Thread: nasa1974's Account Talk

Originally Posted by Frixxxx

They we're like:

WHAAAAAAAAT?

Thanks Frixxxx. I love the Minnions.

Whether you agree with POTUS or not these are the people we have running the government up on the hill.

This is from govexec.com.

Start saving your pennies.

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Government News, Research and Events for Federal Employees - GovExec.com

Ted Cruz: Republicans Shouldn't Fear a Government Shutdown Over Immigration

By Dustin Volz National Journal November 24, 2014 36 Comments
Ted Cruz: Republicans Shouldn't Fear a Government Shutdown Over Immigration - Oversight - GovExec.com

"Sen. Ted Cruz is threatening to reprise his role as a catalyst to a government shutdown, arguing on Sunday that Congress should use spending bills to block President Obama's recent executive action on immigration..."

Two interesting articles about TSP from govexec.com

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Government News, Research and Events for Federal Employees - GovExec.com

Congress Approves Changing TSP Default Settings to More Lucrative Funds

By Kellie Lunney December 11, 2014 6 Comments

Congress Approves Changing TSP Default Settings to More Lucrative Funds - Pay & Benefits - GovExec.com

"The Senate passed a bill on Wednesday that would automatically enroll new federal employees in a more diverse, age-appropriate retirement fund rather than the safer government securities offering. It now heads to President Obama for his signature..."



The TSP by the Numbers

By Tammy Flanagan National Institute of Transition Planning December 11, 2014 3 Comments

The TSP by the Numbers - Retirement Planning - Pay & Benefits - GovExec.com

"This week, the Thrift Savings Plan held its quarterly meeting of personnel and payroll office representatives. This is when new and updated information is disseminated to agencies to share with their employees..."

Good articles, thanks for sharing.

Hey, Nasa !

Meant to tell you the other day : Wife and I were watching the live Orion flight on the NASA channel, and I thought of you ! That whole thing brought back a LOT of memories, from our younger days ! Sure looks like an Apollo capsule to me !


Stoplight...

OK!! So I have been putting in some hours to get the 2015 TSP Spreadsheet ready to go. I think this version should have less errors in it than the 2014 version.

So if anyone is interested just PM me your email address and I will send you the 2015 TSP Excel Spreadsheet. It's 246KB so it's to large to attach.

I'm going to have to post a little more often. I'm ready to fall off the "Top Posters (in last 90 days)" list.

From Govexec.com


Obama Makes it Official: 1 Percent Pay Raise For 2015

By Tom Shoop December 19, 2014 36 Comments

"President Obama issued an executive order Friday implementing a 1 percent across the board pay increase for federal employees under the General Schedule in 2014..."
Obama Makes it Official: 1 Percent Pay Raise For 2015 - Pay & Benefits - GovExec.com

Another article from Govexec.com.

Obama Signs TSP Bill Into Law

By Kellie Lunney December 19, 2014 14 Comments

"It’s official: New federal employees automatically will be enrolled in a more diverse, age-appropriate retirement fund rather than the safer government securities offering..."
Obama Signs TSP Bill Into Law - Pay & Benefits - GovExec.com

I have mixed feeling about this while the G fund is not going to see a lot of increase it is the fund with the least amount of risk. The L Funds are a lot more volatile and carries more risk, while I would argue that yes as a younger new employee you should take more risk it should be up to the individual on how much risk or what fund they want to use.

Originally Posted by nasa1974

Another article from Govexec.com.

Obama Signs TSP Bill Into Law

By Kellie Lunney December 19, 2014 14 Comments

"It’s official: New federal employees automatically will be enrolled in a more diverse, age-appropriate retirement fund rather than the safer government securities offering..."
Obama Signs TSP Bill Into Law - Pay & Benefits - GovExec.com

Originally Posted by nasa1974

I'm going to have to post a little more often. I'm ready to fall off the "Top Posters (in last 90 days)" list.

Just change your stats to view 50 verses 30 and you'll have some breathing room