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Category Archives: Transportation Incentive Program (TIP)
TIP Takes a Dip in 2014 – Down from $245 to $130 per Month
Potential bad news for Federal Employees who take Public Transit- The IRS recently announced that the maximum permissible mass transit benefit in Calendar Year 2014 is $130 (down from $245 in 2013). Continue reading
Transportation Incentive Program (TIP) goes All Electronic

I’ve mentioned here before that mass transit is a great way to save money on your monthly budget, and a good way to trim expenses during present and future furloughs.
I recently contacted my local region’s Transportation Incentive Program (TIP) coordinator to update my status.
To my pleasant surprise, the program (at least for DON employees) has gone all electronic. No more MS-Word or paper forms to fill out: Continue reading
Use of Transportation Incentive Program like Stealing Gas?


Recently I spotted this electric car parked outside a nearby DoD office building- with an orange extension cord charging the owner’s battery on Uncle Sam’s dime.
I was alerted to it while talking shop in the lunch room- I just HAD to walk outside and have a look for myself. Unlike my coworkers who noticed and said nothing to the individual, I walked right in to the building and asked if I could also have some of the Free Gasoline being handed out in the parking lot. Continue reading