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When we marry, we make promises and dream of a future together. But, with the promise comes certain obligations that will live on, even if the marriage doesn’t. The intention of this article is not to counsel whether you can save your marriage or take all with you when the split happens, but to bring […]
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Retirement, oh that wonderful pie in the future sky. Once achieved, ‘how is that working out for you?’ Is retirement all that you had planned? After 30 years of retirement planning, we see our successes fade away into the sunset with a wave and a ’Hi-Ho Silver’. Then, in a couple years, the silver lining
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Question: “What are the 3 irreversible mistakes to avoid for federal retirement?” Your question asked for three irreversible mistakes, but the fourth mistake could be the one most important to you, so I will list 10 of the mistakes we see most often. Not having a plan Know your pre-retirement budget and your post retirement
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How many federal employees suffer from injury, illness or old war wounds, inherited traits that can build to make working difficult to impossible. Each month, many fed employees tell me they work under these conditions, many times in secret, because the income is needed. I get it, so maybe this article can help someone that
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Retiring early from any job is a dream come true, and even more so when you can collect a pension while doing it. VERA (Voluntary Early Retirement Authority) was designed to allow early retirement for those who need or want it. VERA retirement is a form of retirement that allows one to retire earlier than
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It’s common for workers of all trades to be frightened at the prospect of disability. After all, federal disability payments are usually much lower than your ordinary income, and if you can’t work, what are you supposed to do? Luckily, the Federal Employee Retirement System (FERS) has provisions to protect federal workers from this sort
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