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Thanks to the New Normal — a hot and highly visible European war and record inflation — lots of long-time feds have gotta be saying what-am-I-doing here? Especially those people who, after two years working from home, are now being ordered back to … [Continue reading] about Is this the year you retire or get promoted?
While Mike Causey is away, please enjoy this column which originally published March 30, 2022. One of the things your mother never warned you about, but maybe should have, is probate. As in how, and why, to avoid going through that legal ordeal that … [Continue reading] about How (and why) to avoid probate: A slap at your family!
Best listening experience is on Chrome, Firefox or Safari. Subscribe to Federal Drive’s daily audio interviews on Apple Podcasts or PodcastOne. The number of Thrift Savings Plan participants with accounts totaling over $1 million has dropped … [Continue reading] about Millionaire status is fleeting for thousands of TSP participants
While Mike Causey is away, please enjoy this column which originally published April 26, 2022. Retiring from the federal government isn’t rocket science. And for some people its even more complicated and baffling. So it helps to have a checklist to … [Continue reading] about Retiring smart: The 7 step approach
At least 3,000 more federal employees submitted retirement claims last month than in June, after two months of declines, according to the Office of Personnel Management. OPM reported 9,487 claims received in July, compared to 6,032 claims received in … [Continue reading] about July federal retirement claims up from previous month, last year
