Posted on Wednesday, 19th January 2011 by Nancy Holston
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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| Comments (0)Posted on Friday, 31st December 2010 by Dennis Damp
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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| Comments (0)Posted on Monday, 29th November 2010 by Dennis Damp
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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Posted on Monday, 27th September 2010 by Dennis Damp
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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Posted on Thursday, 26th August 2010 by Dennis Damp
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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Posted on Monday, 16th August 2010 by Nancy Holston
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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We receive many questions each month from retirees and federal employees and many are focused on the following subject areas. I suggest copying this article and keep it with your important papers so you and your family will have the answers needed when faced with these issues. Retirement Income Verification If a mortgage company or […]
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Posted on Wednesday, 7th July 2010 by Nancy Holston
I’ve been on several Alaska Cruises and always find them the best choice for relaxing and forgetting about all your day-to-day responsibilities. Traveling through the inside passage is peaceful while sitting in the lounge at the top of a ship. You glide slowly by mountains rising out of the ocean that sometimes seem close enough […]
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