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Retirement is the word of the day

As many people know, the big issue with government employment right now is the high number of people who are nearing retirement age.  Which should be great for youngsters like me, just getting into government service.  Lots of room for growth.  And for the most part, that is true, though a lot of the potential [...]

Saving For Later

I am officially impressed by J. Money.  One of his goals each year is to max out his 401(k) and for varying reasons which he describes, this meant that he had 90% of his last paycheck taken out.  90%!  That seems like crazy talk.  But I’m definitely impressed.  Nice work, J.

After much pondering, I recently [...]

Checking out my retirement accounts

Since receiving my raise, I’ve been pondering increasing my contributions into my TSP.  I was chatting with a co-worker about this, and she commented that she puts in the max.  I’m impressed, but I’m not sure that’s the plan for me.  Right now, I want to keep setting aside money for a house, though I [...]

Who should get your retirement money?

I had an interesting conversation with a friend a few days ago, and got her permission to discuss it here. She is engaged and I was very pleased to hear that she and her future husband have been discussing how they plan to deal with their finances after they wed. I am not [...]