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Estimating the 2025 Federal Pay Raise

02/20/2024
Congrats to Katelyn’s brother, who signed to a division one school! This week’s episode covers the TSP’s lackluster performance in the first month of 2024. Also – how the FAIR Act is an early indicator of the following year’s pay ... Read More

Representative Gerry Connolly: Fighting for Feds

02/14/2024
A congressman since 2008, Gerry Connolly has been a fighter for the federal workforce Along with introducing the FAIR act every year, there are numerous bills he has sponsored or co-sponsored that support the benefits and rights of federal employees, ... Read More

FERS Annuity Supplement Is No Substitute for the Enhanced FERS Annuity

02/12/2024
Ed dives deep into why waiting until 62 to retire might be the best option for FERS retirement Federal employees who are covered by the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) and who retire before age 62 under the immediate FERS ... Read More

Report from Congress: Telework Policies, Shutdown Countdown, and More

02/08/2024
A round-up of news from around the federal government: COLA for FECA recipients. And NASA project with private space company burned up in the atmosphere. Also – federal judge says postal worker can carry firearm in federal building. Recent news ... Read More

The Fed15 Podcast: Making Catch-up Contributions to the Roth TSP

02/06/2024
Congrats to Dan’s son, who was recently married! This week – the importance of the Roth TSP and the new requirement taking effect in 2026. Then, Dan goes over the cost of retiring at age 60 compared to retiring at ... Read More

2025 Federal Pay Raise Update: FAIR Act Suggests 7.4%

02/02/2024
The FAIR Act has been introduced – pushing for a 7.4% raise for feds. This is the first indicator of the 2025 pay raise until the white house budget. A history of the FAIR Act vs. the actual raise that ... Read More

The Ripple Effects of the 2024 Federal Pay Raise – FedLife Podcast

01/26/2024
The 2024 Federal Pay Raise is historic – find out why! Also learn why feds might not see their pay raise until the end of January. Are You a FERS Employee? Don’t miss the next webinar going over your benefits ... Read More
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What Is FERS Pension? Deferred vs. Postponed Retirement Explained

01/24/2024
Understanding What Is FERS Pension: Deferred and Postponed Retirement Federal employees trying to pave their path to retirement should be aware of the age reduction penalties that come with retiring early. Here we explore the cost of two years (mostly ... Read More
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FERS Things First: Age Reduction Penalties

01/24/2024
Understanding deferred and postponed FERS retirement and retiring early. What is the cost of 2 extra years of working? (60 vs. 62) Learn more about age reduction penalties and federal retirement. Federal employees trying to pave their path to retirement ... Read More

The Fed15 Podcast: Financial Planning for Your Federal Retirement

01/23/2024
Dan and Katelyn discuss some shotput before going over the following topics: 2024 GSA reimbursement rates for gas mileage who use a vehicle for federal business. Financial planning for federal employees: Katelyn goes over some tips and reminders. The Fed15 ... Read More