The Retirement Thread
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classic33
Leg End Member
Owdo
classic33
Leg End Member
You'll wake up with a crick in yer neck!
Mo1959
Legendary Member
- Location
- Perthshire,Scotland
Morning. It’s a chilly start here. Another dry day for us and to get warm later. I should have been up earlier but took ages to fall asleep.
Flick of the Elbow
Guru
- Location
- Pentlands Edinburgh
Good morning all, wall to wall sunshine forecast, temp to hit 19° by early afternoon.
I don’t usually watch tennis but made an exception for Murray’s last match last night, again !
And in other news my bank account is the happy recipient this morning of my first ever pension payment, still pinching myself that I get this for life now without having to lift a finger ! What with this and my free bus travel it’s taking some getting used to !
I don’t usually watch tennis but made an exception for Murray’s last match last night, again !
And in other news my bank account is the happy recipient this morning of my first ever pension payment, still pinching myself that I get this for life now without having to lift a finger ! What with this and my free bus travel it’s taking some getting used to !
Mo1959
Legendary Member
- Location
- Perthshire,Scotland
Next May for me. After managing on my work pension and constantly dipping into my inheritance to top up, it will feel like a real bonus.
Good morning,
Second coffee brewed, getting ready to watch the Triathlons which start at 7:00. A visit to a friend later, he was a founder member of our running club and will be 80 next year. He has a room full of club memorabilia, records of race results and photos going back decades.
Second coffee brewed, getting ready to watch the Triathlons which start at 7:00. A visit to a friend later, he was a founder member of our running club and will be 80 next year. He has a room full of club memorabilia, records of race results and photos going back decades.
Emanresu
Senior Member
For those of you on low pensions (for whatever reason), check to see if you should apply for Pension Credit. It's not a normal benefit in that it is a gateway to other payments such as help with your rental costs, and now winter fuel payment. Pensions have a habit of not keeping up with the cost of living.
https://www.gov.uk/pension-credit/how-to-claim
It can be a bit tricky as it will ask about any capital you have. Also you may not be entitled to it one year if you are over the current limits but check each year. Pensions have a habit of not keeping up with the cost of living.
https://www.gov.uk/pension-credit/how-to-claim
It can be a bit tricky as it will ask about any capital you have. Also you may not be entitled to it one year if you are over the current limits but check each year. Pensions have a habit of not keeping up with the cost of living.
welsh dragon
Thanks but no thanks. I think I'll pass.
welsh dragon
Thanks but no thanks. I think I'll pass.
Coooooeeeee. 16 deg here and 26 predicted for today. Thankfully it will be the last day as thunderstorms are predicted for tomorrow.
Stay safe peeps
Stay safe peeps
Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
I have risen!
welsh dragon
Thanks but no thanks. I think I'll pass.
It won't be long before the government stop the triple lock, then our pensions will soon fall behind and those of us who may be even slightly over-the threshold will soon find ourselves below again.
The Lord giveth and taketh away as they say.
Hover Fly
Lazy so and so
- Location
- Besides the lake, beneath the trees
It's called the punt, and without it Parisian waiters would be unable to pour wine. An old French cartoon I have shows how wine is served, in Paris a waiter has his thumb in the punt, a Bordelais has a good firm grip on the bottle, for England a woman is shown sat on the floor, leaning against a table leg, in a state of undress, drinking from the bottle neck.
