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Fed Pilot Podcast — 292 episodes
Interim Payments Get Repaid
Use it before you loose it
Rollover Doesn't Stop RMD's
The hidden details behind your TSP
Looking at Your REAL Retirement Numbers
RIF? What You Need To Know!
How Your Pension Affects Your Social Security
Don't Freak Out...
Discrepencies On Your Retirement Application
Your Benefits if You're RIF'ed
Employment Terms
TSP Income Limits
Just Because You Can
HR & OPM
SRS after 62
What your high 3 is and isn't
5 Years
Buy Back 13 Years
Years + Age = 80?
Federal Couples and FEHB
Cost of living increase?
FEGLI for free?
Taking Out Your Pension
Health & SS Withdrawals
ROTH and 5% Match
My TSP Is Losing Money!
Medicare opt outs
Your MRA
Healthcare Rates
Combining Part B with FEHB
Medicare Payments Wasted
Did I Add This ip Correctly?
Move TSP to a TSP With Gold
Working For Health Care
Early Career Advice
Mutual Fund Window
Dying Before Retirement
SCD and other details you missed
Put Your Raise Where
What Gets Pulled Out When
The Questions You Haven't Been Asking
Reevaluating Your FEGLI
You Are Retiring When!
These Aren't Your Typical Boring Workshops
My One Non Negotiable Point
Do the RIGHT THINGS in the RIGHT WAY
Can You Opt In Later? Maybe Not...
Getting All The Benefits You Need
Will your PENSION be ENOUGH?
What You Can and Can't Do
WHEN to get taxed on your TSP?
The Questions You SHOULD Be Asking
62 And Under 30 Years
Ya, But What Should YOU Do?
Does Social Security Increase? YES and NO...
THIS is the RIGHT retirement mindset
What Is NOT a QLE For FEGLI?
RMDs from Trad & Roth
Does Part-Time Count?
Open Season In Retirement
Is My Social Security Statement Correct?
Health Care Peace of Mind
Why Do They Leave Us In The Dark?
The OFFICIAL Retirement Report
Can I Have 2 ROTHs?
Move Before Or After Retirement?
It's What You Don't Know That Can Hurt You
SS Benefits Reducing Pension
Survivor Benefit Plan, What Happens If Your Spouse Dies
What's Taken Out Of The Interim Check?
Will FEHB Lapse?
Do I Need Medicare Part B To Keep FEHB?
How To Make The Right Changes
What Day Should I Retire?
Retiring Internationally - What Should I Be Thinking About?
FEGLI misunderstandings - The Importance of Double Checking Insurance and Benefits Documentation
Share The Love
How much taxes am I paying on TSP Loans?
It's not only how much, but when will you get money?
VA Disability & SRS
FEHB in retirement with a spouse
Do You Need Medicare Part D?
Mixing Military & Federal Pensions
Deleted TSP Beneficiaries?
AGAIN: The wrong FEHB info is shared
How are part-time hours calculated?
How to Maximize Your Retirement by Lowering Your Taxes
FEGLI Doesn't Look at Health Issues
Confuse Yourself by Confusing Terms
The SRS & The Earnings Test
How Divorce Affects Retirement
You're Asking the Wrong FEGLI Question
TSP: Just Because You Can Doesn't Mean You Should
Roth IRA or Roth TSP? Which is better?
Cancer & FEGLI
Can you take Medicare Part B at Anytime?
Retirement - Can you add to your TSP?
Survivor Benefits for Spouse By Default
Not a Full Retirement?
Using Overtime in your High3
What the SRS does after 62
Turning FERS into Gold
Retirement Rumors (and how to deal with them)
FEHB for family members
When the Earnings Test applies and when it doesn't
Why You Don't Want to Get Rules Confused
The Magical 59 1/2 for TSP
TSP Transaction Fees
Misconceptions about Early Outs
What if I change jobs?
Military Buy Back - Yes or no?
Adding a new spouse to FEHB in Retirement?
Roth Conversions - To tax or not to tax
Can I (Should I) work after federal retirement?
Can I add my Spouse to health care?
Why does the formula for sick leave change?
Lifecycle funds not for old people?
Using or Storing Leave - Which is better?
Can I still have Health Benefits if there is a break?
Can you move your TSP while still working?
How much can go into your Roth?
Retiring in the middle of a pay period?
I’m past my MRA!
Can your TRUST be your beneficiary?
Move Traditional to Roth?
Working From Home Affects your Retirement How?
How the Debt Ceiling Affects Your Retirement (and your pay)
Best State to Avoid Taxes?
Locality Pay in Retirement?
TSP Fees
Is a lump sum an option?
Overcontributing to TSP?
Retire under 5 years?
COLA & Best Retirement Month?
Working more than 42 years?
Why you might use the Mutual Fund Window
That’s not in my High3?!
Can I Wait on Part B?
Over MRA - What’s the Calculation?
Living Benefits on FEGLI?
Mythbusters #2 - You get WHAT from your retirement?
Lifecycle Open Window?
#1: Pensions
#2: SRS
#3: Social Security
#4: Medical Benefits, FEHB & Medicare
#5: Long-Term Care
#6: Survivor Benefits
#7: Federal Life Insurance (FEGLI)
#8: Thrift TSP
#9: Questions you don't know to ask
#10: Dispelling Rumors
#11: Retire ASAP & Control Your Retirement
Why an Interim Pension Check?
Oddball LEO question
No Life Insurance?
Busting our Favorite Retirement Benefits Myths #1
The L&E Decoder Ring
Mid-year Cola in Retirement?
Can I do a back door Roth with TSP?
Who is Responsible for your Retirement? (It's not who you think it is.)
I have social security credit outside of VA
What is the VCP?
How often can you move your TSP money around?
How do you figure out your high three?
Changes to your TSP in 2023
Can you roll all your TSP to IRA at once?
What was MRA again?
Switching FEHB carriers in retirement
How the Debt Ceiling Affects YOU and Your Retirement
What do you mean that FEGLI is death insurance?
Why is my pension going down?
I’m married to another FERS. How does FEBH work if I die but I hold it?
Prorating Social Security from the SRS
Will I get the COLA in the next year?
Is buying time back only for those in the military?
Your spouse and the Survivor's Benefit - Is it automatic?
What would be the pension formula for 5 yrs and age 67
How long after you retire until you get your annual leave paid out?
Where can you find out exactly how many years of service you have?
What if you are already past your MRA?
Imagine this: your pension runs out.
Is Medicare Part A Free?
Tales of a Retiree - Brian
When is maximum retirement coverage?
Double Taxed on TSP Loans?!?!
Medicare Part B or a Penalty?
Can I get my SRS if I retire after 62?
I almost didn't post this video
A Story About How Messy Things Can Get
What is a Fiduciary (Is it important?)
How long do I have to buy back time?
Does my spouse/kids not get my TSP if I die?
Will I get a pension back pay?
How Soon is Too Soon to Prepare for Retirement?
Can I enroll in FEHB after retirement?
Issues With Filling Out the Retirement Application
Does your spouse get your pension if you were to pass?
How do you get out of paying double taxes on a TSP loan?
Does the HIGH-3 need to be consecutive?
Should I Invest the SBP Money Instead?
Fed Long-Term Care Takes a Break
What is the SRS Formula?
How detailed does your retirement plan need to be?
Is our HIGH-3 the same as our retirement report?
Is Medicare Part B Required with TRICARE?
Can you roll your TSP over all at once?
Your Pension vs. TSP
Do you take your locality pay with you?
Will the gov't take care of your retirement?
The New TSP Website
5 Consecutive Years for FEHB?
THANK YOU
Social Security beneficiaries?
How much $$$$ do I get in my bank account?
Is the TSP the same as your Pension?
Annual Leave Payout and Pay Raises
In Celebration of the SLS Liftoff Yesterday - Thank you
Advice on TSP 3-5 years before retirement?
It's OPEN SEASON!
What is the W in CPI-W?
When can you change FEGLI?
FEHB Premiums are going up how much in 2023?!
Do you use annual leave or cash out?
For FEHB, are spouses included in the 5-year rule?
Can I take Social Security at age 60?
Should I make changes to my TSP?
How do you know your retirement date?
How NOT to fill out a Retirement Application
It’s not just what you get and retirement, it’s also how you get it
3 Months until a pension check?
The Biggest Financial Crisis to Your Retirement
The TRUTH About COLAs (It's not what they tell you.)
Why HR Retirement Reports SUCK
Why your SCD is wrong and you shouldn't use it
How TSP Address Changes Can Hurt You
Never Fill Out Your Retirement Application Alone
Complex FEHB Issues in Retirement
The New TSP - What is in it & What is NOT
#54 - Medicare & Leaving Money on the Retirement Table
#53 - SS Statements & Finding Errors
#52 - TSP Loans & The Role of HR
#50 - 2022 TSP Updates, Part 1
#49 - Vaccines and Retirement, Part 1
#48 - 6 months, Postpone, What order?
#47 - Enough $?, Best Plan, Pro Rata
#46 - When Can I?, When Should I, TSP Loans
#45 - SRS & COLA, SS Payback, Help my TSP!
#44 - Pension Delay, Earnings Test, Double Taxes
#43 - Work ‘til 62, TRICARE or FEHB, Would You Rather?
#42 - Buy Back, COLA, Mixed Life
#41 - LEOs, Penalties, MRA & TSP
#40 - Burn or Save, Who Pays, IRA vs TSP ( Part 3)
#39 - Locality Pay, LTC, IRA vs TSP ( Part 2)
#38 - Buy Back, Secondary FEHB, IRA vs TSP ( Part 1)
#37 - Chronic Health, FEHB Drain, Mortgage Pay off
#36 - Deferred, Fed Couples, Agency Match
#35 - Pension vs Annuity, FRA vs MRA, and Lump vs. Annuity
#34 - 62 & 16, Blue States, Roth Options
#33 - HR 2478, Spousal SS, Equal Funds
#32 - LWOP, L Funds, Beneficiary
#31 - Too Much $, FEGLI Basic, Balancing TSP
#30 - Penalties, Whole Life, Special Provision
#29 - Early Bird, Price Hikes, and Allocations
#28 - Pension Refund, FICA, Roth Switch
#27 - Vacation Days, Locked in, Avoid Penalty
#26 - LEO 62, 1991, Tax Brackets
#25 - SF-50, 240, Conversion
#24 - Burning SL, Still There?, Army Reserve
#23 - Draw Down, Suspension, Roth Dump
#22 - Compression, W2s, TRICARE
#21 - Formulas, 8%, 5%
#20 - Divorce, Retire When, Regrets
#19 - Death, 21, Annuities
#18 - Parents, QLEs, TSP
#17- FRA, LWOP, APWU
#16 - SCD, Adding Hubby, Fed Couples
#15 - OPM’s Report, Wages, Designated Survivors
#14 - Double Fed, Sick Leave, VA Meds
#13 - HR’s Report - Delayed FEHB - Private Roths
#12 - Actual Pay, W2, Catching Up - Fednobabble
#11 - Only Feds, The Bump, Losing Weight - Fednobabble
Double Payments, Rebates, Timeframes - Fednobabble #10
Eligibility, HR, Sick Leave - Fednobabble #9
Agencies, 1.7%, YE SS - Fednobabble Episode #8
Tricare, Medicare, Healthcare - Fednobabble #7
5 years - SCD - Watercooler - Fednobabble Episode 6
Survivor Benefits - Military - Part B - Fednobabble Episode 5
Finalize - Earnings Test - 59 1/2 - Fednobabble Episode 4
Cash out - Supplement - Premiums - Fednobabble Episode 3
Group - +1 - Wise Roths - Fednobabble Episode 2
High 3 - Interim - Loan - Fednobabble Episode 1