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I'll be very poor but incredibly happy to be retiring on NYE at 55 from the NHS. I'll have to carry on working and although a pain in the arse to organise, it will be on my terms.
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"Jay retired at 53
How does he find it, did he have to work?well that was nearly 20 years ago, he's never had another day job since
Did he have a good pension or has he just muddled along?"
investments and properties |
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"Jay retired at 53
How does he find it, did he have to work?well that was nearly 20 years ago, he's never had another day job since
Did he have a good pension or has he just muddled along?investments and properties"
Clever man! I shall be doing far more menial stuff than that but hopefully, free and happy. |
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"Jay retired at 53
How does he find it, did he have to work?well that was nearly 20 years ago, he's never had another day job since
Did he have a good pension or has he just muddled along?investments and properties
Clever man! I shall be doing far more menial stuff than that but hopefully, free and happy. "
free and happy is the most important thing |
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"I hope I never retire.
I don't plan on it, and I hope I never need to.
-Courtney"
I wasn't planning to but the NHS has just about destroyed me and it feels like I'm being forced to give up the love of my life. To stay healthy, I have to go. |
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By *iewMan
over a year ago
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I retired at 50, then took a few years out. I do consultancy now.
Hours that suit me and I love it.
I have 1 week to go then back to work after 4 months holidays  well for 8 weeks then 2 months off over Xmas.
good luck... it's great  |
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Have any of you had to change your standard of living at all? I'm looking forward to not finding 'stuff' necessary anymore, I'm going to really enjoy a small, cheap space and more time, I have such exciting plans ahead.
Ask me in 40 years time though, my mum is 95 and still going strong. |
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I've already retired a few times and I'm in the process of doing it again..... although for a number of reasons I'm pretty sure it'll not be the last time I do.....  |
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"I hope I never retire.
I don't plan on it, and I hope I never need to.
-Courtney
I wasn't planning to but the NHS has just about destroyed me and it feels like I'm being forced to give up the love of my life. To stay healthy, I have to go."
 I hope things work out for you. I like working so I hope I'm never in the same position. |
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"I hope I never retire.
I don't plan on it, and I hope I never need to.
-Courtney"
I can't see me retiring either, could well end up as one of those annoyingly smiley people in B & Q |
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Nope we never changed a lot we both had very good jobs and had always planned for time out . We had a megga bonus as we both managed to leave with decent pay offs as well. Plus we got no vices except sex which is free |
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I have (at least) 38 years to go before I can draw my pension so it's a good thing I enjoy what I do. My mum took early retirement at 55 which coincided with my youngest sibling leaving home and she has always said since that she regretted going so early.
I think the ability to retire early is going to become the preserve of the few in years to come. Hopefully workplaces and working patterns and jobs will all become more flexible to accommodate it. |
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"I'll be very poor but incredibly happy to be retiring on NYE at 55 from the NHS. I'll have to carry on working and although a pain in the arse to organise, it will be on my terms.
Anyone else? Regrets?"
Retired July 2014 and I have no regrets whatsoever. I work when I want to (which is rarely) and get paid a hell of a lot more than I used to .
I'm incredibly poor too in monetary terms but in every other respect I'm fabulously wealthy. |
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"I'll be very poor but incredibly happy to be retiring on NYE at 55 from the NHS. I'll have to carry on working and although a pain in the arse to organise, it will be on my terms.
Anyone else? Regrets?"
yes am in my bed as we speak  |
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Projected to at 55 then it's off home to the sunshine and lie on a beach and complain about the youth of today while
Been paying into a private pension since I was 19 and a government one (lol) for 13. Will live of pension and investments unless life fucks me in the hoop.
Have a fair whack coming my way in years to come so fingers crossed I will get there to enjoy it. |
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"Have any of you had to change your standard of living at all? I'm looking forward to not finding 'stuff' necessary anymore, I'm going to really enjoy a small, cheap space and more time, I have such exciting plans ahead.
Ask me in 40 years time though, my mum is 95 and still going strong."
No but then we've never lived a particularly materialistic lifestyle anyway. We are about to downsize so our lifestyle will alter as far as living space is concerned and it might take me a while to work out where to store my extensive collection of charity shop clothes |
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"I've retired three times already (seriously, parties, dinner, cards n' pressies) but it never seems to stick.
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same here, took me until I was 51 to have made enough to retire, got bored so started working again, now sort of semi retired and work when I feel like it |
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Im 53 and have worked stupidish hours for 36 years ,,,,,, the job that i have loved for all of those years has changed and as and when the time comes i will have a total change in lifestyle ,,,,, will still be happy to put some hours in but will be for some one else as and when i want too rather than get up in the morning and wonder which of the long list of jobs is going to get done first |
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I once played a game of cricket and had amassed a total of 83 runs, including a couple of 6's back over the bowler's head, and several well timed cover drives which raced to the boundary leaving fielders rooted to the spot. I felt confident, this attack was not strong enough for me!
Their captain decided a change of tactics was called for and duly tossed the ball to their spinner. My eyes smiled as I knew I could edge my way to that elusive ton. His third ball I glanced to leg and set off for an easy single, or so I thought. Halfway up the wicket I pulled up sharp, a shooting pain in my leg meant I could not complete the run. I had pulled a hamstring and my game was over
I had to retire early |
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"I retired at 50, then took a few years out. I do consultancy now.
Hours that suit me and I love it.
I have 1 week to go then back to work after 4 months holidays well for 8 weeks then 2 months off over Xmas.
good luck... it's great "
Lol I thought you were younger than 50 |
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was retired at 52 and have no intention unless things go seriously pete tong of working full time again and in any case wont work for someone else..
no regrets though it did take a while to get my head around it.. |
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By *iewMan
over a year ago
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"I retired at 50, then took a few years out. I do consultancy now.
Hours that suit me and I love it.
I have 1 week to go then back to work after 4 months holidays well for 8 weeks then 2 months off over Xmas.
good luck... it's great
Lol I thought you were younger than 50 "
well, you have me at a disadvantage as I never noticed you before...
all the best |
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