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Feds do lots of jobs for mediocre pay that most people wouldn't do for any amount of money.
What would you like to see happen this year and ahead as the world climbs out of the COVID life change?
When it comes to a comfortable annuity for life, no matter how high prices go, not all feds are treated equally.
When it comes to career planning, many federal agencies do an excellent job. But when it comes to providing financial planning, most federal agencies do little if anything.
Transportation security officers are among the lowest paid federal employees in government. The debate over how to raise their pay shows just how difficult reform efforts in other parts of government might be.
The Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey answers a lot of questions, but also leaves many unanswered.
With five months left to go in the cost of living countdown, federal, military and Social Security retirees are looking at a 3% increase in benefits beginning in January.
Even as the U.S. appears to be climbing out of COVID-19, millions of people are in a financial hole because they either lost their jobs, or their jobs just ceased to exist.
When it comes to getting quality career financial advice from your employer, a lot of people say many government agencies provide the best overall quality advice.
As OPM reminded the press, the FEVS doesn't measure "whether an employee feels that an administration liked them or not."
They're here to stay regardless. It works well when everyone keeps the mission as the North Star.
Would you buy a book about how to make a million dollars from an individual who is selling a book about how to make it or a long-time fellow fed who’s TSP account just passed the million dollar mark?
While it is virtually impossible for a federal or postal retiree to run out of money, it is possible to run dangerously low — even with an annuity indexed in whole, or part to inflation.
The pros differ on how much anyone, average or not, needs in their retirement emergency cash fund. But you can, and should, work that out sooner rather than later.
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