Amount in TSP? Age? Years in Government? GS Level?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's interesting how 3 consecutive posters above are mid-30's (35-37) but have varying amounts in their TSP/401(k):

$110,000
$220,000
$330,000

I'm the 220K poster - I've been doing 5% the last few years as we recently bought a house and have one child in preschool and another in daycare very soon. This thread definitely makes me regret not maxing out the last 5-7 years but at the same time I also need that money for aforementioned expenses. I'm definitely proud of the fact I was doing 15% when I started working at the feds when I was single, renting an apartment, and not having many other expenses. But am I generally doing okay given the circumstances?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's interesting how 3 consecutive posters above are mid-30's (35-37) but have varying amounts in their TSP/401(k):

$110,000
$220,000
$330,000

I'm the 220K poster - I've been doing 5% the last few years as we recently bought a house and have one child in preschool and another in daycare very soon. This thread definitely makes me regret not maxing out the last 5-7 years but at the same time I also need that money for aforementioned expenses. I'm definitely proud of the fact I was doing 15% when I started working at the feds when I was single, renting an apartment, and not having many other expenses. But am I generally doing okay given the circumstances?

I think 220k/35yr is not bad at all. With at least 20 more years to go, you will (most likely) well over 1mil by the time you retire.

[Anonymous]

$520k ($30k in currently separate rollover IRA ... will merge w/TSP soon), 47, 17, GS-15.

Big gains in last 7 years, even though I took out a small TSP loan for my car ($5k left) after the divorce. The compounding curve ramps nicely after a few years of decent market returns.

Will have to send a net of ~$100-150k to ex soon as well. Without that, at current contributions and 10% annual return (optimistic, I know), would clear $1m by 2021. After payout, under same returns, would have to wait until 2023.

Would love to boost to catch up levels in 2019, but will have to weigh against 529 payments.

[Anonymous]

Oh, 15:23 poster here ... was 100% equity (40% C, 40% S, 20% I) until last month, when I shifted to 90/10 (30% C, 30% S, 30% I, 5% F, 5% G).

While I has been a laggard of late, it had some VERY good years in the late 90s and early 2000s. Happy to shift relatively more there expecting some reversion to the mean. Last month was pretty good for I, actually.

[Anonymous]

Reading this a good bit after the fact. But in case others start to post again...

Age 29 and just got to gs-13. 45k saved. Didn't contribute first two years as gs-7/9 and instead spent my money chasing women, whoops! 7 years of service now.

[Anonymous]

10 years of service...have about $300k in TSP (would have been $350k but borrowed $50k to buy my second home).

[Anonymous]

46.5 years old, GS-15, 19 years of service, TSP is at 599K. I have always put in the max, and the entire amount has been in the C fund, for the entire time.

[Anonymous]

100k, 31, 9 years, GS12

[Anonymous]

180k, almost 10 years, 36, GS13

[Anonymous]

135k and 30k loan, 17 years, 38, GS-13

[Anonymous]

$205k
35 yrs old
3 years government service (rolled old 401k worth 110k into my TSP in 2015)
GS15

[Anonymous]

305K, 36, 14 years, GS-15

[Anonymous]

$700K 45 16 years GS-15

[Anonymous]

I'm 32, 4 years of service, just passed $36k. I'm going to start maxing out I hope next year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm 32, 4 years of service, just passed $36k. I'm going to start maxing out I hope next year.

Oh, and I'm a GS 11