# Some of the biggest retirement mistakes happen when you understand the consequences

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**Created:** [August 17, 2026, 7:07pm UTC](https://www.fedwork.net/t/some-of-the-biggest-retirement-mistakes-happen-when-you-understand-the-consequences/4222 "2026-08-17T19:07:41Z")\
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“We now have the online retirement application. It’s not as easy to review ahead of time, but the paper applications are still at [opm.gov](http://opm.gov),” said Tammy Flanagan…[Some of the biggest retirement mistakes happen when you understand the consequences | Federal News Network](https://federalnewsnetwork.com/retirement/2026/08/some-of-the-biggest-retirement-mistakes-happen-when-you-understand-the-consequences/)