Podcast: Fund Your Future with DRS
A large part of planning for the future starts with how you approach your finances today. Join podcast hosts Seth and Jenny, two DRS employees, as they explore the basics of financial planning and tools for managing and growing your money.
We’d love to hear from you. Send your questions to: drs.podcasts@drs.wa.gov
Episodes
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Fund Your Future with DRS is also available on Apple Podcasts, YouTube, Podbean App, Spotify, Amazon Music/Audible, iHeartRadio, PlayerFM and Listen Notes.
Transcripts
- Episode 85 – Retirement mindset: Malia
- Episode 84 – Free preventative care for PEBB and SEBB members
- Episode 83 – Estate planning with your adult children
- Episode 82 – Retirement mindset: Seth
- Episode 81 – Retirement mindset: Jenny
- Episode 80 – The Kevin Bacon rule of retirement
- Episode 79 – Protecting your DRS account with online security
- Episode 78 – Boost your savings in 2026: New DCP contribution limits
- Episode 77 – The school champion for better retirement planning
- Episode 76 – Sorting out contribution rate changes
- Episode 75 – RMDs explained: what to expect when you turn 73
- Episode 74 – DCP conversions: pretax to Roth
- Episode 73 – Book review: “The Simple Path to Wealth”
- Episode 72 – LEOFF Plan 1: How a pension turned into an endowment
- Episode 71 – Rethinking early retirement: downshifting, not disappearing
- Episode 70 – How to plan for a micro-retirement
- Episode 69 – What is a record keeper?
- Episode 68 – Understanding COLAs and the CPI connection
- Episode 67 – Why the rule of 72 feels like magic (but isn’t)
- Episode 66 – DCP withdrawals, rollovers, and RMDs
- Episode 65 – Fears about money and how to tackle them
- Episode 64 – Money moves when your finances are tight
- Episode 63 – Firefighters and financial planning: what we can learn
- Episode 62 – Finding calm when the stock market goes down
- Episode 61 – Exploring economics with TikTok’s @EconChrisClarke
- Episode 60 – Strategies and benefits of VEBA, a health reimbursement arrangement (HRA)
- Episode 59 – Cash-out strategies for your leave balance
- Episode 58 – Returning to work after retirement
- Episode 57 – Understanding separation vs. retirement dates
- Episode 56 – Affordable staycations in Washington state
- Episode 55 – ABLE savings plans for people with disabilities
- Episode 54 – Pension plan funding with the WA state actuary
- Episode 53 – New Retirement Strategy Fund for DCP and Plan 3
- Episode 52 – A guide to Washington state parks and passes
- Episode 51 – Credit scores and freezing your credit
- Episode 50 – Social Security: understanding provisions for public employees
- Episode 49 – Social Security basics
- Episode 48 – Changes to Medicare Part D
- Episode 47 – Tips for choosing the best auto and home insurance
- Episode 46 – Teachers: out-of-state service credit
- Episode 45 – First month of retirement; what to avoid
- Episode 44 – All about the Plan 3 TAP Annuity
- Episode 43 – Millennials and inflation
- Episode 42 – Baby boomers: final advice for retirement
- Episode 41 – Gen X: growing up without financial advice
- Episode 40 – Gen X: never too late to start saving for retirement
- Episode 39 – Questions from listeners
- Episode 38 – How Gen Z is prepping for retirement
- Episode 37 – Saving for retirement as a single woman from Gen X
- Episode 36 – New SRI fund for DCP, Plan 3 and JRA
- Episode 35 – Beneficiary vs survivor
- Episode 34 – Dual members and reciprocity
- Episode 33 – How pensions are guaranteed in Washington state
- Episode 32 – How interruptive military service can add to your retirement credit
- Episode 31 – PEBB and Medicare overview
- Episode 30 – How fewer deductions in retirement can help
- Episode 29 – Women and retirement
- Episode 28 – Divorce and your pension
- Episode 27 – What you need to know about HCA healthcare for 2024
- Episode 26 – Save on healthcare costs with HSAs
- Episode 25 – Save on healthcare costs with FSA and DCAP
- Episode 24 – A Roth option for DCP
- Episode 23 – The importance of service credit
- Episode 22 – Investing when the stock market is down
- Episode 21 – DCP earnings and annuities
- Episode 20 – Book review: “Financial Feminist” by Tori Dunlap
- Episode 19 – How SHIBA helps with Medicare questions
- Episode 18 – Student loan forgiveness and PSLF
- Episode 17 – How to save for a child’s future with WA529
- Episode 16 – Options for those who only work a few years
- Episode 15 – How to choose a financial advisor
- Episode 14 – Choosing between Plans 2 and 3
- Episode 13 – How to claim missing money
- Episode 12 – Should you automate your finances?
- Episode 11 – How to save for retirement with DCP
- Episode 10 – Frequently Asked Questions
- Episode 9 – Retiring at 55 — pros and cons
- Episode 8 – Reaching financial independence
- Episode 7 – Net worth: what is it and how do you increase it?
- Episode 6 – What’s the best way to save for retirement?
- Episode 5 – How to reduce your debt
- Episode 4 – The importance of an emergency fund
- Episode 3 – Analyzing your income
- Episode 2 – Understanding your spending
- Episode 1 – Welcome!
