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For feds, deja vu all over again

If the bad news coming out of Congress sounds familiar, there is a reason for it, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says. You've heard it lots of times this year, and we're only halfway through the month of December ...

Tags: Mike Causey , pay and benefits , pay , benefits , Congress , pay freeze

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Where are you on the S-list?

Thanks to the behavior of Congress, federal workers no longer top the national S (for super) list of "Most Loathed Professions." But you are definitely on it, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says.

Tags: Mike Causey , pay and benefits , Congress , budget , workforce

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TSP: Cruel nanny or lifeguard?

Is Uncle Sam protecting you, or ripping you off, by limiting your TSP fund choices? The answer depends on whom you ask, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says.

Tags: Mike Causey , TSP , Allan Roth , C Fund , G Fund , S Fund , I Fund

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Monday madness checklist

There is still time, but not much, to pick your 2012 health plan. Missing the boat could mean you'll shell out much too much money in premiums. And doing the wrong thing could translate into a $14,000 mistake, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says.

Tags: Mike Causey , pay and benefits , benefits , Open Season , FEHBP , Walt Francis , Checkbook Guide to Health Plans for Federal Employees

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Give yourself a pay raise

Want to know a way to get more money that doesn't involve a gun, mask or duct tape? It can be done if you take action before quitting time on Monday, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says.

Tags: Mike Causey , pay and benefits , Open Season , Walt Francis , Checkbook Guide to Health Plans for Federal Employees , FEHBP

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Hate-your-mate health tip

You can save a lot of money on health insurance premiums if you live the good life and hate your wife...or husband. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey gives some unorthodox tips for navigating through the health insurance open season, which closes next Monday.

Tags: Mike Causey , Open Season , FEHBP , health insurance , Checkbook Guide to Health Plans for Federal Employees , Walt Francis

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FEHBP help (plus a warning!)

Senior Correspondent Mike Causey's got some health plan hunting advice today, plus an important warning about groups that are fishing for your Social Security number using the Open Season as the entry portal.

Tags: Mike Causey , pay and benefits , Open Season , Walt Francis , Checkbook Guide to Health Plans for Federal Employees , FEHBP

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Inertia + FEHBP = Financial Problems

The health insurance hunting season ends next Monday. Sticking with your current plan, without doing any shopping, is probably OK. But if 2012 is a bad medical year for you and yours — ignorance is not bliss, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says.

Tags: Mike Causey , pay and benefits , FEHBP , Open Season , health insurance

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Buy low, sell high. Repeat as necessary

Timing the market — buying low and selling high — is the fastest way to make money in your Thrift Savings Plan. The concept is simple. The only problem is the timing part, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says.

Tags: Mike Causey , TSP , stock market , G Fund , C Fund , pay and benefits

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New survival kit for feds

Are federal workers going to need a new kind of survival kit to replace the one's that were issued after the 9/11 attacks. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey has a suggestion as to what should go in it.

Tags: Mike Causey , pay and benefits , Congress , pay freeze , furlough

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