Frixxxx's Account Talk!

[alevin]

Frixxxx,

Congrats on the college kids thing. Don't they always amaze us!

I noticed that as of the 4 Dec 10 LES I am at $15,875. The $635 contribution on 18 Dec 10 will put me over the $16,500 limit. Damn. Might have lost some matching contributions. Maybe not. LES run from the first pay period which is not 1 Jan. Someone at DFAS is paid to figure all this out. (I don't work for DOD, DFAS is my pay provider agency)

Like alevin I too have neglected the catch up for many years. It's not automatic so I forget. I believe the old fart per pay period amount is $511. Plus or minus.

[Soap Box]For those of you viewing that think you can't afford to contribute $625 per pay period, try to find a way. You will thank yourself when you are an old fart. [/Soap Box]

regards

PO

Hey Frixxxx, congratulations to the kids and to you parents too. Partyyy time! Celebrations are in order to all.

PO (and Frixxxx and anybody else reading)-I too was worried about being over the 16,500 limit with my last contribution this year (by a few $ miscalculation). I did some heavy catchups starting in August to make it up to the limit on regular contributions this year-my first time ever hitting the regular limit. I did some checking and think we'll be ok, they'll just round off the last pp contributions to make sure we don't go over the 16,500, from what I read last week.

As for the lollygagging on catchups-not true, not true!!! :nuts: The past 3 years, I first paid off my mortgage and then restocked my emergency cash stash and then saved up cash for the new roof and insulation and other energy-efficiency goodies that got done this summer, all that and managed to finally save the 16500 for the first time ever this year.

so now I'm finally able to fully fund the tsp including catchups starting next CY. YAYAAYYY!! finally!

 

[Frixxxx]

Last week of the year.......hmm

35% C
65% S

I am hoping that the sideline money gets frisky at the beginning of the year.

Apologizes on the Yen....seems oil, gold, and China stopped me from getting to 85 before the end of the year. Looks like a delay to 90 for next year!

Anyway...the few left on the boards this week, let's keep making money....HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!!!

 

[Frixxxx]

100% G:blink:

 

[Frixxxx]

It's Official!

I'm a GS-12 @ the end of the month!


Woohoo!!!!!!!!!

PARTY!!!!!!!!!

Everyone to the lounge for drinks tonight, I'm Buyin!!!!!!!​

 

[grandma]

Whoa! How awesome is that!
Congratulations!!!!

A cake by nnutt for sure!

 

[WorkFE]

Congratulations Frixxxx.

 

[sdouglas3]

It's Official!

I'm a GS-12 @ the end of the month!


Woohoo!!!!!!!!!

PARTY!!!!!!!!!

Everyone to the lounge for drinks tonight, I'm Buyin!!!!!!!​

Congrats Dude!

 

[Scout333]

Congrats on the 12 Frixxxx! You'll teach em to freeze your pay!

 

[nnuut]

It's Official!

I'm a GS-12 @ the end of the month!


Woohoo!!!!!!!!!

PARTY!!!!!!!!!

Everyone to the lounge for drinks tonight, I'm Buyin!!!!!!!​

Congrats Frixxx More Money, and I hope NOT more work!!

 

[alevin]

Here I thought you were one already, Frixxxx, way to go, kid, way to go!

 

[tsptalk]

Congrats Frixxxx!!

 

[poolman]

Good Going Frixxxx,

Congradulations my man !

 

[GUCHI]

keep on keepn on Frixx. ! how can I get one of those new fangled gs-12s. hee hee! i'm happy at my 10.

 

[crws]

Way to GO!
Congrats!

 

[nasa1974]

NICE!!! One more step to your high 3. Congrats Frixxxx.

 

[Frixxxx]

Thanks Everyone!

I am now looking for my next move and look forward to seeing if I can go overseas or just back east.......

Keep an eye out for a 1515 series for me.....

 

[GUCHI]

Frixxx

1515 whats job title? and u lookin southeast, say N.C.?

 

[Frixxxx]

1515 - Computer Scientist or 2210 (Information Technology Specialist)

I qualify for both.

Usually 1515 is pay banded

 

[Scout333]

Just curious, if you move from a high locality pay area i.e. to take a promotion to a RUS area do we lose pay? Anyone faced this?

 

[burrocrat]

nice frixxxx, made the grade. just keep running up the steps/band now. way to go.