classic33
Leg End Member
You gotta cold in October!
The Retirement Thread
- Thread starter Dirk
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Best blow it all now while you're still thinking straight.
Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
Not just a cold, but man-flu. I had booked in for my flu-jab. I rang in August and couldn't get an appointment until late November! Still, at least it's not Shebola.

Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
Now on life support. The man-flu has taken me over, is causing my major organs to shut down. I'm expecting the last rites soon . wait! I see a light.. I'm moving towards it...
It's the end of the tunnel. Next time you want to cross the Mersey take a ferry.
Nonethewiser
Well-Known Member
- Location
- Pontefract West Yorkshire
Retirement? did it last year and have no regrets. I've also no qualms about sending the wife out to work in order to help maintain me in the lifestyle to which I've become accustomed 
vickster
Squire
You'll probably find she goes out more than willingly if you're home all dayRetirement? did it last year and have no regrets. I've also no qualms about sending the wife out to work in order to help maintain me in the lifestyle to which I've become accustomed
LinchPin
Veteran
- Location
- Recovery tent.
You might find this of interestSpent the day playing Warren Buffet with our unexpected windfall received last week. Having a bit of a dabble with some self-select funding options.
Have been swatting up on this sort of thing for a while just waiting for an excuse to break free of my usual financial conservatism. I've not gone mad but have stuck a medium sized toe in the water to see what happens. (Can't find a fingers crossed smiley.)
We (Mrs SD and me) did do well last time we had an unexpected windfall and managed to quadruple it's value from 2001 to 2015 although we can't claim any real credit for that as the initial money was put into a fully managed fund where all we did was select the fund on the basis of what areas it was investing in. The only thing that we will take credit for is that we held our nerve after the big wobble around 2008/9.
Investing by formula: this 'bonkers' method produced 5,662pc returns - but will it work again?
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/investin...-bonkers-method-produced-5662pc-returns-will/
purely for information only of course.
- Location
- Somewhere wet & hilly in NW England.
I've stuck that in my favourites folder and will have a gander over the weekend between a bike ride, a hack up and down Pavey Ark and a long walk with Mrs SD. It's busy being a 'Semi'.
Best not to think about it......My birthday yesterday means I can retire in less than six years.It's going to be hard going.
Jenkins
Legendary Member
- Location
- Felixstowe
Seven years and four months as of today for me (not that I'm counting obviously)My birthday yesterday means I can retire in less than six years.It's going to be hard going.
