Posted on Thursday, 8th December 2011 by Chuck Jumpeter
Whew! Last year our trip along the road to good health had a serious breakdown when my hard drive crashed. What a horrible experience that turned out to be. I found out, first hand, how not to back up your files. While I thought I was pretty good at saving all the important stuff, I […]
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| Comments (0)Posted on Monday, 5th December 2011 by Nancy Holston
They are for kids of all ages! When I was a youngster, the closest thing to a theme park was the local 4-H fair in northern Indiana. When I was in Junior High we went to the Indiana State Fair, a huge fairground with rides, animals, shows, tractor pulls, and arcade. It was truly awe […]
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| Comments (0)Posted on Thursday, 1st December 2011 by Dennis Damp
I received an email from Treasury Direct last month informing participants about security upgrades at their site. After you register under the new system you no longer need an access card to log into your account. It went on to say that you will receive an e-mail containing a one-time pass code and the opportunity […]
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Posted on Saturday, 26th November 2011 by Dennis Damp
Rosemary, a subscriber to our Retirement Planning News Letter, asked for clarification for requesting FEHB open season plan brochures on OPM’s new web site. I mentioned that the web site was easy to use in my article on the FEHB Open Season last week. She visited the site and was confused by the numbers that […]
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| Comments (0)Posted on Friday, 18th November 2011 by Dennis Damp
The Office of Personnel Management expects a number of agencies to request VERA and VSIP authority in FY 2012 after appropriations are finalized. Agencies may face substantial budget cuts next year according to the OPM director. OPM is expediting requests for VSIP and early-outs and formed a special team to assist agencies with their requests. […]
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| Comments (0)Posted on Saturday, 12th November 2011 by Dennis Damp
We continue to receive horror stories from retirees waiting up to a year or more for OPM to process their retirement paperwork. It is a real problem even for those who thought they prepared knowing that delays were inevitable. David wrote us in early November stating that he retired September 30, 2010 and as of […]
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| Comments (1)Posted on Monday, 7th November 2011 by Dennis Damp
A site visitor has a $50,000 CD maturing and wanted to know what she could do to increase earnings with little risk of losing the money that she worked a lifetime to acquire. Her bank is offering a meager .9% CD yield. I am not a financial advisor and I can only relate what I […]
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| Comments (0)Posted on Tuesday, 18th October 2011 by Dennis Damp
FERS retirees with Post 1/1/57 military service will not receive credit or annuity computation for their military time without making a deposit. If a deposit is made, the employee will receive credit towards his/her annuity computation. Under CSRS rules, if you served on active duty and will be eligible at age 62 to collect Social […]
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