortunately,
Ensuring you have met your savings goals during your retirement planning is incredibly important, but it is just one of many things to consider. Unfortunately,
“What happens to your sick leave if you are 63 years and have 28 years of federal service. Thanks for taking this question.” FERS Sick
When it comes to your retirement, it can be a very stressful time—or it can be a very smooth transition. It really comes down to
“As a FERS retiree, am I required to sign up for Medicare at age 65; or can I opt out of Medicare Part B? Also,
What is a Creditable Service? Simply put, the Creditable Service is the amount of time a federal employee has worked for the federal government that
What is the Special Retirement Supplement? FERS consists of 3 different components: the FERS annuity (pension), Social Security, and the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP). The
What is my FERS contribution? Depending on your start date, your contribution will be either be 0.8%, 3.1%, or 4.4% to FERS. The chart below
When you are planning for your retirement, there are a lot of different areas you need to be aware of financially, and it can be
My understanding is that if I take immediate retirement at MRA before 62, then I will: 1) get the FERS Supplement to my FERS annuity;
Tax season is upon us, and for many, it is a scary time. With so many opinions floating around, it is hard to decipher between
“I have almost 5 years of Federal Service (FERS—approximately 15 days short). I have over 7 years of honorable active duty service. I retired from
“I will be 65 years old next July and plan on retiring in Dec. 2022. I am covered under my husband’s health plan and also
Ensuring you have met your savings goals during your retirement planning is incredibly important, but it is just one of many things to consider. Unfortunately,
“What happens to your sick leave if you are 63 years and have 28 years of federal service. Thanks for taking this question.” FERS Sick
When it comes to your retirement, it can be a very stressful time—or it can be a very smooth transition. It really comes down to
“As a FERS retiree, am I required to sign up for Medicare at age 65; or can I opt out of Medicare Part B? Also,
What is a Creditable Service? Simply put, the Creditable Service is the amount of time a federal employee has worked for the federal government that
What is the Special Retirement Supplement? FERS consists of 3 different components: the FERS annuity (pension), Social Security, and the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP). The
What is my FERS contribution? Depending on your start date, your contribution will be either be 0.8%, 3.1%, or 4.4% to FERS. The chart below
When you are planning for your retirement, there are a lot of different areas you need to be aware of financially, and it can be
My understanding is that if I take immediate retirement at MRA before 62, then I will: 1) get the FERS Supplement to my FERS annuity;
Tax season is upon us, and for many, it is a scary time. With so many opinions floating around, it is hard to decipher between
“I have almost 5 years of Federal Service (FERS—approximately 15 days short). I have over 7 years of honorable active duty service. I retired from
“I will be 65 years old next July and plan on retiring in Dec. 2022. I am covered under my husband’s health plan and also
Ensuring you have met your savings goals during your retirement planning is incredibly important, but it is just one of many things to consider. Unfortunately,
“What happens to your sick leave if you are 63 years and have 28 years of federal service. Thanks for taking this question.” FERS Sick
When it comes to your retirement, it can be a very stressful time—or it can be a very smooth transition. It really comes down to
“As a FERS retiree, am I required to sign up for Medicare at age 65; or can I opt out of Medicare Part B? Also,
What is a Creditable Service? Simply put, the Creditable Service is the amount of time a federal employee has worked for the federal government that
What is the Special Retirement Supplement? FERS consists of 3 different components: the FERS annuity (pension), Social Security, and the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP). The
What is my FERS contribution? Depending on your start date, your contribution will be either be 0.8%, 3.1%, or 4.4% to FERS. The chart below
When you are planning for your retirement, there are a lot of different areas you need to be aware of financially, and it can be
My understanding is that if I take immediate retirement at MRA before 62, then I will: 1) get the FERS Supplement to my FERS annuity;
Tax season is upon us, and for many, it is a scary time. With so many opinions floating around, it is hard to decipher between
“I have almost 5 years of Federal Service (FERS—approximately 15 days short). I have over 7 years of honorable active duty service. I retired from
“I will be 65 years old next July and plan on retiring in Dec. 2022. I am covered under my husband’s health plan and also
Ensuring you have met your savings goals during your retirement planning is incredibly important, but it is just one of many things to consider. Unfortunately,
“What happens to your sick leave if you are 63 years and have 28 years of federal service. Thanks for taking this question.” FERS Sick
When it comes to your retirement, it can be a very stressful time—or it can be a very smooth transition. It really comes down to
“As a FERS retiree, am I required to sign up for Medicare at age 65; or can I opt out of Medicare Part B? Also,
What is a Creditable Service? Simply put, the Creditable Service is the amount of time a federal employee has worked for the federal government that
What is the Special Retirement Supplement? FERS consists of 3 different components: the FERS annuity (pension), Social Security, and the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP). The
What is my FERS contribution? Depending on your start date, your contribution will be either be 0.8%, 3.1%, or 4.4% to FERS. The chart below
When you are planning for your retirement, there are a lot of different areas you need to be aware of financially, and it can be
My understanding is that if I take immediate retirement at MRA before 62, then I will: 1) get the FERS Supplement to my FERS annuity;
Tax season is upon us, and for many, it is a scary time. With so many opinions floating around, it is hard to decipher between
“I have almost 5 years of Federal Service (FERS—approximately 15 days short). I have over 7 years of honorable active duty service. I retired from
“I will be 65 years old next July and plan on retiring in Dec. 2022. I am covered under my husband’s health plan and also
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