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- FERS Deferred Retirement- What You Need To Know Before You Quit A Government Job
- How To DIY An Off Peak Hot Water Heater [Save Money]
- Do Federal Employees Need Professional Liability Insurance? Myth And Reality
- Money Well Spent- January 2021
- Should You Max Out TSP Contributions? The Truth About The Government 401(k)
- I tried to get rich off Dogecoin and all I got was this lousy blog post
- Reflections on 2 years of blogging
- Background Checks for Federal Employees- What You Need to Know
- Money well spent December 2020
- Federal Employees Oath of Office: Ultimate Guide for New Employees and Those Who Have Forgotten It
- How to calculate your 2021 Federal Cost of Living Adjustment
- How Much Do Greyhounds Cost- Practical Budget For Your Dog
- When Can Federal Employees Retire? Proven Advice You Need Today.
- Money well spent November 2020
- Federal Employee Lunch Break Rules- All You’ll Ever Need to Know
- Federal Employees and Social Security Myths Versus Reality
- What I’m Thankful for This Year
- Money well spent October 2020
- Traditional vs. Roth TSP which is better
- Best App for Tracking Expenses and Receipts
- 2021 Federal Employee Leave Calendar: Maximize Your Valuable Time
- Early Federal Retirement Case Study- One Man’s Frugal Journey to Wealth
- Federal Employee Drug Testing- A simple guide so you never need to worry
- Money well spent September 2020
- The Truth About Federal Employee Health Insurance After Retirement- What You Need to Know Now
- Benefits of Working for the Federal Government- Shrewd Money Moves to Make Now
- Parental leave for federal employees
- Can federal employees have a second job?
- Money well spent August 2020
- Bereavement Leave for Federal Employees
- How to Withdraw Money From Your TSP- Complete Guide
- Another year older, Another year happier
- Money well spent April 2020
- How I would spend a “use it or lose it” stimulus
- Working for Private Companies Versus the Government: Numbers Don’t Lie
- Money well spent March 2020
- Why we have 529 plans for our kids (but don’t contribute a lot)
- Money well spent February 2020
- How to measure hot water use
- The FIRE movement is exactly like Atlas Shrugged. The FIRE movement is nothing like Atlas Shrugged.
- Money well spent January 2020
- Grocery confessions: Our $75 weekly shopping trip
- Grocery confessions
- Review of the Aetna Attain app
- GovWorker’s first blogaversary
- Finances for a Frugal Family of Five
- Money well spent December 2019
- Reflections on my 36th orbit of the sun
- Understanding OCONUS employment and compensation
- Money well spent- June 2019
- Student Loan Forgiveness for Federal Employees
- Money well spent- May 2019
- Surviving a government shutdown
- Money well spent- April 2019
- Gluten free for less: How we feed our family of 5 for $1.25 per person per meal on a gluten free diet
- The million dollar day of work— Understanding your full FERS retirement compensation
- Why I don’t include my pension in my financial independence calculations
- Our second car is a bicycle- A love letter to my spicy curry cargo bike
- Money well spent- March 2019
- The Joy of Not Working: a book review
- Early retirement options for federal employees
- Daycare- the biggest obstacle to (early) retirement
- I did not pull myself up by my bootstraps
- How To Make Amazing Crayons With Crayon Molds
- Your clothes dryer is an energy hog: measuring clothes dryer energy use
- Meet the Figs