Posted on Tuesday, 11th July 2017 by Donna Day

How to determine if you are ready for retirement …there are many areas to consider and explore. First and foremost, can you afford it? Also, what about healthcare and what do you plan to do with your time? These are a few questions along with a host of others that will be discussed within this article […]

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Posted on Sunday, 14th May 2017 by Dennis Damp

I’ve been working to place my wife’s and my life on auto pilot as much as possible. Each year I up my game and work to either consolidate, eliminate, or simplify another process, program, or function that will free up our time, space, and just make life less hectic and worrisome. We are preparing, while […]

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Posted on Friday, 13th January 2017 by Dennis Damp

Moving is always stressful no matter if you are working or retired. My wife and I moved 11 times since we first married 47 years ago! Each move had its own unique issues that we had to handle at different times in our lives.  If you are retired there are a number of actions that […]

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Posted on Friday, 16th December 2016 by Dennis Damp

We published the new 2017 Excel Leave Chart back in late October. Since then a few of our site visitors were only able to open the Excel chart in protected mode and couldn’t enter data. If your spreadsheet opens in protected view click the “enable editing” button in the yellow bar at the top of […]

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Posted on Wednesday, 30th November 2016 by Dennis Damp

About two years ago I purchased hearing aids from Costco and talked about the process in an article titled “Did You Hear That? A Fitting End to a Frustrating Problem.” The two hearing aids were only $1699.00 and my FEHB plan reimbursed me for the total amount. I had to have Costco send one of […]

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Posted on Monday, 1st August 2016 by Dennis Damp

FEGLI Open Season Update A number of our subscribers have sent questions about the upcoming FEGLI Open Season and are not sure what options to consider. Open season runs from September 1 through September 30, 2016. It’s time to review your current insurance coverage and determine your true insurance needs before it’s too late. You […]

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Posted on Saturday, 9th July 2016 by Dennis Damp

The FEGLI Open Season runs from September 1 through September 30, 2016 and I wrote an article last October about the options available and new premiums. I began the article with, “Even if you think, like I did in 2004 when the last open season was offered, that you have sufficient coverage you may be […]

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Posted on Thursday, 14th April 2016 by Dennis Damp

Eleven years and counting since retiring in 2004 at age 55. Those who follow my column know that I didn’t retire: I just changed jobs and now work from home pretty much full time. Business keeps me busy and over the past two years I’ve simplified operations so that my wife and I can devote […]

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