The Retirement Thread

[SpokeyDokey]

Back home in The Lakes after pleasant stay in N.Devon.

Basking in Lakeland's finest drizzly 'summer' weather all day and wondering whether or not I should go 'full' as opposed to 'semi' on the retirement front. I did try 'full' before and wasn't keen so maybe not.

Maybe some really exciting posts from the 'Fulls' on here would inspire me to move in their direction.

 

[Dirk]

Back home in The Lakes after pleasant stay in N.Devon.

Basking in Lakeland's finest drizzly 'summer' weather all day and wondering whether or not I should go 'full' as opposed to 'semi' on the retirement front. I did try 'full' before and wasn't keen so maybe not.

Maybe some really exciting posts from the 'Fulls' on here would inspire me to move in their direction.

The sun's out in North Devon now.........

 

[SpokeyDokey]

The sun's out in North Devon now.........

Bugger! Should've extended our stay.

 

[Dirk]

Bugger! Should've extended our stay.

I've been here 12 years and intend on extending it a bit more....

 

[SpokeyDokey]

I've been here 12 years and intend on extending it a bit more....

Have you informed Old Father Time of your plans?

 

[Dirk]

Have you informed Old Father Time of your plans?

Yep! He's onboard.

 

[dodgy]

Convinced that I'll never get state pension, as I've saved hard over the years and sacrificed some luxuries in the process, I reckon when means tested, I'll get nothing at 67. Makes you wonder why it's worth bothering :/

Pfft.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Yep! He's onboard.

Good stuff - he can be a right sod at disrupting the best laid plans of those in their 'golden years'.

Personally, I think his main character flaw is a lack of patience. He'll get the lot of us one day so getting prematurely involved on numerous occasions is reprehensible.

Mind you, some people may rejoice at his early interventions as it's seemingly a crime to be old these days in some quarters of the popular press/social media sphere. (Can't find a sticking two fingers up smiley otherwise I'd put one here.)

 

[Dirk]

Convinced that I'll never get state pension, as I've saved hard over the years and sacrificed some luxuries in the process, I reckon when means tested, I'll get nothing at 67. Makes you wonder why it's worth bothering :/

Pfft.

Have a look at the You Gov website, that will tell you how much you can expect. If you've paid NI for at least 30 years, you should get the full state pension.
https://www.gov.uk/check-state-pension

 

[dodgy]

Have a look at the You Gov website, that will tell you how much you can expect. If you've paid NI for at least 30 years, you should get the full state pension.
https://www.gov.uk/CH check ta check c

Like I was told my pension would come at 65, then it changed to 67?
If they can figure out a way of not paying, it's going to happen. That brexit divorce bill isn't going to pay itself

 

[screenman]

Like I was told my pension would come at 65, then it changed to 67?
If they can figure out a way of not paying, it's going to happen. That brexit divorce bill isn't going to pay itself

You only lost two years, think of the many who lost 6.

 

[Dirk]

You only lost two years, think of the many who lost 6.

Like my missus - missed out by 6 months.

 

[Drago]

State pension, eh? Soon I'll have pensions on my pensions.

 

[dodgy]

You only lost two years, think of the many who lost 6.

Yup, like Mrs Dodgy

 

[Dirk]

State pension, eh? Soon I'll have pensions on my pensions.

The state pension will only be extra pocket money, as far as I'm concerned.
Might buy a state sponsored Jag.