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One 42 inch plasma in the family room that is used the most, 32 inch in the basement that is used when family visits (frequently....) and an old one in the bedroom that hasn't been on in a few years. Another variant would be to ask how many tablets or iPads are in the house as well. TVs are...

I have been retired for seven months and am enjoying it but also have been lured back to my former employer to help with some part-time work. I am finding this to be okay so as I have exhausted my to do list of home repairs and can't do much more on our small yard. We have also taken on a lot...

Fwiw, I took out a TSP loan for about 6k in the early 1990s to buy our current home and paid back that loan over 5.5 years. Did we lose out? Yes, a bit but some years the market didn't do too well and others were pretty good. Fast forward to today.....I have retired, my TSP more than made up...

In Maryland, I just paid $18 with a $7 tip, about 30 minutes in the chair and he does a good job.

Fwiw, your health care may end up being the best feature of your federal retirement package. Instead of bailing out now (and I don't blame you for thinking long and hard about doing so), consider working part-time or taking a few month 'sabbatical' and then seeing about going back to work...

Yes, it is and should be given all we paid in along with our employers during our working lives. Don't give pols any ideas that SS isn't needed...it is a vital part of many people's plan to meet basic needs in retirement. Can't imagine what my 88 year old mother would do without it, as just...

Hill staff are on FERS and have a vested interest in all is but remember that they, members of Congress, and a few others like those in the Intel community get a higher multiplier for each year of service. That said, most Hill staff don't stick around long enough or get paid well enough for it...

I wouldn't be to sure of anything in this environment....Feds don't have many friends with the current political configuration in the WH, House and Senate. Of course, it is early innings....

Yes indeed, don't count on federal retirement benefits to remain unchanged. There was a recent Washington Post article outlining what the administration is proposing for federal retirees and one proposal is to take away the FERS COLA since, as explained in the article, people covered under that...

Well, you could tell doubters that you now work, as you define it, at other things and have the time to enjoy more of life. But, don't apologize for making personal decisions (aka or what some will see as sacrifices like keeping a cR for 10+ years) that put you in a better place. And, don't...