The Retirement Thread

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Stander
Stander
Nov 2023
2:23pm, 30 Nov 2023
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Stander
Slough
Or Wales
Maybe Iceland
Pou Pou LePhoõk
Pou Pou LePhoõk
Nov 2023
2:29pm, 30 Nov 2023
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Pou Pou LePhoõk
I'd've gotten away with it if it weren't for that pesky Bob!
Lip Gloss
Lip Gloss
Nov 2023
3:18pm, 30 Nov 2023
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Lip Gloss
Nice wheels …..and hopefully yours for a long time too.

Just had my NHS email through so will get paid the last day of the month starting from December. My mortgage will get paid off then.
Hanneke
Hanneke
Nov 2023
3:24pm, 30 Nov 2023
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Hanneke
I know just the place 😎
I have a security cameras everywhere!
Hanneke
Hanneke
Nov 2023
3:26pm, 30 Nov 2023
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Hanneke
Dutch bank, also my FA, has just helped me sort my pension pot! 🤞🤞🤞
Now to get that letter that I have less than 5 years to live, so I can start using my SIPP drawdown as much as I want. I want a sauna, and the income to pay for running it.
I also want to travel as much as I can!
I will then end up destitute aged 80 😂😂😂
Mrs Jigs (Luverlylegs)
Mrs Jigs (Luverlylegs)
Nov 2023
3:28pm, 30 Nov 2023
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Mrs Jigs (Luverlylegs)
Will you get to 80 though? I sincerely hope so!
Stander
Stander
Nov 2023
3:29pm, 30 Nov 2023
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Stander
Don't need money when you are 80, How you going to spend it sat there dribbling in your chair waiting for the nurse to come along and change you?
Velociraptor
Velociraptor
Nov 2023
3:38pm, 30 Nov 2023
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Velociraptor
My dad's nearly 85 and I've advised him to hold on to his money, which is more than he ever expects to need, because it's his key to being able to make choices about where he lives when he gets old.
Flatlander
Flatlander
Nov 2023
4:45pm, 30 Nov 2023
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Flatlander
when he gets old
:-)
I'm nowhere near as old as your dad, V'rap, and I'll be doing very well if I do reach that age, so I'm giving away my money now where I want it to go. Let's hope I don't misjudge it and leave myself destitute. :-p
HappyG(rrr)
HappyG(rrr)
Nov 2023
4:56pm, 30 Nov 2023
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HappyG(rrr)
My mum is 87 and not dribbling. My tante (aunt) in Gemany is 90 and I think this is the first year she isn't having a winter skiing holiday. She does half a dozen walking, cycling, bus, tain, boat type hols a year. You can be very active in your 80s! :-) G

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