Episode transcript: [music intro] Jenny Welcome back to Fund Your Future with DRS. Now, you may or may not have heard that there was some legislation passed this year that allows some employees earn free retirement service credit if their employment was interrupted by service in the U.S. military. And so today we’re getting all…
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Episode 31 – PEBB and Medicare overview
Episode transcript: [music intro] Jenny Welcome back to Fund Your Future with DRS. We know that for a lot of public employees, those who are approaching retirement, medical insurance coverage is a scary but important topic. And on a previous episode, we talked with Tim from the SHIBA program, and SHIBA provides one on one…
Episode 30 – How fewer deductions in retirement can help
Episode transcript: [musical intro] Jenny Welcome back to Fund Your Future with DRS. Now, a common question that we get at DRS is members wanting to know, “is my pension benefit taxed?” And the short answer is: “yes, it is taxed,” but there are a lot fewer deductions taken out once you retire. And so,…
Episode 29 – Women and retirement
Episode transcript: [music intro] Jenny Welcome back to Fund Your Future with DRS. We’re glad to have Catherine back in the studio with us for an important topic today, focusing on how women can be better prepared for retirement. So to all the women out there, this episode is especially for you and Catherine, I…
Episode 28 – Divorce and your pension
Episode transcript: [musical intro] Jenny Welcome back to Fund Your Future with DRS. Now, we know that sometimes money can be a difficult subject to talk about. And that’s one of the reasons why we wanted to make this podcast to help people have more conversations about their money. But one of the toughest conversations…
Episode 27 – What you need to know about HCA healthcare for 2024
Episode transcript: [musical intro] Jenny Welcome back to Fund Your Future with DRS. Today, we’re continuing our talk about healthcare. And if you’ve ever thought about changing to a different health insurance plan, the time to do it is during open enrollment, which happens every fall. And in the studio today, we have Dave from…
Episode 26 – Save on healthcare costs with HSAs
Episode transcript: [musical intro] Jenny Welcome back to Fund Your Future with DRS. And today we’re kind of rolling into part two of talking about tax advantage savings accounts that can help you pay for qualified medical expenses. Today, we have Leanna from the Health Care Authority here to talk about HSAs, everyone’s favorite subject,…
Episode 25 – Save on healthcare costs with FSA and DCAP
Episode transcript: [musical intro] Jenny Welcome back to Fund Your Future with DRS. And today we’re talking about tax advantage savings accounts to help you pay for qualified medical expenses. Today, we’re specifically focusing on FSA and DCAP, and then we’ll do another episode about Health Savings Accounts. But today we have Kelsie here from…
Episode 24 – A Roth option for DCP
[musical intro] Jenny Welcome back to Fund Your Future with DRS. Today we’re excited to talk about a new savings option that will become available to DCP customers this fall. Starting October 1st, the DCP or Deferred Compensation Program will have a Roth option, and we have Catherine here today, who works at DRS as…
Episode 23 – The importance of service credit
Episode transcript: [musical intro] Jenny Welcome back to Fund Your Future with DRS. Today we’re diving into the topic of service credit. And the reason this is so important is because the amount of service credit you have when you retire affects your pension amount, how much you’re getting paid. So, if you missed some…