The public servant's financial blueprint.
Public work pays steady, and the real money is in the benefits. You have a pension, a TSP or a 457, and service that can count toward Public Service Loan Forgiveness. Most people never use all three.
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Take the Free BrickScore AssessmentYour financial reality
The realities generic money tools treat as edge cases are exactly what MoneyBricks is built around.
- A FERS pension (or its state and municipal equivalent) plus a TSP or 457 that's easy to underfund
- The TSP match and rock-bottom fund fees that get left on the table
- Public Service Loan Forgiveness that federal, state, local, and tribal service can qualify for — as can nonprofit employment, if you ever move
- Pay freezes, shutdowns, and COLA lags that a steady budget has to absorb
How MoneyBricks helps
- Get the full TSP or 457 match and pick the low-cost funds behind it
- Turn a pension-plus-savings setup into a retirement you can count on
- Stay on track for loan forgiveness through public service
Guides for government & public-sector workers
Deep dives on the money topics that hit your line of work differently.
- Emergency Fund for Government WorkersA Bridge Through a Shutdown
- Retirement Accounts for Government WorkersTSP, 457, and the Match
- Student Loans for Government WorkersPSLF's Cleanest Path
- Budgeting for Government WorkersSteady Pay, Uneven Raises
- Taxes for Government WorkersPensions, TSP Choices, and Credits
- Income Protection for Government WorkersBenefits You Have to Claim
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