Facing retirement.
Discussion
I'm looking forward to not having to work. In some respects I'm possibly there now as I could probably make my non-work income cover my outgoings if I reduced my outgoings but there wouldn't be much breathing room.
I'd love the time off... I could spend months (or more) sorting out a very long list of house and car related jobs.
What stops me? The worry that if I did stop and then needed to re-start I wouldn't be able to as at least some of my skills/knowledge would become out of date very quickly.
Tempting though, and hopefully will be doing so sooner rather than later.
I'd love the time off... I could spend months (or more) sorting out a very long list of house and car related jobs.
What stops me? The worry that if I did stop and then needed to re-start I wouldn't be able to as at least some of my skills/knowledge would become out of date very quickly.
Tempting though, and hopefully will be doing so sooner rather than later.
Cotty said:
Jasandjules said:
I am not sure I want to "retire" as such. I would rather keep working as long as possible on a part time basis. Hopefully keep mind and body "healthy".
You obviously do no work in the same office I do or you would change your mind. Im about to go postal with the pricksAnd Failhere, I am damn near wetting myself at the fact that you retired ten mins ago and are posting on PH - get yourself down the pub man!!
I'd like to hear what people would do in their retirement.
In my youf, there were things that I wanted to do but lacked the time and more importantly the money to do. Today, some of those things are no longer of interest to me and some I couldn't do because of the wear and tear of old age.
The problem is things like gardening, cooking, going to the pictures, walking the dog, reading, doing voluntary work leave me feeling like blaaahhh at the prospect. To me they really are the downhill slope.
Something exciting, challenging and adventurous for an oap esp. in the winter.
In my youf, there were things that I wanted to do but lacked the time and more importantly the money to do. Today, some of those things are no longer of interest to me and some I couldn't do because of the wear and tear of old age.
The problem is things like gardening, cooking, going to the pictures, walking the dog, reading, doing voluntary work leave me feeling like blaaahhh at the prospect. To me they really are the downhill slope.
Something exciting, challenging and adventurous for an oap esp. in the winter.
Zed 44 said:
I'd like to hear what people would do in their retirement.
In my youf, there were things that I wanted to do but lacked the time and more importantly the money to do. Today, some of those things are no longer of interest to me and some I couldn't do because of the wear and tear of old age.
The problem is things like gardening, cooking, going to the pictures, walking the dog, reading, doing voluntary work leave me feeling like blaaahhh at the prospect. To me they really are the downhill slope.
Something exciting, challenging and adventurous for an oap esp. in the winter.
My mate's grand father just did his first parachute jump... he was in his late 70's I think.In my youf, there were things that I wanted to do but lacked the time and more importantly the money to do. Today, some of those things are no longer of interest to me and some I couldn't do because of the wear and tear of old age.
The problem is things like gardening, cooking, going to the pictures, walking the dog, reading, doing voluntary work leave me feeling like blaaahhh at the prospect. To me they really are the downhill slope.
Something exciting, challenging and adventurous for an oap esp. in the winter.
FailHere said:
I can see myself doing something else work-wise before too long if I get bored.
I used to work with a guy who'd retired but taken up contracting and aimed to do about 3 months work a year (usually Christmas to Easter as we had a pretty much guaranteed customer). He reckoned his pension took care of all his living costs, and the extra 3 months contract work a year paid for him and his wife to go on a big holiday every year, they'd spend all summer off in their camper van, or a couple of months away somewhere more exotic. I quite fancy that approach when I retire.Retirement is not about filling you time and finding what to do, it is all about doing what you want to do!
Spend it in the pub if you want to but you have spent around 45 years working for, usually, someone else and now it is your time! It is what you make it.
Me, I travel most the winter, show my steam engine at rallies, spend time with grandkids, make and fix stuff in my workshop, keep chickens, and play golf!
Never bored!
Spend it in the pub if you want to but you have spent around 45 years working for, usually, someone else and now it is your time! It is what you make it.
Me, I travel most the winter, show my steam engine at rallies, spend time with grandkids, make and fix stuff in my workshop, keep chickens, and play golf!
Never bored!
Kenty said:
Retirement is not about filling you time and finding what to do, it is all about doing what you want to do!
I've been telling myself that, if I want to PS4 all day, then I'll bloody well PS4 all day. 
But I get bored of that after a while. I think I'll find a balance soon, doing busy work when I feel busy, and just relaxing when I feel like it.
King Herald said:
Kenty said:
Retirement is not about filling you time and finding what to do, it is all about doing what you want to do!
I've been telling myself that, if I want to PS4 all day, then I'll bloody well PS4 all day. But I get bored of that after a while. I think I'll find a balance soon, doing busy work when I feel busy, and just relaxing when I feel like it.
My brother's been retired a year, it doesn't suit him. So he'll be contracting for 3 days a week.
Some people are just no good at being retired. I know a couple of people like that, who just got more and more stressed out until they finally caved in and took another full-time job - crap low paying jobs but it makes them happy!
Personally I would be FANTASTIC at being retired! I work because I need money, and that's it. I have tasks on my to-do list from 10 years ago because I never get enough personal time to get them achieved. I CAN'T WAIT until I can plan out my own schedule all day, every day. Only 38 years to go
Personally I would be FANTASTIC at being retired! I work because I need money, and that's it. I have tasks on my to-do list from 10 years ago because I never get enough personal time to get them achieved. I CAN'T WAIT until I can plan out my own schedule all day, every day. Only 38 years to go
Retirement means that instead of having to rush the brake overhaul on your classic, on Saturday before that run on Sunday, you can start Monday, & do a corner a day & the master cylinder on Friday, & test the thing on Saturday.
Then after the run on Sunday you have some time the next week to pull it apart & fit the anti rattle plates you forgot to fit last week.
It's great mate.
Then after the run on Sunday you have some time the next week to pull it apart & fit the anti rattle plates you forgot to fit last week.
It's great mate.
Zed 44 said:
I'd like to hear what people would do in their retirement.
In my youf, there were things that I wanted to do but lacked the time and more importantly the money to do. Today, some of those things are no longer of interest to me and some I couldn't do because of the wear and tear of old age.
The problem is things like gardening, cooking, going to the pictures, walking the dog, reading, doing voluntary work leave me feeling like blaaahhh at the prospect. To me they really are the downhill slope.
Something exciting, challenging and adventurous for an oap esp. in the winter.
Retired a year ago. Spent most of last summer sailing in Greece (if you don't know how - do some training). Came home from Greece middle of October, then middle of December went to Switzerland skiing for the winter. Brilliant. Came back from there last week, and now trying to decide what to do this summer. Will probably go back to Switz for walking, kayaking etc.In my youf, there were things that I wanted to do but lacked the time and more importantly the money to do. Today, some of those things are no longer of interest to me and some I couldn't do because of the wear and tear of old age.
The problem is things like gardening, cooking, going to the pictures, walking the dog, reading, doing voluntary work leave me feeling like blaaahhh at the prospect. To me they really are the downhill slope.
Something exciting, challenging and adventurous for an oap esp. in the winter.
Plenty to do, and not as expensive as it sounds if you go for long stays.
I'd like to go early 60s if I can
Modest house all but paid for and I will have ten years of no mortgage to try and put some money away
Two small pensions and a decent work one
Ideally Jan- mar I'd like to get a place rented in Spain, the cold wet weather utterly depresses me here
So getting away till Easter would be great
Main task is making sure your healthy now leading upto and into retirement
Modest house all but paid for and I will have ten years of no mortgage to try and put some money away
Two small pensions and a decent work one
Ideally Jan- mar I'd like to get a place rented in Spain, the cold wet weather utterly depresses me here
So getting away till Easter would be great
Main task is making sure your healthy now leading upto and into retirement
I retired at 23 and just went travelling, but came out of retirement at 26 when I ran out of money 
I'll probably do that a few times, depending on where I end up working, mini-retirements work well for me and are a time to develop a skill or pursue a hobby for a bit, then go back to work and think about the next retirement.
Where I work now, it's a small niche company mostly made up on people on the verge of retirement or beyond it, I think the average age is 62 someone said. The most happiest seem to be those who have gone part time once they hit retirement age, and just come in for 16-20 hours a week. I think the oldest is 72 now, he looks as fit and happy as those 20 years his junior.
I'll probably do that a few times, depending on where I end up working, mini-retirements work well for me and are a time to develop a skill or pursue a hobby for a bit, then go back to work and think about the next retirement.Where I work now, it's a small niche company mostly made up on people on the verge of retirement or beyond it, I think the average age is 62 someone said. The most happiest seem to be those who have gone part time once they hit retirement age, and just come in for 16-20 hours a week. I think the oldest is 72 now, he looks as fit and happy as those 20 years his junior.
Xaero said:
I retired at 23 and just went travelling, but came out of retirement at 26 when I ran out of money I'll probably do that a few times, depending on where I end up working, mini-retirements work well for me and are a time to develop a skill or pursue a hobby for a bit, then go back to work and think about the next retirement.
Where I work now, it's a small niche company mostly made up on people on the verge of retirement or beyond it, I think the average age is 62 someone said. The most happiest seem to be those who have gone part time once they hit retirement age, and just come in for 16-20 hours a week. I think the oldest is 72 now, he looks as fit and happy as those 20 years his junior.
That's not really retirement now is it. I'll probably do that a few times, depending on where I end up working, mini-retirements work well for me and are a time to develop a skill or pursue a hobby for a bit, then go back to work and think about the next retirement.Where I work now, it's a small niche company mostly made up on people on the verge of retirement or beyond it, I think the average age is 62 someone said. The most happiest seem to be those who have gone part time once they hit retirement age, and just come in for 16-20 hours a week. I think the oldest is 72 now, he looks as fit and happy as those 20 years his junior.
Someone likened retirement to "being on the dole but with more money"
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