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The Retirement Thread

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cathrobinson
cathrobinson
28 Jun
2:48pm, 28 Jun 2025
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I’ve got one of 6/60ths from a job almost 20 years ago. It will hopefully top up the state pension a bit for me when the time comes.
Ally-C
Ally-C
29 Jun
4:42pm, 29 Jun 2025
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Got home to a letter from an employer I left in maybe 2007 saying they owe me £7k, happy days.
EvilPixie
EvilPixie
29 Jun
5:00pm, 29 Jun 2025
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Very nice
Bazoaxe
Bazoaxe
29 Jun
5:14pm, 29 Jun 2025
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That is nice news to get ally. How can that happen though

I have just been sorting out Payment for nearly the last of our sons wedding which is three weeks away now. Assume some incidentals still to pay.

Our savings are pretty depleted as a result.

Hopefully my daughter doesn’t get married any time soon
Jaks
Jaks
29 Jun
5:25pm, 29 Jun 2025
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Very nice Ally-C
Ally-C
Ally-C
29 Jun
5:33pm, 29 Jun 2025
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Bazoaxe wrote:That is nice news to get ally. How can that happen though I have just been sorting out Payment for nearly the last of our sons wedding which is three weeks away now. Assume some incidentals still to pay. Our savings are pretty depleted as a result. Hopefully my daughter doesn’t get married any time soon


Equalisation payment it said.
Ally-C
Ally-C
29 Jun
5:33pm, 29 Jun 2025
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Should’ve said it was to do with my pension that I withdrew.
Velociraptor
Velociraptor
29 Jun
5:35pm, 29 Jun 2025
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Ally-C wrote:Got home to a letter from an employer I left in maybe 2007 saying they owe me £7k, happy days.


Congratulations, Ally! My delayed payment from 2018 has been resoundingly trumped :)
LipGloss
LipGloss
29 Jun
6:45pm, 29 Jun 2025
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Lovely bonus to get.
Mandymoo
Mandymoo
29 Jun
8:40pm, 29 Jun 2025
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Very nice thing to get

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