Episode transcript: [musical intro] Jenny Welcome back to Fund Your Future with DRS and today we’re looking at a few options for early retirement, specifically for Washington State employees. Yeah, and the sort of term that we get a lot of questions a lot about here at DRS which is separation… A separation date versus…
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Episode 8 – Reaching financial independence
Episode transcript: [musical intro] Jenny Okay. Welcome back to Fund Your Future with DRS. And so today we’re talking about a little bit financial independence. This is kind of a topic that comes up a lot in the planning for retirement world. Seth It’s kind of what retirement is. You no longer need to work…
Episode 7 – Net worth: what is it and how do you increase it?
Episode transcript: [musical intro] Seth All right. Welcome back to Fund Your Future with DRS. Jenny, I’ve gotten a lot of feedback from listeners. Well, mostly my friends and family about that we need to plug our email address more often so people know to follow and contact us. So it’s: drs.podcasts@drs.wa.gov. Okay, got it…
Episode 6 – What’s the best way to save for retirement?
Episode transcript: [musical intro] Jenny Okay, Welcome back to Fund Your Future with DRS. So, Seth, today we’re talking about saving, specifically saving for retirement. And what is that sort of magic number that you’re supposed to have that everyone asks, how much do I actually need to save for retirement? Seth Yeah, I was…
Episode 5 – How to reduce your debt
Episode transcript: [musical intro] Jenny Welcome back to Fund Your Future with DRS. This week we’re talking about debt reduction and kind of methods for being able to tackle debt. Obviously, a lot of Americans have debt. And so, it’s really… the first step is looking at what you owe. So, you can have all…
Episode 4 – The importance of an emergency fund
Episode transcript: [musical intro] Jenny Welcome back to Fund Your Future with DRS. And today we’re talking a little bit about building an emergency fund, which is such a crucial part of financial planning and just planning for futures, planning for unexpected expenses. There was a recent article that I found in CNBC that said…
Episode 3 – Analyzing your income
Episode transcript: [musical intro] Jenny Welcome back to Fund Your Future with DRS. This week we’re talking about analyzing your income and kind of looking at your paystubs, which is always something good to do from time to time. I think a lot of us don’t typically look at our paystubs until something happens where…
Episode 2 – Understanding your spending
Episode transcript: [musical intro] Jenny So Seth, you had said you wanted to do a podcast about …for DRS, for public employees. Seth Yeah, well. Jenny Tell me a little bit about that. Seth I think it’s something… we don’t talk about money a lot. And I don’t know if you saw, there’s an article…
Episode 1 – Welcome!
Episode transcript: [musical intro] Jenny Welcome to Fund Your Future with DRS. This podcast is produced by the Washington State Department of Retirement Systems. We’re going to explore some of the basics of financial planning and share some ideas for sparking your own money conversations. Email your questions to drs.podcasts@drs.wa.gov. I’m Jenny and I work…