The Retirement Thread
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17 Jun
9:49am, 17 Jun 2024
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TROSaracen
4 years 11 months since semi retirement; still the greatest moment as that full time job had become mental health impacting purgatory. It was more of an ‘escape’ feeling - I remember the beautiful feeling of years of stress falling away and this shiny new feeling of living without stress emerging. Leaving my 2 day/week part time job in January 2024 has probably changed my life more simply because life is no longer tethered to a working week (even a short one) and managing annual leave to go on holiday. I’ve had 3 holidays so far which would have used up all annual leave; 3 more booked so no surprise I’m loving every second. |
17 Jun
9:53am, 17 Jun 2024
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Rosehip
It'll be 5 years at the end of next month when school closed and work stopped! 5 years in September since I started accessing pension funds Where does the time go? |
17 Jun
9:59am, 17 Jun 2024
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Bazoaxe
We are on a week break in Malaga. We have already observed our accommodation would more than meet our needs as a retirement home. Not sure we could afford it though.
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17 Jun
10:01am, 17 Jun 2024
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HappyG(rrr)
Lol Bazo. We had exactly same convos with folk in Malta. Very affordable. Live there and keep house in UK and rent it out?! You'd get a bomb for your place being near Murrayfield!  G
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17 Jun
10:21am, 17 Jun 2024
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Bob!
15 months of retirement here. We are currently midway through a 25 day break in Menorca ( that we bought about 18 months ago). |
17 Jun
11:01am, 17 Jun 2024
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Velociraptor
I could cope with living in Málaga 🌞
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17 Jun
11:07am, 17 Jun 2024
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ThorntonRunner
18 months into retirement here. We're currently in the middle of having the garage converted into a utility and the kitchen replaced whilst getting use to a 15 week old Springer puppy and clearing my late mum's house. It's exhausting, but way way preferable to work
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17 Jun
11:19am, 17 Jun 2024
26,910 posts
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Sigh
321 days into retirement - should get Dusty Bin for that
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17 Jun
11:47am, 17 Jun 2024
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Diogenes
ThorntonRunner wrote: 18 months into retirement here. We're currently in the middle of having the garage converted into a utility and the kitchen replaced whilst getting use to a 15 week old Springer puppy and clearing my late mum's house. It's exhausting, but way way preferable to work You wouldn't want to be doing all that and working at the same time |
17 Jun
11:47am, 17 Jun 2024
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GimmeMedals
3 years and nearly 9 months retired. Life has never been so good.
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