The Retirement Thread

[jongooligan]

Similar experiance, but annoying also as in domestic use you feel you never really get your moneys worth out of it with the amount of printing you do with it.

Haven´t used a printer for ~10 years, even at work. Not sure why you'd need one these days.

 

[Dave7]

Similar experiance, but annoying also as in domestic use you feel you never really get your moneys worth out of it with the amount of printing you do with it.

I had to buy a new one last year. I can only recall using it once since then.

 

[welsh dragon]

I had to buy a new one last year. I can only recall using it once since then.

. But if you didn''t have one, you would suddenly need it A LOt.

 

[Dave7]

Very dark and windy here. Up late and just had a cuppa.
Got to go out after..... I need a 'Set of padlocks'. You know the ones where the same key fits several padlocks. Been on line but they are silly prices so am off to JTF..... who happen to be offering free bacon baps with the voucher I have

 

[PaulB]

I was talking to a mate on Sunday before our game and haven't seen him for three years. He's a few months younger than me so hasn't reached 60 yet but he informed me he retired in June shortly followed by his wife a couple of months later. He said he loves having all this time but he doesn't have the money he'd like so he's pretty much the opposite of me. I've got the money (which I like) but not the time to spend it while I'm working full time. It's a tricky one, isn't it? I've got another mate who's been made forcibly jobless and he's on the verge of having to use a food bank and hates it!

 

[Dirk]

I count myself fortunate that I've got good health, enough money to do what I want, live in a desirable area, don't owe a thing to anyone and have the prospect of even better finances when the state pension kicks in. I'll end up with a half share of a 300k house in Birmingham when my 90 years old step mother kicks the bucket, which probably won't be that far off.
None of this was planned.
We are thinking of moving to Cornwall at some time in the future, buying a cottage as a base and spend 6 months of the year touring.

 

[Paulus]

HP are now doing a monthly scheme I believe - i.e. the printer requests new ink as it get's low. Monthly sub. TBH we buy the re-manufactured stuff. We usually get 1 in 10 cartridges that are a bit duff. Still, at 33 a cartridge rather than £15, it's much cheaper.

I have an HP printer and the cost of HP ink is very expensive. I always buy ink from an ink shop nearby at a fraction of the cost. The printer tells me off, but they work just as well.

 

[fossyant]

I have an HP printer and the cost of HP ink is very expensive. I always buy ink from an ink shop nearby at a fraction of the cost. The printer tells me off, but they work just as well.

Same here - I get mine from Amazon or 7dayshop (amazon if delivery needed pronto). We have an old HP Photosmart (scanner as well), but the re-manufactured ink is very cheap. My printer just says 'non-original cartridge installed' - I press OK and it's happy.

 

[Paulus]

I count myself fortunate that I've got good health, enough money to do what I want, live in a desirable area, don't owe a thing to anyone and have the prospect of even better finances when the state pension kicks in. I'll end up with a half share of a 300k house in Birmingham when my 90 years old step mother kicks the bucket, which probably won't be that far off.
None of this was planned.
We are thinking of moving to Cornwall at some time in the future, buying a cottage as a base and spend 6 months of the year touring.

Same here. The kids are grown up and are financially independent and have left home. We have been mortgage free for 9 years so just have the normal bills to pay. My pension is good, have a house in a desirable area and money in the bank. Life is sweet.
Some of the guys and girls from my cycling club who retired some years ago told me many times that retirement was the way forward.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

I was talking to a mate on Sunday before our game and haven't seen him for three years. He's a few months younger than me so hasn't reached 60 yet but he informed me he retired in June shortly followed by his wife a couple of months later. He said he loves having all this time but he doesn't have the money he'd like so he's pretty much the opposite of me. I've got the money (which I like) but not the time to spend it while I'm working full time. It's a tricky one, isn't it? I've got another mate who's been made forcibly jobless and he's on the verge of having to use a food bank and hates it!

I'm similar to your mate, I have the time but not the spare cash, the bills are covered but we've very little left to spend on enjoying ourselves.

 

[numbnuts]

The sink cupboard door fell off the hinge broke.......so £5.99 poorer and 10 minutes later it's all swinging again

 

[welsh dragon]

I am sorting my finances. It won't take long.

 

[screenman]

I just did a end of year stock count and two people just phoned in an ordered something, I have now got adjustments to make. On the upside I have more stock than I would have guessed at.

 

[Dirk]

I'm in the pub......

 

[classic33]

HP are now doing a monthly scheme I believe - i.e. the printer requests new ink as it get's low. Monthly sub. TBH we buy the re-manufactured stuff. We usually get 1 in 10 cartridges that are a bit duff. Still, at 33 a cartridge rather than £15, it's much cheaper.

Still ain'worth it.