what happens to my thrift savings plan if i quit my job 
if you quit your job your thrift savings plan will remain as is if the balance is 200 or more and it will continue earning however if you re not fully vested as a fers or brs employee the government may withdraw its contributions and the associated earnings from your account from there you can control the principal in the account and adjust your investments but you cannot make any more contributions 24the bottom linethe thrift savings plan is a retirement plan for federal employees and servicemembers it is similar to private sector plans like the 401 k but is more limited in choices and flexibility the limitations exist to ensure employees can make good decisions about their retirement investing however they can use some of the funds in the account to invest as they see fit in approved mutual funds giving them investment flexibility if desired the tsp is not necessarily better or worse than other retirement plans it is a retirement planning option for government employees and servicemembers similar to those available to employees in the private sector 