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Post by vlk on Jun 21, 2024 12:47:27 GMT
You can be the president of a big country past the age of 80.
Actually, no you can't.
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Post by borchester on Jun 21, 2024 15:27:57 GMT
I took early retirement at 55, i couldnt go any further i was totally burnt out. 75, youve got to be kidding. I took retirement at 66 after years of sledge hammer hints that I might like to sleep at home rather than my desk.
These days most jobs can be done with a computer and are no sweat, so even though I am pushing 80 I could still work, but I ain't gonna. The way I see it, everyone seems to be moaning that they are underpaid and overworked while everyone else is coining it and they would still snivel if I returned to work, so I ain't
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Post by sheepy on Jun 21, 2024 16:23:16 GMT
No worries I am retired and a few days will mean I am 66 as well. Double bubble then. Some hope of that.
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Post by Bentley on Jun 21, 2024 16:33:29 GMT
I began to seriously consider retirement when I was asked by my boss to train up a migrant to do my job .
I told him that I’m not going to train up a migrant who can’t speak good English in a few weeks in a skill that took me a 5 year apprenticeship and 40 years experience.
He said “ OK , you train them up to do the easy jobs and you can do the more difficult ones’
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Post by borchester on Jun 21, 2024 20:57:59 GMT
I began to seriously consider retirement when I was asked by my boss to train up a migrant to do my job . I told him that I’m not going to train up a migrant who can’t speak good English in a few weeks in a skill that took me a 5 year apprenticeship and 40 years experience. He said “ OK , you train them up to do the easy jobs and you can do the more difficult ones’ I had a similar problem when I was at sea. I always ended up having the apprentices on my watch. Good lads and grafters, but Glaswegians, so I could not understand a word they said. |
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Post by Bentley on Jun 21, 2024 21:03:40 GMT
I began to seriously consider retirement when I was asked by my boss to train up a migrant to do my job . I told him that I’m not going to train up a migrant who can’t speak good English in a few weeks in a skill that took me a 5 year apprenticeship and 40 years experience. He said “ OK , you train them up to do the easy jobs and you can do the more difficult ones’ I had a similar problem when I was at sea. I always ended up having the apprentices on my watch. Good lads and grafters, but Glaswegians, so I could not understand a word they said. I’ve trained quite a few apprentices in my time and had this migrant been a real apprentice then I would have had no problem . What my boss wanted was two workers . One doing the hard/ skilled jobs and overseeing the other doing the easier ones . The idea was to have a work force of’ skilled’ workers on minimum wage . |
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Post by piglet on Jun 22, 2024 9:39:36 GMT
Ive beeen retired 12 years now, it took me a long while to relax, from the automatic stress of walking into work, and not knowing what the day will bring. That used to be good, an attraction not now, i loved my job, the last two years were hell, i hated it, i grew out of it.
I am stress free, apart of course from my partner slowly dying, thank you NHS. The work stress took id say, five years to eradicate, that means my chances of developing cancer, stress related illnesses are much lower, my subconscious gives stress free messages.
I love being retired, if i had my time again, id make money so that i could retire much much earlier. The workplace is a death trap.
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Post by bancroft on Jun 23, 2024 10:29:23 GMT
Ive beeen retired 12 years now, it took me a long while to relax, from the automatic stress of walking into work, and not knowing what the day will bring. That used to be good, an attraction not now, i loved my job, the last two years were hell, i hated it, i grew out of it. I am stress free, apart of course from my partner slowly dying, thank you NHS. The work stress took id say, five years to eradicate, that means my chances of developing cancer, stress related illnesses are much lower, my subconscious gives stress free messages. I love being retired, if i had my time again, id make money so that i could retire much much earlier. The workplace is a death trap. The only problem I see from retiring early is income, taking pension's early when invested in financial instruments linked to markets with changeable fluctuating interest rates is scary. I can only can only assume most do this on money obtained from parents dying and leaving property although if not careful this can end being taken as parents get medical support. |
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Post by piglet on Jun 23, 2024 10:39:06 GMT
I got nothing from my parents, every penny ive got i earned. My NHS pension allowed me to retire plus rental income, i dabbled in property. Ive never spent money on rubbish, or for the sake, i grew up poor thinking three bars of a bar six was luxury. I hate spending money, my inheritors will coin it, im actively trying to force myself to spend.
Maybe you can help, im 67 and have everything i want.
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Post by bancroft on Jun 23, 2024 10:58:44 GMT
I got nothing from my parents, every penny ive got i earned. My NHS pension allowed me to retire plus rental income, i dabbled in property. Ive never spent money on rubbish, or for the sake, i grew up poor thinking three bars of a bar six was luxury. I hate spending money, my inheritors will coin it, im actively trying to force myself to spend. Maybe you can help, im 67 and have everything i want. Well done getting rental income to support your pension age. I know some over the years that tried yet did not work too well as getting good tenants was tricky. I think for others approaching that time if not already on the property market will struggle. |
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Post by dodgydave on Jun 24, 2024 0:04:03 GMT
The problem with retirement planning is that you don't know when you are going to die.
I made a point of doing everything I wanted to do before I was 40, there is nothing else left on the bucket list.
I plan on retiring at 57, taking it all as a lump sum, selling my house, then downsizing to a flat/apartment somewhere warm or a static caravan by sea... and then drinking, eating, walking the dog till either the money runs out or I die first.
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Post by Red Rackham on Jun 24, 2024 1:25:47 GMT
The problem with retirement planning is that you don't know when you are going to die. I made a point of doing everything I wanted to do before I was 40, there is nothing else left on the bucket list. I plan on retiring at 57, taking it all as a lump sum, selling my house, then downsizing to a flat/apartment somewhere warm or a static caravan by sea... and then drinking, eating, walking the dog till either the money runs out or I die first. You are absolutely right, life and death is a lottery. As a young man I was lucky enough to do most things I wanted to do, and some I didn't. [Take that either way] But one thing was for sure, I planned for the future. It must be said, the future didn't pan out as I expected, who knew. However, divorce apart, Mrs R [Mk2] and I are financially secure because I planned for it and if I die tomorrow my solicitor will take charge of my estate. And my solicitor... how should I word it, she's the most switched on woman I've ever known, it's a pleasure to watch her in action. I wish I could elaborate. |
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Post by bancroft on Jun 24, 2024 14:26:35 GMT
The problem with retirement planning is that you don't know when you are going to die. I made a point of doing everything I wanted to do before I was 40, there is nothing else left on the bucket list. I plan on retiring at 57, taking it all as a lump sum, selling my house, then downsizing to a flat/apartment somewhere warm or a static caravan by sea... and then drinking, eating, walking the dog till either the money runs out or I die first. You are absolutely right, life and death is a lottery. As a young man I was lucky enough to do most things I wanted to do, and some I didn't. [Take that either way] But one thing was for sure, I planned for the future. It must be said, the future didn't pan out as I expected, who knew. However, divorce apart, Mrs R [Mk2] and I are financially secure because I planned for it and if I die tomorrow my solicitor will take charge of my estate. And my solicitor... how should I word it, she's the most switched on woman I've ever known, it's a pleasure to watch her in action. I wish I could elaborate. Let's hope after you die she switched on for your wife too. |
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