When Will or Did you Retire?

[jonny jeez]

But no evidence it's worse for you? Just that it's actually sweeter and therefore you need to use less of it.

well...it has more calories and more sugar...that refined sugar...per spoonful

Regardless, this wasn't offered as "evidence" it was just the first thing that came up in google, so perhaps a little early ...on the basis of one google quote, to conclude that there is NO evidence.

its always likely that it may take years of research and public investment.... to confirm that there was no evidence in the first place.

 

[marzjennings]

Either that.... or you'll be like my mum and be so bored after three months that you go back to work...

No chance, I only work for the money to fund the things I actually like to do. I'm looking forward to being able to actually focus on travel, painting, cooking, studying and research.

 

[Dirk]

I've never met anyone who got bored with retirement and then went back to work. I reckon it's an urban myth.
Also, this rubbish about 'not having enough time in the day to do everything' that retirees spout; if you got up before 10 o'clock you'd have plenty of time.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Got to agree with you guys, ten + years ago I was earning extremely good money but having to put the hours in I also had a high maintenance wife that could spend it as fast as I earned it.
Got rid of the wife, the mortgage and the debt, went solo for a while then met my good lady wife of the last eighteen years, we live debt free, no credit cards or loans. Life is good,we don't have a lot of money but we have no worries.

As per Mr Micawber:

"Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure nineteen [pounds] nineteen [shillings] and six [pence], result happiness. Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure twenty pounds ought and six, result misery."

 

[The Jogger]

I could stay on until 66 and not owe a penny , have a fairly big pension and bigger lump sum but I would rather retire on a more modest pension a few years earlier and enjoy life. In fact as the time gets quite close now, I get fairly impatient. It will be nice getting away from the politics of work, which I have to say I find less interesting each day.

 

[midlife]

Mr R is aiming to retire at 55 (the perks of being an NHS consultant) but that could be 4 years before I retire. So I may have a houseboy for a while....

Mr R is indeed lucky, if memory serves they stopped special class status (allowing retirement at 55) twenty years ago. Normal retirement age is now 60 for most of us.

Shaun

 

[The Jogger]

You might want to check the cost of living in London however, £30k a year doesn't go very far in reality

It's not a bad second wage in a household or not bad for a foot on the career ladder. I have seen people make it to train op within a year and hit 50k with good benefits including final salary pension......

 

[HertzvanRental]

There are many reasons to be wary of retirement. Financial, health, family circumstances etc. But, boredom? Never! There is just soooo much out there. Check your library notice board, U3a, it just needs looking for.

 

[teaboy]

I retired a year ago age 66 after 51 years no debts but not much money [thanks to our chums in the city]Have gone back to cycling and love it.So if you want a happy retirement get out on yer bike

 

[Dirk]

I used to get so fed up of planning a ride out at the weekend only for the weather to be rubbish when the time arrived. Now I get up, look at the weather and go any time I like. Freedom!

 

[vickster]

It's not a bad second wage in a household or not bad for a foot on the career ladder. I have seen people make it to train op within a year and hit 50k with good benefits including final salary pension......

And you can get some extra days off on strike too poor hard done by souls!

 

[MontyVeda]

Don't have a pension ...but I'd like to hope I'm not going to work past 70...

same here... I was hoping for to retire at 65 but as soon as I turned 40 and thought "only 25 years left" some bugger went and upped it

 

[Dec66]

Never. I'll die first.

I would love to jack it all in now, but circumstances dictate otherwise.

 

[delb0y]

I'm going to be really annoyed if I peg it before I draw that pension. Doubly so if I peg it through some work-related stress-related illness. I have a few friends, same age as me, currently recovering from life threatening illnesses. Makes you think, and makes you ponder on the wisdom of leaving it too long.

 

[andytheflyer]

I'm going to be really annoyed if I peg it before I draw that pension. Doubly so if I peg it through some work-related stress-related illness. I have a few friends, same age as me, currently recovering from life threatening illnesses. Makes you think, and makes you ponder on the wisdom of leaving it too long.

Which is why I'm going earlier rather than later......