The Retirement Thread

[172traindriver]

I am in enough trouble at home. Mrs D wants to know who is the welsh woman in pink bloomers that I keep talking about in my sleep.

You keep pinching the money from the club

 

[PaulSB]

Just checked my State Pension entitlement on the Government Gateway site.
£7200 pa.
Looks like the Workies will be keeping me in beer money from next year.

I will be 65 on Saturday but won't get my pension till May 2020. It's going to make a huge difference when it comes.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Do you keep the other 60%?

Awful thought

No, not enough stamps, too busy bringing up families to spend time working.

 

[Dave7]

No, not enough stamps, too busy bringing up families to spend time working.

Similar problem here. We made the decision to top it up (fortunate enough to have the cash). We chose to top it to 90% but the extra weekly paid that back within 3 years. A no brainer for our situation.

 

[classic33]

Not me

Needs to be taught how to use a knife when cutting a cake, whoever it was.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Similar problem here. We made the decision to top it up (fortunate enough to have the cash). We chose to top it to 90% but the extra weekly paid that back within 3 years. A no brainer for our situation.

Unfortunately we weren't in a position to top it up, though she's on DLA which help's a bit.

 

[Mo1959]

Bleeding idiots whoever did this!

https://road.cc/content/news/263182...red-rope-strung-across-christchurch-promenade

 

[Drago]

Disgraceful. Should be treated as attempted murder.

 

[welsh dragon]

Crikey. What idiots.

 

[numbnuts]

Bleeding idiots whoever did this!

https://road.cc/content/news/263182...red-rope-strung-across-christchurch-promenade

This is not the first time they have done this along there and I don't believe it's children, some people don't like cyclists riding along there even though it is legal.

 

[172traindriver]

Bleeding idiots whoever did this!

https://road.cc/content/news/263182...red-rope-strung-across-christchurch-promenade

Morons

 

[172traindriver]

This is not the first time they have done this along there and I don't believe it's children, some people don't like cyclists riding along there even though it is legal.

Probably bored teenagers thinking they are really clever, however have to agree with you with the anti cyclist brigade out there.
You can be out minding your own business doing no harm to anyone when a car comes by and someone will shout something like W####r at you for no justified reason. Some people are beyond belief unfortunately

 

[PaulSB]

Similar problem here. We made the decision to top it up (fortunate enough to have the cash). We chose to top it to 90% but the extra weekly paid that back within 3 years. A no brainer for our situation.

Glad to hear it worked Mrs P is short on contributions due to having retired at 60. I'm investigating the cost of top ups which also look like a no brainer.

 

[Dave7]

Glad to hear it worked Mrs P is short on contributions due to having retired at 60. I'm investigating the cost of top ups which also look like a no brainer.

Mrs D had nowhere near that. As I said, we were given several options and you have to do the sums. How big a lump sum against how much extra it will give you per month. And it helps if you know how long you are going to live

 

[Dirk]

I count myself fortunate that when we both get our state pensions, our total household income will exceed that which we had before we both retired.