Bender Posted January 2 Posted January 2 I don't know if there are going to be enough hours in the day when I retire 2 Quote
JRH Posted January 2 Posted January 2 1 minute ago, Bender said: I don't know if there are going to be enough hours in the day when I retire Trust me, there aren’t 2 2 Quote
Mississippi Bullfrog Posted January 3 Posted January 3 I'm hoping to retire next year, when I'll be 65. The biggest issue is living in tied accommodation means we have to find somewhere to live. 2 Quote
Mickly Posted January 3 Posted January 3 (edited) I retired 7 years ago aged 56, 40 years service and made maximum contributions to a work place pension all through that time, also mortgage was paid off, it has flown by. I miss some of the social aspects but not the early starts & political backstabbing bullshit. I also fully endorse @JRH ‘s comment- I’m really busy, my theory is that family and friends assume that I’m just sitting around drinking tea, eating biscuits and watching daytime tv, so if anything needs doing I’ll be instantly available, there is a penalty to being reasonably proficient in DIY, spanner twirling, taxi driving & entertaining Grandchildren: how did they all cope when I was working? Edited January 3 by Mickly 5 1 Quote
rob m Posted January 3 Posted January 3 I’m considering partial retirement at the moment. I’m 56 years old next month and I’m starting to think it’s time to take my NHS pension and reduce my hours so I’m meeting with my manager next week to discuss. I’ve done my time and have paid into the pension for over 30 years but even then I couldn’t afford to give up work completely so want to reduce to 30 hours a week. I’ve lost a good mate who died earlier this year and another has stage 4 prostate cancer at the moment. You just don’t know what’s round the corner, I’d rather enjoy it now while I have the chance. 3 Quote
Mickly Posted January 3 Posted January 3 4 hours ago, rob m said: I’ve lost a good mate who died earlier this year and another has stage 4 prostate cancer at the moment. You just don’t know what’s round the corner, I’d rather enjoy it now while I have the chance. This is the reason I started looking hard at retirement, 1 guy I knew well all the way through my career was about retire to a remote cottage in Scotland with his wife and dogs - heart attack at the breakfast table took him out 3 months before. Another guy of a similar age started taking time off sick, transpired that he’d got Cancer of the spine, lasted 2 months from diagnosis, there were others as well, it was a bad year. 4 Quote
S-Westerly Posted January 3 Posted January 3 I find I have the best of both worlds. I'm pulling in a legally tax free salary doing a job I mostly enjoy. I spend roughly 3 months away followed by 3 months home all on full pay. As the Master I am the boss anyway so there's no-one on my back and office politics isn't a thing on the ships. It is in the office but I'm well out of that apart from my annual attitude adjustment visit. There's zero company pension so there's no real incentive to retire. If I retired there's a shed load of stuff around the house I'd get stuck with which I don't like doing much! 6 Quote
Tinkicker Posted January 4 Posted January 4 (edited) Love it. If you enjoy it, it is not work. I used to absolutely love my job, until getting older made each day slightly more difficult. The strength goes and the burden gets greater. The job I used to love and enjoy has now become a lead cloak on my back. Everyone has to pay the piper one day. 62 now. I have no idea how I can continue repairing heavy excavators when I am 67. Everyday is torture. In fact, I have become that mythical bloke who I never thought existed... The one who says " I do not give a shit". Being someone who always really did give a shit, I dismissed this as bravado. Now I find I have become that person. Enough is enough. I have done the work of 10 men. Enough. I have the national awards, the accolades and the rest of the bs that society says makes for success. Yup, success for my employers. Not so much for me. Edited January 4 by Tinkicker 7 Quote
Mississippi Bullfrog Posted January 4 Posted January 4 Back on where this started - ie paying for things - we were at a farm shop / play area with one of the grandchildren this morning. They have a huge barn full of soft play equipment for the granddads to play in. There is also an automated drinks machine which when you buy two drinks charges your bank account for three. I raised this in their shop. "Oh yes, it always does that." Apparently it might refund the extra charge in a week or so. Or it might not. But they don't seem to want to do anything about it. Progress? 1 1 3 Quote
onesea Posted January 4 Posted January 4 1 hour ago, Mississippi Bullfrog said: Back on where this started - ie paying for things - we were at a farm shop / play area with one of the grandchildren this morning. They have a huge barn full of soft play equipment for the granddads to play in. There is also an automated drinks machine which when you buy two drinks charges your bank account for three. I raised this in their shop. "Oh yes, it always does that." Apparently it might refund the extra charge in a week or so. Or it might not. But they don't seem to want to do anything about it. Progress? And that’s where modern review sites come into play… 2 Quote
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