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Your Last Day, Retiree Jobs, and Updates

Posted on Monday, 14th March 2011 by Dennis Damp

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Your last Day How can you ensure that your exit doesn’t cause you or your agency problems? There are many loose ends to sew up the last few days of employment that if not done properly can delay payment of your first check or cause other problems. I still hadn’t received my retirement Personnel Action […]

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A Greek Holiday – Exploring Greek Ports of Call

Posted on Thursday, 10th March 2011 by Nancy Holston

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While a student in college working on a liberal arts degree, I read The Iliad and The Odyssey by Homer and was fascinated by the stories of Greek Gods and the Temples of Greece.  Seeing the Parthenon was a must for me but it took another 36 years before I planned the trip and another […]

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Need a Break from the Cold? Travel Deals Abound in January!

Posted on Wednesday, 19th January 2011 by Nancy Holston

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I’ve been retired over two years now and the winter before retiring I had dreams of spending my winters indoors after retirement looking out into the woods during snow storms watching snow flakes gently float to the ground while Cardinals and Blue Jays feasted at the feeders scattered amongst the trees.  I would drink my […]

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Tighten Up! A Flash From the Past, Retirement Cost Analysis, & Updates

Posted on Friday, 31st December 2010 by Dennis Damp

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Please Forward This Email to Others That Would Benefit From This Information Tighten Up ……. I can vividly recall dancing to this song by Archie Bell and the Drells in the late sixties with my wife of 41 years now. I’m sort of stuck in the 60s these days with XM Channel 6 and this […]

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One, Two, Three – Its so Easy, Thoughts and Updates

Posted on Monday, 29th November 2010 by Dennis Damp

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Please Forward This Email to Others That Would Benefit From This Information One – Two – Three……. Remember the lyrics “One, Two, Three, It’s so Easy” by Len Berry from the 1960s? One, two, three That’s how elementary it’s gonna be Just fine and dandy It’s easy Like taking candy from a baby Well, most […]

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Survivor Annuity, Retire Happy, Save a Life – Maybe Your Own, & UPDATES

Posted on Monday, 27th September 2010 by Dennis Damp

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A soon to be retired fed contacted me last month about an estimate they received from their HR department with a grossly incorrect survivor benefit cost estimate. The employee was advised that a full survivor benefit for their spouse would reduce their monthly benefit by one third!  Incorrect high estimates like this can put the […]

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FERS Supplements, Deferred Annuities and the Travel Forum

Posted on Thursday, 26th August 2010 by Dennis Damp

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The FERS supplement and deferred annuities have attracted considerable attention recently. Many are thinking seriously about early retirement these days. Thankfully we have Linda Duncan, our HR and Benefits Forum Host, available to handle these often complex issues for our site visitors. We recently added a Travel Forum and Nancy Holston’s article titled New England […]

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New England in Autumn

Posted on Monday, 16th August 2010 by Nancy Holston

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Fall Colors, Moose and the Coast of Maine   Autumn is my favorite time of year.  It is also one of my favorite times to travel.  The temperature isn’t too hot or too cold.  It’s just right for enjoying outside activities during the day and enjoying the evening relaxing.  New England is always on my […]

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