Keep Your Emergency Fund Out of Sight to Forget About It
Building an emergency fund to protect against unexpected expenses involves small, deliberate steps and avoiding temptation.
Don’t Miss These Three Federal Retirement Lessons from… Football?
These are three important lessons federal employees should learn about saving in the TSP to help plan for a successful retirement.
Schedule F Continues to Worry Democrats
Although it does not exist, Schedule F continues to remain in the crosshairs of some Democrats.
8 Things the TSP Still Did Not Fix: FRTIB Weighs In
The FRTIB takes issue with one author’s opinion of problems with the TSP.
IRS Rarely Punishes Tax Delinquent Federal Employees
A recent IG report found that the number of tax delinquent federal employees is growing, but the IRS has put little effort into pursuing them.
Is My Money Safe? Lessons Learned From the Collapse of Silicon Valley Bank
What happened to SVB, and what can federal employees learn from the situation?
Government Stimulus, Inflation, Failing Banks, and the Annual COLA
In the midst of financial turmoil, the February inflation rate has been released. Inflation is still a problem but the impact of the turmoil remains to be seen.
Want to Keep New Employees? Invest in Onboarding
The author says that the federal government is in need of a revamped onboarding process for new hires.
4 Must-Have Parts to a Federal Employee’s Retirement Income System
Federal employees must understand how to utilize all the parts of their retirement benefits to maximize their retirement income.
Telework Isn’t Going Away When COVID Ends
OPM director Kiran Abuja defended federal employees’ expanded use of telework in a Congressional hearing last week and said that the government needs to make sure it keeps offering work-from-home options to keep the federal workforce happy.
