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[Misc] Retirement



Ding Dong !

Boy I'm HOT today !
Jul 26, 2004
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Worthing
Spend a lot of my time now doing calcs on the pensions & savings I have trying to work out when I can potentially retire. And am hoping to do this in 18 months or so when i turn 59 or certainly wind down.

Seen a nice rise of circa £40K in the past 14 months for one of my pensions due to the rapid rise in the North American fund unit price that has gone from 2.79p to 3.54p in that time.

Mans a nutter but hey if my crypto and pensions keep rising in the way they are..............Go Trump !!!!!:ROFLMAO:
 




Tim Over Whelmed

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Jul 24, 2007
10,654
Arundel
Spend a lot of my time now doing calcs on the pensions & savings I have trying to work out when I can potentially retire. And am hoping to do this in 18 months or so when i turn 59 or certainly wind down.

Seen a nice rise of circa £40K in the past 14 months for one of my pensions due to the rapid rise in the North American fund unit price that has gone from 2.79p to 3.54p in that time.

Mans a nutter but hey if my crypto and pensions keep rising in the way they are..............Go Trump !!!!!:ROFLMAO:
I retired at 59 mate and that was three years ago. Lessons I've learnt:

You spend less than you think you will (other than trips / holidays, which you can turn on or off as finances dictate)

It's NEVER to early to retire

We always think we need to work but, equally, we sometimes enjoy it and it pays well, than keep doing it.

Only you know what you want to do, people around you say what they would do, but they're not you, go with what you REALLY want
 


Tim Over Whelmed

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Jul 24, 2007
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So people worry about having nothing to do in retirement. To be honest I sometimes enjoy “nothing to do” so much that I do it for longer, it’s great.
 




Tim Over Whelmed

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Jul 24, 2007
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I am one week away from the first of three "big" adventures, this one sees my Wife & I fly to Delhi, before travelling by train to Shimla on the Shatabdi Express, taking in three days of trail walking in The Himalayas, then it's back on a train back to Delhi for a sightseeing tour. Day 7 sees us go to Agra and The Taj Mahal, followed by a train to Ranthambhore, and a jungle safari. We then move to Jaipur by rail, taking in the Amber Fort and the City of Jaipur before flying to Mumbai. Then we jump on a ship and sail down Southern Asia for two weeks. Far removed from our normal couple of weeks in Majorca, so very excited and really apprehensive. I suppose retirement was supposed to be about new adventures and pushing ourselves outside of our comfort zone and this feels that it is.

We are reasonably prepared for the potential ailments of such a trip and very excited.
 




dazzer6666

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Mar 27, 2013
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I am one week away from the first of three "big" adventures, this one sees my Wife & I fly to Delhi, before travelling by train to Shimla on the Shatabdi Express, taking in three days of trail walking in The Himalayas, then it's back on a train back to Delhi for a sightseeing tour. Day 7 sees us go to Agra and The Taj Mahal, followed by a train to Ranthambhore, and a jungle safari. We then move to Jaipur by rail, taking in the Amber Fort and the City of Jaipur before flying to Mumbai. Then we jump on a ship and sail down Southern Asia for two weeks. Far removed from our normal couple of weeks in Majorca, so very excited and really apprehensive. I suppose retirement was supposed to be about new adventures and pushing ourselves outside of our comfort zone and this feels that it is.

We are reasonably prepared for the potential ailments of such a trip and very excited.
Similar to what we’ve been doing the last 2-3 years (different locations so far but longer, more adventurous holidays to new places)……bloody loving it. Driving Mrs nuts with planning the trips while we’re on current trips 🤣
 


METALMICKY

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Jan 30, 2004
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I am one week away from the first of three "big" adventures, this one sees my Wife & I fly to Delhi, before travelling by train to Shimla on the Shatabdi Express, taking in three days of trail walking in The Himalayas, then it's back on a train back to Delhi for a sightseeing tour. Day 7 sees us go to Agra and The Taj Mahal, followed by a train to Ranthambhore, and a jungle safari. We then move to Jaipur by rail, taking in the Amber Fort and the City of Jaipur before flying to Mumbai. Then we jump on a ship and sail down Southern Asia for two weeks. Far removed from our normal couple of weeks in Majorca, so very excited and really apprehensive. I suppose retirement was supposed to be about new adventures and pushing ourselves outside of our comfort zone and this feels that it is.

We are reasonably prepared for the potential ailments of such a trip and very excited.
Immodium is your friend!
 


The Mole

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Feb 20, 2004
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Bowdon actually , Cheshire
I am one week away from the first of three "big" adventures, this one sees my Wife & I fly to Delhi, before travelling by train to Shimla on the Shatabdi Express, taking in three days of trail walking in The Himalayas, then it's back on a train back to Delhi for a sightseeing tour. Day 7 sees us go to Agra and The Taj Mahal, followed by a train to Ranthambhore, and a jungle safari. We then move to Jaipur by rail, taking in the Amber Fort and the City of Jaipur before flying to Mumbai. Then we jump on a ship and sail down Southern Asia for two weeks. Far removed from our normal couple of weeks in Majorca, so very excited and really apprehensive. I suppose retirement was supposed to be about new adventures and pushing ourselves outside of our comfort zone and this feels that it is.

We are reasonably prepared for the potential ailments of such a trip and very excited.
Best advice for eating in India is to go to the busy places where the locals go. Fast turnaround in food means there’s less standing around for ages. Also eating with your hands is actually more hygienic- there are wash stations so you end up washing your hands a lot.
india assaults your senses but embrace it and you will love it. Sounds like a good trip you’ve got planned. By all accounts Ranthanbore is a bit mad compared to other safaris. Indians don’t understand that big cat’s don’t like noise. But there is no sight like a tiger in the wild.
shimla will probably be quite chilly. Everything is closed on a Monday!
we’re going back to India over Christmas- tiger reserve - Hydrabad and then Goa to meet up with friends we made last time we were there.
 




Tim Over Whelmed

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Jul 24, 2007
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Arundel
Similar to what we’ve been doing the last 2-3 years (different locations so far but longer, more adventurous holidays to new places)……bloody loving it. Driving Mrs nuts with planning the trips while we’re on current trips 🤣
100% the same, I've started planning the Blossom Tour of Japan, think that's May '25, and a South American trip in Oct '25
 


Tim Over Whelmed

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Jul 24, 2007
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Immodium is your friend!
We've started taking some stomach supplement now, to help build some immunity but am also well tooled up on the pharmaceutical front! :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO:
 


Tim Over Whelmed

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Jul 24, 2007
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Arundel
Best advice for eating in India is to go to the busy places where the locals go. Fast turnaround in food means there’s less standing around for ages. Also eating with your hands is actually more hygienic- there are wash stations so you end up washing your hands a lot.
india assaults your senses but embrace it and you will love it. Sounds like a good trip you’ve got planned. By all accounts Ranthanbore is a bit mad compared to other safaris. Indians don’t understand that big cat’s don’t like noise. But there is no sight like a tiger in the wild.
shimla will probably be quite chilly. Everything is closed on a Monday!
we’re going back to India over Christmas- tiger reserve - Hydrabad and then Goa to meet up with friends we made last time we were there.
Yes, many of the stages are trains with Hotel breakfast and Dinner and a packed lunch for the train. But we have a couple of days in Jaipur and Mumbai so plan to be far more adventurous on the catering front
 




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