COLA

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One way to figure if you made the right federal career choice

One federal retiree analyzed the question of whether he was right to switch from the private sector to federal.

Pay & Benefits

A ‘diet COLA’ for FERS retirees has compounding effects on retirement savings

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Many federal retirees to receive 3.2% in 2024 COLA, but not everyone gets the same adjustment

Retirement

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For 2023, federal retirees will see largest COLA increase in over 40 years

Retirement

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Top news: Ukraine, The Monarchy or an 8.3% raise for 74 million Americans?

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Is this the year you retire or get promoted?

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TSP, retirement

Small COLA bad — big COLA, even worse?

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Is this the year you retire or get promoted?

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What if your next pay raise is a retiree COLA?

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Pay raise or retiree COLA, what’s the best deal for you?

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The ‘Phantom’ COLA and other retirement mysteries

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COLA, COVID, pay raise, shutdown: Time for a time out?

Has your home to work commute returned to pre-pandemic levels? Have you gone from happy home-bound worker to wretched rush hour victim?

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Big 2022 COLA: Good news or bad news?

January 2022’s cost of living adjustment for federal retirees will depend on not only their plan, but also inflation.

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A quick COLA catch-up

Consumer prices are going up and up, which is a good sign if you’re hoping for a high cost of living adjustment next January.

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