CSRS
FERS Retirement Ballpark
Many queries I’ve received over the past years of this blogs existence revolve around making a ballpark estimate of how much a Federal Annuitant “retiree”) will get at some point in the future when s/he retires. Some federal income streams are relatively easy to estimate, but the FERS (Federal Employee Retirement System) can be particularly [...]
CSRS — How Much, When and to Whom
Many folks with questions for me on the CSRS (Civil Service Retirement System) just need the basics … at least they need to know the rules of the system before they even know if they have a specialized question to ask.
Here’s one of the best links available on line for the Civil Service Retirement [...]
A Decent CSRS On Line Calculator
In one respect calculating your retirement benefit is relatively simple. You can, in theory, find everything you need on the Office of Personnel Management site:
www.opm.gov
But some other calculators are better organized, especially to take into account special circumstances such as law enforcement, firemen, etc. I recommend this one for quick checks and retirement “what ifs”.
http://www.fedcalc.com/servlet/com.quantos.fc2006.csrs
RP’s [...]
