As a teacher, there are several ways that you can save on your income taxes. In this blog post, I discuss three of the most important.
Educators
Are you a Do-It-Yourself (DIY)-er type of person? Maybe you are the one who sees something that needs to get done or fixed around your home or office and takes
The TSP is one of the lowest-cost providers of index mutual funds for the military and federal civil service employees. But when you retire from the federal
The Problem
Most of the public school districts in Texas have TRS as their pension but do not pay into Social Security. So these teachers will get no benefit
Educators and administrators enrolled in the Teachers Retirement System (TRS) of Texas have an option of the Partial Lump Sum Option (PLSO) upon separation from
Insurance is used primarily to protect against the risk to your health, life, property, and employment. Unfortunately, insurance often gets a bad wrap since you
There is the three-legged stool of retirement benefits working in the federal government. The three are the Basic Benefit Plan or the federal government pension
I often get the question of whether to use the Texas College Savings Plan. This is the 529 college savings plan where you can go online and enroll in an account
Types of Retirement Plans
There are two general types of retirement plans at your workplace. These are defined benefit pension plans and defined contribution
As we know, 529 college savings plans are an excellent way for a parent to set money aside to pay for their child's education. Grandparents also want to do what
A weighty decision for both uniform and civilian members is whether you should do Roth or Traditional Thrift Savings Plan (TSP). This blog post discusses how to
