{"id":6915,"date":"2024-10-29T18:33:18","date_gmt":"2024-10-29T18:33:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/finderica.com\/last-paycheck-vs-first-retirement-check-for-federal-retirement\/"},"modified":"2024-10-29T18:33:18","modified_gmt":"2024-10-29T18:33:18","slug":"last-paycheck-vs-first-retirement-check-for-federal-retirement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/finderica.com\/?p=6915","title":{"rendered":"Last Paycheck vs. First Retirement Check for Federal Retirement"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\">\n<header class=\"entry-header\">\n<p class=\"entry-meta\"><time class=\"entry-time\">October 15, 2024<\/time> <span class=\"entry-author\"><span class=\"entry-author-name\">Chris Kowalik<\/span><\/span>   <\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<div id=\"om-bewdqa95rtkajjw037vc-holder\">\n<h2>A detailed explanation of how you can expect your pay to change once you retire from federal service (\u201cemployed vs. retired\u201d)<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>INCOME: changes in gross income you can expect as a retiree<\/li>\n<li>EXPENSES: which expenses go up and which go down in retirement<\/li>\n<li>SHORTFALL: how you can fill the income gap (but there\u2019s a catch!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><iframe title=\"Last Paycheck vs. First Retirement Check\" width=\"788\" height=\"443\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gR2IyvUDrq0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"cp-load-after-post\"><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"myfed-chris-kowalik-article\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; \" id=\"myfed-798368435\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f5f5f5; padding: 15px;\">\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\">About Chris Kowalik<\/h4>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/fedimpact.com\/learn-more\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-26932 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myfederalretirement.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/ID-ChrisKowalikHeadshot-96x96-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"96\" height=\"95\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myfederalretirement.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/ID-ChrisKowalikHeadshot-96x96-1.png 96w, https:\/\/www.myfederalretirement.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/ID-ChrisKowalikHeadshot-96x96-1-10x10.png 10w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\"><\/u><\/a>Chris Kowalik is a federal retirement expert and frequent speaker to federal employee groups nationwide. In her highly-acclaimed <a href=\"https:\/\/fedimpact.com\/attend-retirement-workshop\/?utm_source=MFR&amp;utm_medium=Del5&amp;utm_campaign=SetA100&amp;utm_term=Box13&amp;utm_content=Style90\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><u>FedImpact Workshops<\/u><\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/fedimpact.com\/podcast\/?utm_source=MFR&amp;utm_medium=Del5&amp;utm_campaign=SetC100&amp;utm_term=Box13&amp;utm_content=Style90\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><u>FedImpact Podcast<\/u><\/a>, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/fedimpact.com\/webinar\/?utm_source=MFR&amp;utm_medium=Del5&amp;utm_campaign=SetB100&amp;utm_term=Box13&amp;utm_content=Style90\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><u>FedImpact Webinars<\/u><\/a>, she empowers employees to make confident decisions as they plan for the days when they no longer have to work. 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