Episode transcript: [music intro] Jenny Welcome back to Fund Your Future with DRS. Today we’re diving into the wonderful world of Social Security benefits. And when people start to think about retirement, they usually think about how much money they might receive from Social Security. So, it’s no surprise that at DRS we get a…
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Episode 48 – Changes to Medicare Part D
Episode transcript: [music intro] Jenny Welcome back to Fund Your Future with DRS. We’re excited to welcome Ellen back to the studio with us from the Washington State Health Care Authority. Ellen works there as the Retiree Benefits Manager. And Ellen’s back to talk about some exciting changes coming to PEBB Medicare plans in 2025.…
Episode 47 – Tips for choosing the best auto and home insurance
Episode transcript: [music intro] Jenny Welcome back to Fund Your Future with DRS. Today we’re covering a topic that can have small and big impacts on your budget: insurance. We’ve had several episodes regarding medical insurance, but today we’re going to focus on the other two big ones auto insurance and home and renter’s insurance.…
Episode 46 – Teachers: out-of-state service credit
Episode transcript: [music intro] Jenny Welcome back to Fund Your Future with DRS. And this episode is for teachers in Washington State specifically about service credit. So, one of the questions that we get a lot at DRS is people who have worked as a public employee in other states, and they want to know…
Episode 45 – First month of retirement; what to avoid
Episode transcript: [music intro] Jenny Welcome back to Fund Your Future with DRS. And today’s episode is for those who are maybe within five years of retiring or just kind of thinking about retirement soon down the road. And we’re really focusing on some of those challenges that can come up the month or two…
Episode 44 – All about the Plan 3 TAP Annuity
Episode transcript: [music intro] Jenny Welcome back to Fund Your Future with DRS. And this episode is especially for all of our Plan 3 members. So, we know that one of the challenges of saving for retirement can be trying to figure out how much you can spend from your investment account once you retire.…
Episode 43 – Millennials and inflation
Episode transcript: [music intro] Jenny Welcome back to Fund Your Future with DRS. And today we’re continuing our generational conversation about how different generations are saving for retirement. And we’ve got a DRS team member in the studio with us today from the millennial generation: Durin. Welcome. Durin Thank you, Jenny. Happy to be here.…
Episode 42 – Baby boomers: final advice for retirement
Episode transcript: [music intro] Jenny Welcome back to Fund Your Future with DRS. Today we’re continuing our generational conversation. We’ve got two DRS team members who are both in the baby boomer generation – close to retirement. We’ve got Jim and Elisa who are here to talk about how they’re approaching this big life transition.…
Episode 41 – Gen X: growing up without financial advice
Episode transcript: [music intro] Jenny Welcome back to Fund Your Future with DRS. We’re continuing our discussion of how Gen X is preparing for retirement, and this is the generation that’s starting to get serious about prepping for the next stage of life. Today we’ve got two more DRS team members from Gen X, Sherry…
Episode 40 – Gen X: never too late to start saving for retirement
Episode transcript: [music intro] Jenny Welcome back to Fund Your Future with DRS. And today, we’ve got a couple more Gen-Xers in our studio with us. And Gen X is often times referred to as the Lost Generation because it’s sandwiched between two much larger generations, the baby boomers and the millennials. But Gen X…
