The Retirement Thread

[numbnuts]

If my gas/electric goes up any more I'll be in “fuel poverty” how good is that

 

[welsh dragon]

Its Warner outside than it us inside my house. I now have all the doors open to let some heat in.

I see that pensioners are maybe going to get a 10% increase next year. We shall see. Will it be enough of a rise considering how much everything is increasing I wonder.

 

[PaulSB]

Hello, back again. Sorry if I started some doom and gloom, I didn't mean to I was really just talking about retirement reality at the moment. I'm not gloomy for my house but I am worried for my kids, especially small person's parents who completed on their first house this week.

@welsh dragon I think it's certain pensioners will get 10-13% this time as Sunak pledged to reintroduce the triple lock this autumn. It was suspended last year and we got 3% instead of 8%, something I agreed with at the time but now wonder if the government knew rampant inflation was fast approaching and ignored that.

Two factors make me think this going to happen. The Tories dare not risk alienating the grey vote. Second for many on the state pension energy is going to take 40-50% of their income. Action has to be taken.

 

[Dirk]

With respect, haven't you just been left a wedge of money and looking at half Mil houses?

I don't suppose many would be 'overly worried ' given those circumstances.

I haven't always been in this situation.
Lost everything in 1980 - business and a home - had to start again from scratch with absolutely no help from the government.
Wasn't overly worried then. I survived that - I'm not fretting now.
So long as I've got a bed and food, I'm content.

 

[gavroche]

Good morning old moaners ( and with good reasons ).
The car is loaded up with bikes on the back and all ready to head for Whitehaven.
Speak to you again soon if I still have enough energy.

 

[numbnuts]

I haven't always been in this situation.
Lost everything in 1980 - business and a home - had to start again from scratch with absolutely no help from the government.
Wasn't overly worried then. I survived that - I'm not fretting now.
So long as I've got a bed and food, I'm content.

The boy turned good
In contrast he could have sat on his arse and felt sorry for himself and ended up like me

 

[classic33]

The boy turned good
In contrast he could have sat on his arse and felt sorry for himself and ended up like me

A naked baker?

 

[Deleted User]

I haven't always been in this situation.
Lost everything in 1980 - business and a home - had to start again from scratch with absolutely no help from the government.
Wasn't overly worried then. I survived that - I'm not fretting now.
So long as I've got a bed and food, I'm content.

Not having a pop but obviously you're now in a position not to worry whereas many others aren't so fortunate.

 

[rustybolts]

As per normal for Saturday I am listening to SoTS till 0800.
Good day for sport on TV.

Just reading that plans have been passed to level our main shopping centre and build 900


Yep.....it alters your life doesn't it .
Our granddaughter has a 1st public singing 'gig' at a pub in a week and we are looking at the logistics.

At least you can have it recorded on a phone and show it if all else is not practical , hope it works out for you

 

[rustybolts]

Warrington is genuinely unrecognisable from 10 years ago with so many buildings being leveled and apartments being built......I'm talking many thousands of them.

Same thing happening in Ireland , apartments being built everywhere and new housing estates being bought totally by rich speculators to rent them out at ridiculous prices. Heating costs the same , people are hoping for a very mild winter. A good mate of mine remarked to me recently that we were so fortunate to be young in the 60s and 70s and could look forward to owning a house sometime and have enough money to rear a family . There was a queue of 150 people along the street in Dublin last week to view a flat that was for rent .

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...n-Irish-capitals-housing-shortage-crisis.html

 

[Dave7]

The Golden Square is coming down?

May I rephrase that to "one of our main shopping centres".
This one is the Cockedge Centre.

 

[PaulSB]

Good morning old moaners ( and with good reasons ).
The car is loaded up with bikes on the back and all ready to head for Whitehaven.
Speak to you again soon if I still have enough energy.

Good luck, you're going to have three great days.

If you have any spare the going rate is about 51p per kWh.

 

[Tenkaykev]

Good luck, you're going to have three great days.

If you have any spare the going rate is about 51p per kWh.

It’s the insidious rise in “ daily standing charge “ that the devious b*stards thought up. If I switch off everything I’d still have to pay about £350 a year. Remember, they’re just parasitic billing companies who sit between producer and customer. There are other entities who generate the stuff and maintain the infrastructure.

 

[Mo1959]

We now have a balmy 19 degrees. More than warm enough for me. I’d better get out and enjoy it.

 

[Exlaser2]

Not just European Countries, if I am not mistaken, our 'local' Water Company (Northumbrian Water) was bought up by a Chinese Company.

The part that I ponder is, before Privatisation, how come none of our Nationalised outfits had the wit to do what other Countries Nationalised Companies have done to us?

They were not allowed .