Your leave payout is taxed when it's actually paid — not when you separate. OPM processing takes weeks to months. A Dec 31 separation usually means a January payment. Next year's taxes, not this year's. Plan around real timing. Comment CHECK. #FERS #FederalRetirement #FedSecure

She called about favoritism, not her pension. 22 years in, dreading every day, delaying retirement because the math felt uncertain. Nobody had ever asked what one more year in that building was actually costing her. Comment INCOME. Let's look at the full picture. #FERS #FederalRetirement #FedSecure

Your birthday is a financial event in federal retirement. The FERS multiplier goes from 1% to 1.1% at age 62 with 20+ years — a permanent 10% raise on every pension check for life. Have you mapped your birth month against your date? Comment PLAN. #FERS #FederalRetirement #FedSecure