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    The Tariff Talk

    Where do you live? Are you sure the higher price is for Regular and not Premium or Diesel? Prices are pretty stable where I'm at, I usually fill at Sam's or Costco. It was higher in Wyoming end of July (during Cheyenne Frontier Days) but now it is about 10 cents less. Maybe coming up on...
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    Federal Tax Change Legislation 2025

    From IRA to OBBBA: A New Era for Clean Energy Tax Credits https://www.arnoldporter.com/en/perspectives/advisories/2025/07/from-ira-to-obbba-a-new-era-for-clean-energy-tax-credits Dates move up in many areas and Energy Efficient Home Improvement Credit ends this year.
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    Federal Tax Change Legislation 2025

    Interesting Article: What's inside the new tax act? https://www.fidelity.com/learning-center/personal-finance/one-big-beautiful-bill What I found interesting: +SALT tax deduction change increased to $40K for 4 years 2026-2029 tax years (Note: some source cite 2025-2029) +With Standard deduction...
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    TSP beneficiary question

    I'm glad I'm Single 🙃
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    Retirement Withdrawal Options... Guidance Please

    Couldn't see the full article but I have a small inherited IRA with RMDs that at first I took it out at the end of the year when brokerage told me too, skipping it one year where it was allowed. Now I take it earlier in the year based on cash flow needs and taxes and available cash position...
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    Retirement- keeping busy? Or making an impact?

    Both! Keeping busy & hopefully making an impact.
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    The age 65 Medicare decision.

    I'm not planning on getting Part B when the time comes after dealing with my own & my Mother's prior issues. If you have Tricare for Life you are required to sign up for Medicare Part B. For 2025 the standard cost is $2220 per year (that is per person). If you hit IRMAA threshold it goes up...
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    Retiring/TSP process questions

    General: You might want to consider doing and in-service withdrawal or rollover with part of your TSP balance https://www.tsp.gov/publications/tspbk12.pdf with the time delay for them to recognize that you are retired. 60-90 days seems excessive but with all the personnel actions this year it...
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    ex-spouse or deceased?

    You are correct. Non-spouse beneficiaries don't have any impact on what you withdraw
  10. evilanne

    Guess Who This Is...

    Debra Lynn Winger
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    The Tariff Talk

    My first thought was Vodka but it is not very much, https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenroberts/2022/04/23/russian-vodka-imports-into-us-are-almost-at-asterisk-level/ Per AI : The U.S. primarily imports fertilizers, non-ferrous metals, and inorganic chemicals from Russia. In 2024, the total value...
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    Insurance question help please

    I know I just called OPM, I don't think they needed any forms to be filled out when son turned 26 (they had his age) and my plan changed to single automatically. I do remember that they said he was covered for 1 month/30 days after. I know with my plan there was not much difference between...
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    The Tariff Talk

    I remember 95-96, DoD only shut down for a couple of weeks. When they finally past budget to get everybody back to work, we got about 18" of snow that shut down the whole DC metro area...I called it Poetic Justice
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    Buyouts to nearly all federal workers?

    https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/02/26/trump-doge-mass-layoffs-federal-workforce/80500659007/
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    Buyouts to nearly all federal workers?

    Never hurts to be prepared!
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