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Six Percent Pay Cut is Halfway Home

Senior Correspondent Mike Causey has something to take your mind off the possibility of an extended pay freeze. Forget about that and concentrate on the highly-likely prospect of a 5 to 6 percent permanent pay cut.

Tags: pay and benefits , Mike Causey , FERS , CSRS

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OIG: sustainability at USPS is possible

Prefunding USPS pension plans, says the Postal Service, is breaking them. Lorie Nelson, with the USPS OIG, has some surprising findings.

Tags: Federal Drive , USPS , OIG , sustainability , post office , retirement plans , OPM , management , Lorie Nelson , Pensions , Suzanne Kubota

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Parents tap retirement funds for kids' college educations

Parents are saving for their children's educations, but one in four says he plans to use retirement funding.

Tags: Education , IRA , 401K , college tuition , college , Colleen Kelleher

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Fund Your Retirement First, part 2

Chances are you will still be working when your kids enter college. So should you pay those bills first or fund your retirement? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey asked a pro and got some interesting answers.

Tags: P&B , credit card debt , 529 funds , Rebecca Schreiber , Mike Causey

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