They Though It Might Be All Over,

[deptfordmarmoset]

Congratulations @dave r - among all the bad news of recent it's great to see a bit of good news like this.

I've just turned 55 and after paying 30 years into a final salary pension my company are not allowing further accruals after the end of this year. So my plan is to retire at 60 (if I can make it) and save as much as possible between now and then.

I shall be looking for advice from you and others on how to make the most of retirement. I already have one post retirement dream though which is to cycle from the French border to Santiago de Compostela without having to worry about a specific return date.

My brother and sister in law did el camino del norte this summer though not quite from the French border with quite a lot of getting lost. http://dmorg.org/ Feel free to contact him if you want advice (other than good route planning!)

 

[young Ed]

How much money do you need? Not having a mortgage makes a big difference to your outgoings.

indeed, a mortgage, farm loans, machinery finance schemes all help bleaken any idea of a retirement!
there's a joke with farmers, how do you end up with a million pound from farming.... start with 2 million. so true!
Cheers Ed

 

[Ticktockmy]

I retired at 55 because I could, after 3 years I got bored, found a what I though would be a crap job to keep me busy and found it turned out to be quite profitable, And stayed until I was 68.

 

[graham bowers]

Well done and enjoy your retirement, finishing early was the best thing I did. I think one just knows when enough is enough.

Another vote for volunteering. I have come to realise there is a whole volunteering sub-culture out there, with opportunities to do all sorts of things. I do 2 short days a week split between local country parks, doing woodland management and conservation and love it.

 

[Toshiba Boy]

An area of Coventry, not too far from where Dave lives.

Signed ColinJ, a Coundon boy. (Another area of Coventry, a bit nearer to Dave!).

I hope you enjoy many happy years of retirement, Dave.

Good day Coundon boy

 

[ColinJ]

Good day Coundon boy

And greetings to you too, Allesley Park refugee!

 

[Deleted member 1258]

And greetings to you too, Allesley Park refugee!

I'm not a Coventry native, born in Sudbury and brought up on the Kent coast, I've been in Coventry since 1973, currently living in Holbrooks having lived for many years in Earlsdon, it never ceases to amaze me how tribal Coventry can be.

 

[Toshiba Boy]

I'm not a Coventry native, born in Sudbury and brought up on the Kent coast, I've been in Coventry since 1973, currently living in Holbrooks having lived for many years in Earlsdon, it never ceases to amaze me how tribal Coventry can be.

Coventry born and bred, moved to Leamington Spa aged 22 (1987), and down to West "Zummerzet" in 2006. Agree with your tribal comment, but possibly true of most cities.