Retirement - what age you going

[Fletch]

Would like to retire at 60. Will have paid off the mortgage and no longer have dependant children by the time I'm 50, so I'll assess things from there.

make sure you've had the snip

Hopefully 50. Lots of its/buts though.

is that realistic mate or just the dream ticket ?

 

[Jukebox]

You'll love it mate, enjoy..

I certainly hope so, just 9 months to go.

 

[S.S.R..]

Got another twenty years to sixty and I'm not overly confident it won't be like Mad Max by then.

Probably better off using the money I'd put in a pension to take a motor repair course, CBT lessons so I can learn to swing a metal chain while riding a motorbike and a bit of MMA in case I find myself embroiled in some kind of Thunderdome scenario.

 

[Town End Farmer Giles]

No idea. I’ll have a decent enough pension and don’t have an extravagant lifestyle, but the missus has no pension so health and employment willing I might go on til at least 60, maybe longer. I definitely feel like I’ve more than another 10 years in me.

 

[Mackem00]

Where the f***ing hell does this stupid idea come from??? when you retire you have all the time to do everything, it's f***ing great..

It actually angers me when people say it like.

 

[AndrewP]

is that realistic mate or just the dream ticket ?

I'd say it's easily possibly but will depend on other choices.

 

[Mackem00]

Probs 60+ for me now that my NHS pension has been fucked about with.

 

[safcforever]

You fish as well? Nice. Competition or pleasure.
Don’t get me started on the pension.
Got my records from glascow and it has me as 5 year 200 and odd days. But I got out on my 6 year point which is a 7-8 grand payment at retirement. But they don’t count your training so they trying to fiddle me out of it. British legion are fighting my case atm.

More just pleasure. All catch and release.
Except the winter. I join as many ice fishing derbies as possible.

They fucked the pensions up while I was in. They stopped paying at your 22 year point and you have to wait until you’re 55.

 

[AndrewP]

It actually angers me when people say it like.

This

 

[Fletch]

Where the f***ing hell does this stupid idea come from??? when you retire you have all the time to do everything, it's f***ing great..

<< this, how can people think they would be bored or lost off ??? get a hobby , travel around , spend more time with friends and family, make new friends, go to gym , do couple of sports , sort the garden out
the big hurdle is or should be whether can afford it , not that you would feel worthless and lost off , work to live don't live to work

 

[Spennymackem1981]

when i have to either

A) where those man pads to stop me pissing myself

B) getting up 14 times a night to take a piss

 

[darius]

Already there...

Me too. 51 but 53 now.

 

[Teed]

when i have to either

A) where those man pads to stop me pissing myself

B) getting up 14 times a night to take a piss

You need to see a doctor mate, your body must be fucked,

 

[Hongkongphooey]

55 for me

 

[burb]

Weird, I was just thinking this morning I haven't seen the Michelin man in a while.

Maybe he's re-tyred.

 

[longers]

Next year, I hope, though the missus wants me to do another year after that. Feck that (don't tell her)

 

[x ALiEN 8]

55, only 8 more years to go , but knowing my luck I'll drop deed on me fuckin 55th

 

[becs]

make sure you've had the snip

I am already infertile so that's not a worry

 

[monkeytassle]

Don't want to be doing this past 50 like. Wouldn't mind keeping some interest via consultancy or non exec director of some kind.

 

[Mackem00]

<< this, how can people think they would be bored or lost off ??? get a hobby , travel around , spend more time with friends and family, make new friends, go to gym , do couple of sports , sort the garden out
the big hurdle is or should be whether can afford it , not that you would feel worthless and lost off , work to live don't live to work

Amen brother.