The Retirement Thread
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5 Jun
8:29pm, 5 Jun 2025
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geordiegirl
hopefully vrap, I am going to live to 140 to make them pay me well! haha If I stayed until I was 65 I don't think we could spend it! madness. |
5 Jun
8:34pm, 5 Jun 2025
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EvilPixie
Live is too short GG If you want to delay using the pension can you tap into the holiday fund more to start with? |
5 Jun
11:24pm, 5 Jun 2025
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HappyTimes
Very exciting GG 😀
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6 Jun
9:27pm, 6 Jun 2025
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Snail
Just catching up this thread and realised that with EvilPixie being retired for a year, then that means the same for me! That year has flown by.
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6 Jun
9:55pm, 6 Jun 2025
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EvilPixie
Good isnt it?
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9 Jun
9:17am, 9 Jun 2025
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macca 53
Very exciting @geordiegirl. We’ve been reminded recently how lucky we are, and that we aren’t as young as we like to think we are. We had four friends die in April, only one older than me. Two weeks ago my oldest friend (since our first day in prinary school 66 years ago!) was killed in a RTA. We still have lots of places we want to see while we are still fit enough so we are selling up in Portugal after five lovely years and going back to our original retirement Plan A which was to have two longish breaks somewhere warmer the UK in winter (Brexit rules will make them shorter than originally planned but hey-ho). Life is for living and we don’t want regrets when we get too old to travel - let’s go! Sorry for the extra long post 😁 |
9 Jun
9:33am, 9 Jun 2025
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HappyG(rrr)
Gosh, that's terrible Macca. Condolences on loss of your childhood friend. Travel plans sound great.
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9 Jun
10:07am, 9 Jun 2025
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geordiegirl
That is terribly sad macca but it is these stark reminders that nothing is guaranteed. Condolences on the too soon loss of your childhood friend. A post on FB today told me that a girl I went to school with (we didn't hang out but I knew her) died in March, 54! Tragic. Also too many ex-colleagues who have passed away in the last couple of years who were similar in age. We are spending more time on the boat this year and possibly will sell it later in the season next year so we can explore the world a bit more, good health depending of course. |
9 Jun
10:19am, 9 Jun 2025
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Diogenes
Sad news, Macca. It's good to have a Plan A to revert to!
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9 Jun
10:23am, 9 Jun 2025
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Velociraptor
Condolences @macca 53 
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