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Fund Your Future with DRS — 98 episodes
Ep 98 - Retirement mindset: Jon
Ep 97 - What you need to know about HCA open enrollment for 2027
Ep 96 - Menopause at work: what Washington State employees need to know
Ep 95 - Marriage after retirement
Ep 94 - How to manage your benefits when moving or traveling
Ep 93 - Making the most of your retiree health coverage
Ep 92 - Building tax-smart retirement savings
Ep 91 - Demographic Deep Dive
Ep 90 - Retirement mindset: Tracie
Ep 89 - Retirement mindset: Jacob
Ep 88 - Meet Director Leathers
Ep 87 - Retiring school employees: moving from SEBB to PEBB
Ep 86 - High income, higher Medicare premiums
Ep 85 - Retirement mindset: Malia
Ep 84 - Free preventative care for PEBB and SEBB members
Ep 83 - Estate planning with your adult children
Ep 82 - Retirement mindset: Seth
Ep 81 - Retirement mindset: Jenny
Ep 80 - The Kevin Bacon rule of retirement
Ep 79 - Protecting your DRS account with online security
Ep 78 - Boost your savings in 2026: New DCP contribution limits
Ep 77 - The school champion for better retirement planning
Ep 76 - Sorting out contribution rate changes
Ep 75 - RMDs explained: what to expect when you turn 73
Ep 74 - DCP conversions: pretax to Roth
Ep 73 - Book review: "The Simple Path to Wealth" by JL Collins
Ep 72 - LEOFF Plan 1: How a pension turned into an endowment
Ep 71 - Rethinking early retirement: downshifting, not disappearing
Ep 70 - How to plan for a micro-retirement
Ep 69 - What is a record keeper?
Ep 68 - Understanding COLAs and the CPI Connection
Ep 67 - Why the rule of 72 feels like magic (but isn’t)
Ep 66 - DCP withdrawals, rollovers, and RMDs
Ep 65 - Fears about money and how to tackle them
Ep 64 - Money moves when your finances are tight
Ep 63 - Firefighters and financial planning: what we can learn
Ep 62 - Finding calm when the stock market goes down
Ep 61 - Exploring economics with TikTok's @EconChrisClarke
Ep 60 - Strategies and benefits of VEBA, a health reimbursement arrangement (HRA)
Ep 59 - Cash-out strategies for your leave balance
Ep 58 - Returning to work after retirement
Ep 57 - Understanding separation vs. retirement dates
Ep 56 - Affordable staycations in Washington state
Ep 55 - ABLE savings plans for people with disabilities
Ep 54 - Pension plan funding with the WA state actuary
Ep 53 - New Retirement Strategy Fund for DCP and Plan 3
Ep 52 - A guide to Washington state parks and passes
Ep 51 - Credit scores and freezing your credit
Ep 50 - Social Security: understanding provisions for public employees
Ep 49 - Social Security basics
Ep 48 - Changes to Medicare Part D
Ep 47 - Tips for choosing the best auto and home insurance
Ep 46 - Teachers: out-of-state service credit
Ep 45 - First month of retirement; what to avoid
Ep 44 - All about the Plan 3 TAP Annuity
Ep 43 - Millennials and inflation
Ep 42 - Baby boomers: final advice for retirement
Ep 41 - Gen X: growing up without financial advice
Ep 40 - Gen X: never too late to start saving for retirement
Ep 39 - Questions from listeners
Ep 38 - How Gen Z is prepping for retirement
Ep 37 - Saving for retirement as a single woman from Gen X
Ep 36 - New SRI fund for DCP, Plan 3 and JRA
Ep 35 - Beneficiary vs survivor
Ep 34 - Dual members and reciprocity
Ep 33 - How pensions are guaranteed in Washington state
Ep 32 - How interruptive military service can add to your retirement credit
Ep 31 - PEBB and Medicare overview
Ep 30 - How fewer deductions in retirement can help
Ep 29 - Women and retirement
Ep 28 - Divorce and your pension
Ep 27 - What you need to know about HCA healthcare for 2024
Ep 26 - Save on healthcare costs with HSAs
Ep 25 - Save on healthcare costs with FSA and DCAP
Ep 24 - A Roth option for DCP
Ep 23 - The importance of service credit
Ep 22 - Investing when the stock market is down
Ep 21 - DCP earnings and annuities
Ep 20 - Book review: “Financial Feminist” by Tori Dunlap
Ep 19 - How SHIBA helps with Medicare questions
Ep 18 - Student loan forgiveness and PSLF
Ep 17 - How to save for a child’s future with WA529
Ep 16 - Options for those who only work a few years
Ep 15 - How to choose a financial advisor
Ep 14 - Choosing between Plans 2 and 3
Ep 13 - How to claim missing money
Ep 12 - Should you automate your finances?
Ep 11 - How to save for retirement with DCP
Ep 10 - FAQs from the audience
Ep 9 - Retiring at 55 — pros and cons
Ep 8 - Reaching financial independence
Ep 7 - Net worth: what is it and how do you increase it?
Ep 6 - What’s the best way to save for retirement?
Ep 5 - How to reduce your debt
Ep 4 - The importance of an emergency fund
Ep 3 - Analyzing your income
Ep 2 - Understanding your spending
Ep 1 - Welcome!