I retired from the Federal government in June of 2019 at age 56, with nearly 33 years of service. I worked at several different agencies throughout my career. Before I retired, I took courses on Federal Retirement, dealing with pension, TSP, health insurance, life insurance, long term care insurance, and other subjects. The training was invaluable, but I still felt there was something missing – I wanted more specific information that only someone who had already retired could tell me. I felt that that someday I would like to come up with a way to disseminate information regarding my experiences, to others who have questions about retirement. Now, three years later, a lot of water has passed under the bridge, and I feel it’s the ideal time to blog about federal retirement, and pass on some of my experiences and tips that might help to fill the gaps for other retirees and pre-retirees. I hope to eventually have guest presenters with expertise on retirement subjects who will also be able to help.

Please bear with me on the tech end of this. I’m not very tech savvy. I still use the operating system I used when I worked for the government (Windows 7 Pro). I’m not comfortable with bluetooth, or — drum roll– “the cloud.” My apps are installed on my computer, and again are the same as those I used at work (Office 2010 and Adobe Acrobat X Pro). I have a Blackberry phone (albeit a newer version than the Blackberry Bold). My social media experience is limited to non-existent, and I have a dinosaur in my backyard – just kidding.