western Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 Got 6 month rundown contract from April to September, then redundancy, think I have had enough of aircraft work, going maybe take 2 or 3 months off & find a part time job in 2023. I could move to North Wales or Lincolnshire but don't want to move or sell my house down, don't really fancy renting it out either. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderzander Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 34 years is a long time. Have you got long before you can retire? 10 years for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaghost Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 1 hour ago, western said: Got 6 month rundown contract from April to September, then redundancy, think I have had enough of aircraft work, going maybe take 2 or 3 months off & find a part time job in 2023.I vould move to North Wales or Lincolnshire but don't want to move or sell my house down, don't really fancy renting it out either. Redundancy now would suit me, I hope it suits you, if not that's a shame and I hope you get sorted with a part time job quickly 51 minutes ago, Anderzander said: 34 years is a long time. 10 years for me. 43 years in august for me, was looking to retire next year at 60, but thinking of carrying on for another year until I see how fuel, power, cost of living and the Ukraine situation pan out regards Stephen 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderzander Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 Yes 10 years will see me at 60. Hopefully it’s affordable… 🤞🏻 It’s all about health for me - and finishing as early as possible to be healthy enough to enjoy it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nonimouse Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 I'm hoping to retire at 75, so another 19 years. I may go down to 4 days a week for the last few years. Alternatively when I finally get divorced, I might just buy a van and travel round Greece and Albania until I manage to drink myself to death 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted February 23, 2022 Author Share Posted February 23, 2022 14 hours ago, Anderzander said: 34 years is a long time. Have you got long before you can retire? 10 years for me. About 3 years before I can fully retire. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peaklander Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 When I was 36, I hosted our factory's long service awards presentations. That year I had only just joined the company and two of the longest serving employees had both clocked-up 40 years of service. I don't know what I said in my little speech of thanks and appreciation but I remember that it was a quite humbling experience for me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daan Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 3 hours ago, Nonimouse said: I'm hoping to retire at 75, so another 19 years. I may go down to 4 days a week for the last few years. Alternatively when I finally get divorced, I might just buy a van and travel round Greece and Albania until I manage to drink myself to death Looks like you've got it all planned! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nonimouse Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 57 minutes ago, Daan said: Looks like you've got it all planned! I like to forward plan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy996 Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 I'd love to show pictures of work-based horse power, but a laptop, additional screens and loads of bits of paper just won't cut it. (I'm an IFA, so talking of pensions and retirement warms the cockles of my heart). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderzander Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 4 hours ago, Nonimouse said: I'm hoping to retire at 75, so another 19 years. I may go down to 4 days a week for the last few years. Alternatively when I finally get divorced, I might just buy a van and travel round Greece and Albania until I manage to drink myself to death When you get your van come up north for a visit before you head for the sun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nonimouse Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 14 minutes ago, Anderzander said: When you get your van come up north for a visit before you head for the sun. Might be as far as I can drive then! Thank you for the invite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mo Murphy Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 @Nonimouse Lovvers, organise a DaveFest in the Greek mountains 😁 I'll come 😁 Mo 👍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nonimouse Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 21 minutes ago, Mo Murphy said: @Nonimouse Lovvers, organise a DaveFest in the Greek mountains 😁 I'll come 😁 Mo 👍 Sounds like a plan Although our biannual BooBs fest at Nash Oaklands is quite entertaining Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troll Hunter Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 On 2/23/2022 at 4:07 AM, Nonimouse said: I'm hoping to retire at 75, so another 19 years. I may go down to 4 days a week for the last few years. Alternatively when I finally get divorced, I might just buy a van and travel round Greece and Albania until I manage to drink myself to death Retire as early as you can, life's too short. There's no point in dying rich! It's 20+ years since I retired and I'm still enjoying every day, even with the odd aches and pains that come with the years. And don't ever consider yourself "old", I don't. Until the current troubles in Ukraine I've been planning, with friends, an overland trip from Sweden to Ulaan Baatar in 2023, but perhaps that will have to be replaced by some other road trip. Currently under serious consideration is Tierra del Fuego back to Canada. If it becomes reality we'll post progress. Mike 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happyoldgit Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 18 hours ago, Troll Hunter said: Retire as early as you can, life's too short. There's no point in dying rich! It's 20+ years since I retired and I'm still enjoying every day, even with the odd aches and pains that come with the years. And don't ever consider yourself "old", I don't. Until the current troubles in Ukraine I've been planning, with friends, an overland trip from Sweden to Ulaan Baatar in 2023, but perhaps that will have to be replaced by some other road trip. Currently under serious consideration is Tierra del Fuego back to Canada. If it becomes reality we'll post progress. Mike I could not agree more. My old chap died suddenly two weeks after his 65th birthday, one minute we were having a chat over a cup of coffee and the next he was gone due to a massive heart attack. Life is indeed too short. Something that was again brought home to me again in late 2020 when I received a terminal cancer diagnosis. I will be forever grateful to the amazing care and treatment which resulted in me still being on top of the grass. Life is very precious and passes so very quickly. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffR Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 I greatly doubt I'll ever retire, there are times when I think its time to stop, then I find an insect that is sufficiently different from "normal" and my interest is re kindled once again. Sure, I have a few health issues, but nowt that will stop me, I'm kind of a stubborn so and so.... I'm irritated that I'm not allowed to drive for a while (medication) but thats relatively short term. Besides, I'm only in my early 60's and think I'm in my 30's.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daan Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 With the inflation rates as they are, Retirement might soon be a luxury for some people, sadly. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missingsid Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 One year for me but with a nine year old I'll be working for another ten to fifteen! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaghost Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 21 minutes ago, Daan said: With the inflation rates as they are, Retirement might soon be a luxury for poor people, sadly. That's the honest truth unfortunately. I was planning to retire at 60 in a year's time, however I'm rethinking to carry on for another year to see if world events affecting cost of living improve enough to take the risk regards Stephen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnoK Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 I can afford to retire right now, but I'll have to be bloody careful to make sure I'm back at work at the end of my off time, or I'm sunk...😭 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybrid_From_Hell Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 I could retire now if I was careful, I did a job I absolutely loathed and although it paid well ( and I saved like it was the last pay cheque - it was hire n fire type of company) ... it did me no favours health wise with daft long hours and buckets of stress, constant fear of redundancy (applied for my own job 9 times in 14 years !) and generally unpleasant place to be for so many hours... Now I earn a fraction of what I did, but I love what I do, I have thought about retiring but whilst I get a buzz out of nearly every day and getting to inventing things I'll carry on - its a sort of retirement When its no longer fun = I'll properly stop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daan Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 I will be 67 in 2040, the year I could get state pension. So 18 years to go. Not sure how state pension will develop, or whether I will even get it. That said, people who do get state pension, tell me it is hardly worth waiting for. I don't see my job as a chore, so not a problem for me. Daan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miketomcat Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 The job I do isn't paid that we'll given what I need to know to do it, but restoring classic wooden powerboats is about the best I'm likely to get in the marine industry. I do enjoy my job and that counts for a hell of a lot. However working till I'm 70 (still 23 years away) in a manual job isn't likely to go well. So to the idiot office worker that decided to raise retirement age I salute you as the biggest *#@+ ever to walk the planet. Meanwhile I plan to enjoy myself as much as I can before I die. Mike 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderzander Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 1 hour ago, Daan said: I will be 67 in 2040, the year I could get state pension. So 18 years to go. Not sure how state pension will develop, or whether I will even get it. That said, people who do get state pension, tell me it is hardly worth waiting for. I don't see my job as a chore, so not a problem for me. Daan £179.60 per week - if you’ve been paying tax and NI for long enough. So just under £10k a year - better than a kick in the teeth, better to think of it as a safety net if you haven’t got a private pension - or a small top up if you do. You can check what you’re forecast to get online. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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