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Postal LiteBlue and Open Season
/by AdminPostal Service employees should visit LiteBlue to download their FEHB (health benefits) guides for this year’s open season. Open season is the annual period when employees can make changes to their health coverage or choose a new plan – this year Open Season begins on November 10th.
Postal Employee guides have been mailed to employees in the past, however, the USPS has determined that making the guides available online through LiteBlue employees will find it easier to evaluate their choices as well as reduce the cost of delivery.
Postal Employees can find the following guides on LiteBlue:
RI70-2 – The 2015 Guide to Benefits for Career United States Postal Service Employees.
RI 70-8PS – The 2015 Guide to Benefits for Certain Temporary (Non-career) United States Postal Service Employees.
FEDVIP BK-1 – The 2015 Guide to the Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program.
NCEHP BK1 – The 2015 Guide to USPS Non-career Employee Health Benefits Plan.
LiteBlue also makes available additional Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) and Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program (FEDVIP) information. Postal Employees can find checklists, fact sheets, FAQs and a health plan comparison tools all through LiteBlue.
If you are unable to log into LiteBlue you can also request paper copies of these guides by calling the Human Resources Shared Services Center at 877-477-3273 (press option 5) or TTY 866-260-7507.
LiteBlue Articles and Related Content
What Postal employees should do on LiteBlue Before Retirement
LiteBlue; Online Access to More Than Just Your USPS Earnings Statement
Other LiteBlue Related Pages
– What Is LiteBlue?
– What Postal Employees Should Do On LiteBlue Before Retirement
– eRetire for Postal Employees – Retirement Applications on LiteBlue
– Use LiteBlue to Manage your FEHB
– You can use LiteBlue and PostalEase to manage your Allotments
– Requesting Duplicate Postal Employee W-2 Forms Using LiteBlue
Click here to be directed to LiteBlue.
For Federal Employees – Tips To Creating A Retirement Budget
/by Dianna TafazoliFederal Employees and Retirement Budgets
You don’t have to follow any particular format for creating a budget except to measure income against expenses. The tips below might help you get started.
- Determine a time horizon for tracking your income and expenses.
- Outline all of your sources of income and then total the sources.
- Outline all of your expenses, everything you spend money on. Break down your expenses into variable and fixed income so that you can really see where there is room to make adjustments if needed. Total all of your expenses. Remember “savings” are a fixed expense; therefore you must pay yourself first (PYF).
- Subtract your expenses from your income. If expenses outweigh income, you have some work to do in the ‘adjustments’ arena. If income outweighs expenses, then you should consider paying yourself a little more so that your financial goals might be achieved earlier than planned. Plans are made to be flexible and this is good flexibility.
- Now that you have the tools necessary to develop both a financial plan and a budget, take sometime to compare one to the other and see how they mesh and if any refurbishing needs to be done. Your spending plan should be in harmony with your financial goals. Do this often throughout your life.
P. S. Always Remember to Share What You Know.
LiteBlue and TSP RELATED ARTICLES
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Changing Your LiteBlue / PostalEase Password
/by Admin
Changing Your PostalEase Password
By now, you will almost certainly have received your new LiteBlue / PostalEase password and have thought about visiting ssp.usps.gov to make the change (ssp www.usps.gov).
The letter you have received contains a temporary password in the upper right hand corner of the letter. You may have to search for the password as it is not clearly identified, but it is there if you look.
To effect the change, you will need to visit https://ssp.usps.gov/ssp-web/login.xhtml. As you go to the website you will need to enter your LiteBlue (employee) ID and the temporary LiteBlue password.
Once you are logged in, you will need to set up and then save your new LiteBlue password. Please remember, however, that LiteBlue / PostalEase will be accepting your new (ssp www.usps.gov) passwords after April 28th, 2014.
Other LiteBlue Related Pages
What Postal Employees Should Do On LiteBlue Before Retirement
eRetire for Postal Employees – Retirement Applications on LiteBlue
Use LiteBlue to Manage your FEHB
You can use LiteBlue and PostalEase to manage your Allotments
Requesting Duplicate Postal Employee W-2 Forms Using LiteBlue
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