Learn how to spot scams aimed at federal benefits, what TSP, OPM, SSA, and Medicare will and won’t do, and habits that ...

Adding Part B doesn’t lower your FEHB premium. See the cost, the break-even math, IRMAA tiers, and the penalty for waiting ...

Got an extra $90 from Social Security? It’s a one-time Medicare Part B rebate. See which federal retirees qualify, who is ...

The 2027 COLA is 3.6% for Social Security and CSRS, 2.6% for FERS. See when the increase arrives, how to view it online, and ...

Covering one family member on FEHB? In 39 plans for 2027, Self Plus One costs more than Self and Family, by up to $1,984 a ...

A worked FERS example for 2027 and 2028 retirees: what the frozen pay plan does to the high-3 and what the age-62 COLA rule ...

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A reader of the earlier article, What the 2027 Pay Freeze and FERS COLA Do to Your Pension When Retiring, asked for the other half of the story: how someone early in a federal career can plan to make ...

A promotion late in a federal career raises pay right away. How much it also raises the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) pension depends on how long the higher salary is included in the high ...

A bigger 2027 COLA can make more Social Security taxable. See what three federal retirees could owe in federal income taxes, from $0 to $337 more.