On July 9th 2014 it will be my 50th birthday.
No I'm not giving you advance notice to buy me a present. But if you are so inclined......
No I am formally announcing my intention of retiring at this date. The idea of getting up and coming to work until I'm 66 (I'm caught by Mr G Brown upping the retirement age, gee thanks) does not fill me with a great sense of aniticipation. I reckon 50 years of doing what other people tell me is fair enough. Mr Brown is not making things easy for me already I can't claim by previous employers pension at 50 but at 55. BUT that meams I won't lost as much of it (reduced by only 20% not 40%).
Of course I need to be working for another 8 years but if I can somehow manage that I reckon that there's a good chance I'll be off!!
The plan means I won't be staying in Essex but will move slightly further North to where property prices are cheaper. And I'll be downsizing as well. I ought to mention that North means, Cambridgeshire, South Lincolnshire and Norfolk.
So there you go I've said it I want out of the rat race and I want out by 50. I want to be the Youngest Pensioner (sorry Kaz). Wish me luck
3 comments:
Wow, I can't even imagine what it's like to actually start thinking about quitting work. I can hardly imagine what it's like to start thinking about beginning to work :D
I wonder what I'll do.. hopefully I'll be an illustrator/artist and can work from home a lot, and do that more when I'm old... oh wouldn't that be a dream. Me, my grankids sometimes, a dog and some kitties and a garden :D
Retirement...ah yes...early is good!!
(More time for all sorts of things...like birding....visiting Churches...learning about Butterflies and Dragonflies....volunteering going on a few days away at the drop of a hat...well not exactly but.......
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nathalie - I may moan about my job but its allowed me a lifestyle I quite approve of.
try and do something you enjoy. if you can't do that one that pays loads of dosh and doesn't interfere with your personal life
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