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The Retirement Thread

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GregP
GregP
Jul 2022
7:14am, 5 Jul 2022
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It's not just date of death, it's date of stopping, if you follow. My father, God rest his soul, died age 90 but was never the same after a stroke just before his 86th birthday - followed by dementia on top of it. And he never really 'lived' - at least from a 'wanting/needing lots of money' viewpoint - after my mum died some twenty years earlier.
HappyG(rrr)
HappyG(rrr)
Jul 2022
8:03am, 5 Jul 2022
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HappyG(rrr)
My dad retired early 60s, did some consulting work mid 60s, took up golf, cancer at 68, dead at 70.

Don't sacrifice your 50s or 60s for the 70s, 80s or 90s that might never come, I would say!

Though of course I wish you all good health and long life. :-) G
GregP
GregP
Jul 2022
10:38am, 13 Jul 2022
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So spoke to my boss’s boss this morning - he ambushed me about my retirement plans. Seems a flexible 20 hours a week (160 hours every 8 weeks) might be an option which gives me and Essex Police an extra year to wean ourselves off each other.
Sigh
Sigh
Jul 2022
10:47am, 13 Jul 2022
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Sigh
That sounds promising, Grep.
GregP
GregP
Jul 2022
10:52am, 13 Jul 2022
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GregP
Could be the best of all possible worlds.
EvilPixie
EvilPixie
Jul 2022
10:57am, 13 Jul 2022
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EvilPixie
def sounds good
Bob!
Bob!
Jul 2022
11:03am, 13 Jul 2022
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Bob!
So spoke to my boss’s boss this morning - he ambushed me about my retirement plans. Seems a flexible 20 hours a week (160 hours every 8 weeks) might be an option which gives me and Essex Police an extra year to wean ourselves off each other.


So full time for 26 weeks, less about 3 weeks holiday?
Cerrertonia
Cerrertonia
Jul 2022
11:10am, 13 Jul 2022
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Cerrertonia
Sounds very good to me.
Ness
Ness
Jul 2022
11:13am, 13 Jul 2022
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Ness
Does sound positive.
ThorntonRunner
ThorntonRunner
Jul 2022
11:17am, 13 Jul 2022
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ThorntonRunner
definitely a good starting point

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