Category Archives: Retirement and TSP

What Will Your TSP be Worth?

The links above open an easy-to use tool (specific to your duty status) that gives you an estimate of your TSP value at retirement. In addition to duty status, it takes into account factors many basic interest calculators dont, including increasing base pay based on rank and years of service, taxes, time from EAS untilContinue reading “What Will Your TSP be Worth?”

Beginner’s Guide to the TSP

Investing for retirement is simpler and more rewarding than it sounds, especially if you’re a service member. The following is a guide to get started and a breakdown of the funds available. How do I Access my Account? Utilizing your TSP requires you to log into two separate accounts. It’s easier to do both ifContinue reading “Beginner’s Guide to the TSP”

Here’s How Much Your TSP Will be Worth

Quick Story A person similar to one of your high school friends enlists at 18. He plans on doing one enlistment in the military and then getting out. While at boot camp, someone convinces him he should contribute to a Roth TSP.  The details are tough to understand, but after graduation, he logs onto hisContinue reading “Here’s How Much Your TSP Will be Worth”

Here’s How You Should Be Using Your TSP

Just Do These Things The TSP is one of the biggest hookups the military is giving you financially. What blows my mind is how a lot of people still don’t take advantage of it. Ignorance is bliss being broke I guess. The cool thing about the TSP is you don’t need to actually give aContinue reading “Here’s How You Should Be Using Your TSP”