Enjoying Retirement

[ARHarh]

Carbon Sasquatch said:

anonymous said:

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I enjoyed work - however, I'm enjoying retirement more

It's only been a week, but no early start in the morning

I never hated my job, in fact I still do bits of my job as a hobby always have and always will. I disliked having to do the same things everyday and having no choice how my day would go. And I got to the point where I don't need any more money to live the rest of my life.

[Welshbeef]

Looking good for state pension come April 2023 looks like your in for £18 a week rise taking new state pension to £203 per week.

Ensuring you keep up with inflation.

[rigga]

Welshbeef said:

Looking good for state pension come April 2023 looks like your in for £18 a week rise taking new state pension to £203 per week.

Ensuring you keep up with inflation.

Still a couple of months till September inflation figure sets the April rise next year.

Also affects my index linked pension, so watching with intent.

Anyway, another Monday morning , had a nice breakfast, catching up on PH, off out with the dogs in the sunshine soon, a ride out on a bike later, and maybe dig the TVR out for a airing.... It's not so bad.

[Monkeylegend]

GT3Manthey said:

Monkeylegend said:

Has your wife got hairy feet then ?

Oops good spot hahah

Lovely day for retirees by the looks of it

Yep just having a leisurely breakfast then taking the dogs out for a walk, then who knows what the day holds.

Bit of gardening I think, the brown bin gets emptied tomorrow so need to fill it up with grass cuttings to get my moneys worth, while all the workers are stuck on the motorway network protesting on our behalf about the price of a litre of petrol.

Life sucks sometimes

[Welshbeef]

rigga said:

Still a couple of months till September inflation figure sets the April rise next year.

Also affects my index linked pension, so watching with intent.

Anyway, another Monday morning , had a nice breakfast, catching up on PH, off out with the dogs in the sunshine soon, a ride out on a bike later, and maybe dig the TVR out for a airing.... It's not so bad.

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Something to plan ahead for Early Aug.

I’d say get there on the Thursday it will be quieter and most / all available.

[dmahon]

Monkeylegend said:

Yep just having a leisurely breakfast then taking the dogs out for a walk, then who knows what the day holds.

Bit of gardening I think, the brown bin gets emptied tomorrow so need to fill it up with grass cuttings to get my moneys worth, while all the workers are stuck on the motorway network protesting on our behalf about the price of a litre of petrol.

Life sucks sometimes

I miss work, but I keep seeing things like people sweating in an office on a hot day, or overhearing arguments about corporate nonsense on Zoom calls. I’m finally starting to turn a corner and realise I don’t ever want to be back in that world in a big way.

[paralla]

dmahon said:

Monkeylegend said:

Yep just having a leisurely breakfast then taking the dogs out for a walk, then who knows what the day holds.

Bit of gardening I think, the brown bin gets emptied tomorrow so need to fill it up with grass cuttings to get my moneys worth, while all the workers are stuck on the motorway network protesting on our behalf about the price of a litre of petrol.

Life sucks sometimes

I miss work, but I keep seeing things like people sweating in an office on a hot day, or overhearing arguments about corporate nonsense on Zoom calls. I’m finally starting to turn a corner and realise I don’t ever want to be back in that world in a big way.

I see retired people thinking about what day the bins go out and worrying if they are full or not and it scares me.

[Welshbeef]

paralla said:

I see retired people thinking about what day the bins go out and worrying if they are full or not and it scares me.

He one of my neighbours is like as you describe.

Literally as soon as the bins collected (this morning being the example) they are out dragging bins back while binmen are emptying ours. Now it’s not a set time sometimes before 8am / 9am and the other week 5pm…. Yet every time it’s taken in instantly…. Why do I know this? My WFH desk faces that direction and the window is in my line of sight.

Doesn’t bother me but to be that on it…. Garden is immaculate literally immaculate. They likely need more to do.

[dmahon]

paralla said:

I see retired people thinking about what day the bins go out and worrying if they are full or not and it scares me.

Ha, that was pretty funny. Almost makes me want to open Excel again!

[Welshbeef]

Any of you silver Steven’s in the potting shed growing loads of veg flowers etc.

[ARHarh]

Welshbeef said:

paralla said:

I see retired people thinking about what day the bins go out and worrying if they are full or not and it scares me.

He one of my neighbours is like as you describe.

Literally as soon as the bins collected (this morning being the example) they are out dragging bins back while binmen are emptying ours. Now it’s not a set time sometimes before 8am / 9am and the other week 5pm…. Yet every time it’s taken in instantly…. Why do I know this? My WFH desk faces that direction and the window is in my line of sight.

Doesn’t bother me but to be that on it…. Garden is immaculate literally immaculate. They likely need more to do.

Well. I set up my home automation to log on to the local council website, download the bin collection calendar, incorporate this into the house google calendar and send an email at 6 am asking me to put the bins out and which ones need to go out. I then read my email before breakfast and put the appropriate bin out. Not sure if that is worse our not

[PM3]

The thread is called " Enjoying Retirement " so I just don't understand people going on about working, part time working , wringing thier hands about what they might do if they were retired etc . Personally I am retired and I have not / do not have a single worry about what I am going to do or not do next .
Sure I dont have some bogus instagram life style , but I am definitely balanced enough to be able to spend time on my own, or with family or people whom I/they choose and have the fortune to have the fiscal ability to sustain my new lifestyle . This last point was rather the aspect of the question posed by the OP . The BEST thing in my retirement so far is daily never having to listen to or deal with the under-educated half witts and self important fools that seem to dominate the ( on whole well paid ) industry that I stumbled into 35 years ago . This alone has blessed by life .

[dmahon]

Counter-intuitively, I think some people need some work to “enjoy retirement”.

Whether it’s the money, the social element, the challenge, having something to fill the time etc.

I think a lot of people will be transitioning between work and retirement over a long period as opposed to working full time then stopping instantly.

Some of us will be worrying if we’ve gone too early, some might find themselves contemplating returning to the workforce due to inflation etc.

I think it’s a relevant question for enjoying retirement but no worries if it’s not relevant to the thread.

[Monkeylegend]

paralla said:

dmahon said:

Monkeylegend said:

Yep just having a leisurely breakfast then taking the dogs out for a walk, then who knows what the day holds.

Bit of gardening I think, the brown bin gets emptied tomorrow so need to fill it up with grass cuttings to get my moneys worth, while all the workers are stuck on the motorway network protesting on our behalf about the price of a litre of petrol.

Life sucks sometimes

I miss work, but I keep seeing things like people sweating in an office on a hot day, or overhearing arguments about corporate nonsense on Zoom calls. I’m finally starting to turn a corner and realise I don’t ever want to be back in that world in a big way.

I see retired people thinking about what day the bins go out and worrying if they are full or not and it scares me.

You need to be there to understand

[Brave Fart]

dmahon said:

Counter-intuitively, I think some people need some work to “enjoy retirement”.

Whether it’s the money, the social element, the challenge, having something to fill the time etc.

I think a lot of people will be transitioning between work and retirement over a long period as opposed to working full time then stopping instantly.

Some of us will be worrying if we’ve gone too early, some might find themselves contemplating returning to the workforce due to inflation etc.

I think it’s a relevant question for enjoying retirement but no worries if it’s not relevant to the thread.

I think that's a good point. A good mate of mine retired from full time work and immediately found himself bored, listless and fidgety. His wife said he was unbearable to live with; he was grumpy and irritable.
He then got a part time job - two days a week on average - driving a van around, delivering goods to customers. Nothing exciting, but he loves it. He now has a balance which feels right and he's much happier. He doesn't need the money, but he wasn't ready for a life with zero work.

[craig1912]

Brave Fart said:

I think that's a good point. A good mate of mine retired from full time work and immediately found himself bored, listless and fidgety. His wife said he was unbearable to live with; he was grumpy and irritable.
He then got a part time job - two days a week on average - driving a van around, delivering goods to customers. Nothing exciting, but he loves it. He now has a balance which feels right and he's much happier. He doesn't need the money, but he wasn't ready for a life with zero work.

Does not have to be paid work. I do 2/3 days a week volunteering. Paid work means commitment and I wanted flexibility to decide if I “worked” today or not.

[Welshbeef]

craig1912 said:

Does not have to be paid work. I do 2/3 days a week volunteering. Paid work means commitment and I wanted flexibility to decide if I “worked” today or not.

Or zero hours?


But helping out in a primary school (DBS check criteria) really adds a huge amount to society. They are underfunded but if you can help out in whatever shape that really is appreciated.

I try to help out on all the fund raisers so that £ can go and support the school.

[Tagteam]

paralla said:

dmahon said:

Monkeylegend said:

Yep just having a leisurely breakfast then taking the dogs out for a walk, then who knows what the day holds.

Bit of gardening I think, the brown bin gets emptied tomorrow so need to fill it up with grass cuttings to get my moneys worth, while all the workers are stuck on the motorway network protesting on our behalf about the price of a litre of petrol.

Life sucks sometimes

I miss work, but I keep seeing things like people sweating in an office on a hot day, or overhearing arguments about corporate nonsense on Zoom calls. I’m finally starting to turn a corner and realise I don’t ever want to be back in that world in a big way.

I see retired people thinking about what day the bins go out and worrying if they are full or not and it scares me.

Or coming around and reminding you to put yours out too …

[GT3Manthey]

dmahon said:

Counter-intuitively, I think some people need some work to “enjoy retirement”.

Whether it’s the money, the social element, the challenge, having something to fill the time etc.

I think a lot of people will be transitioning between work and retirement over a long period as opposed to working full time then stopping instantly.

Some of us will be worrying if we’ve gone too early, some might find themselves contemplating returning to the workforce due to inflation etc.

I think it’s a relevant question for enjoying retirement but no worries if it’s not relevant to the thread.

I think most want to retire from what they have been doing for many years whereas a totally new more relaxed part time role almost feels like retirement as opposed to being bogged down in the corporate BS.

I’m happy to work part time if I enjoy it.
If not then I’ll pack it up

Edited by GT3Manthey on Monday 4th July 12:20

[superlightr]

ARHarh said:

Well. I set up my home automation to log on to the local council website, download the bin collection calendar, incorporate this into the house google calendar and send an email at 6 am asking me to put the bins out and which ones need to go out. I then read my email before breakfast and put the appropriate bin out. Not sure if that is worse our not

Home Automation - that what I call the wife too.