retirement

arthur

Nixon Garden Neatness
I'm thinking of retirement, but concerned that i would get bored if i didn't work anymore. I still love my work but i'm knackered and have started to think that i would like to retire or reduce my working hours to two day - any advice from anyone that has already done this
 

Mikinton

Well-Known Forumite
I retired 14 months ago at the age of 59 and have thoroughly enjoyed it. I know some who find they now have more time than they know what to do with, but not me - I've got a long list of hobbies (most of them from my teens) that I want to pursue, and a few new skills and areas of interest that I've now got the time to do justice to. Life is good.
 

age'd parent

50,000th poster!
I had to wait till 65 to retire, but have enjoyed every day since, as long
as you have some interests you want to pursue but haven't the time
now, the days will go by too fast, I find that the winter is a bit of a
nuisance in that i can't do as much as in the nice weather, but other wise
I wish i had been able to retire earlier, so much to do and so little time is
still a mantra that I have in my mind, but now I can do everything at my own pace.
 

Gramaisc

Forum O. G.
I packed in a 'proper job' at 37 and have done...

What I want - When I want - For who I want ™

..since then.

Whilst the income may be a means to an end - the end may not be that far away...............
 

Gomez

Well-Known Forumite
I'm the same as Gram but my dad had a similar problem so he volunteers driving people around for Katherine House.
 

proactive

Enjoying a drop of red.
If you can afford it, then go for it. You could do the gardening on a part time basis if you fancied, to keep you as busy as you feel like, or volunteer for something like @Gomez dad. You'll find plenty to keep you more than busy enough if you look for it.
 

Floss

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I think we are too concerned about other people sometimes to make life changing decisions, whilst it's good to think of others, you also have to think of yourself and take care of your own health whilst you can. If you have the opportunity to retire and feel like you can no longer do your job, then do it and enjoy the things you like doing whilst you still have the strength to do them. Don't look back on your life and see it as something that just happened whilst you weren't looking, take control and enjoy.
 

Gramaisc

Forum O. G.
I remember John Peel talking about an event he saw whilst on holiday in southern France.

A boy had transgressed in some manner and was being berated by an overbearing father.
Why did you do that?
I don't know.
You don't know? Of course you know. Why did you do it?
I don't know...
Tell me why you did it!
Because I wanted to...
I didn't get where I am today by doing things that I wanted to!
Etc.
 

Noah

Well-Known Forumite
Retired for the first time at 55, then took a part time job and retired for a second time at 60. Retiring means that you can do what yoy want when you want, although I find there aren't enough hours in the day to do everything I want to do. I would say go for retirement, you can always pick up the odd gardening job when you feel like it.
 

John Marwood

I ♥ cryptic crosswords
Finance

If you are lucky enough to be able to afford to retire

You are very lucky indeed

Key thing to remember if you are considering retiring is that you will be spending more

Because you are not at work

Because you use more power

Because you have more time you spend more time spending money

Footnote

Your life will feel longer if you continue, continue, to break your routine

I am not retired

I would love the option

But will settle for a healthy work life

Peace
 

Gramaisc

Forum O. G.
I don't think that I use any more energy here than I did when I wasn't here.

I certainly spend less than I did.

It's about being efficient.

People are not all the same - it's about fine-tuning.

I do use more bog paper* than I did when I could time it to occur in works time, though.



* but I can probably claim for that - must do my tax form...
 

John Marwood

I ♥ cryptic crosswords
I don't think that I use any more energy here than I did when I wasn't here.

I certainly spend less than I did.

It's about being efficient.

People are not all the same - it's about fine-tuning.

I do use more bog paper* than I did when I could time it to occur in works time, though.



* but I can probably claim for that - must do my tax form...


Freak

:bum:
 

Gramaisc

Forum O. G.
Normal is about as insulting as it gets
A Bulgarian friend has discovered that, of the many ways of answering "How are you?", "I'm OK", "I'm alright", etc., are quite acceptable, but, "I'm normal" will always get a laugh, for reasons that people find very difficult to explain...
 

Carole

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I'm thinking of retirement, but concerned that i would get bored

My Mum used to say that only boring people get bored.

I echo what the others have said...there are not enough hours in the day to do everything and I wonder now how I ever found the time to actually go to work.

I finished my job 6 years ago when I was 50 and have never looked back.
 

John Marwood

I ♥ cryptic crosswords
My Mum used to say that only boring people get bored.

I echo what the others have said...there are not enough hours in the day to do everything and I wonder now how I ever found the time to actually go to work.

I finished my job 6 years ago when I was 50 and have never looked back.


If you do do lessons in cat burglary could I sign up please?

I'm quite light on my feet for a big lad
 
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