Florentine_Pogen Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 5 minutes ago, BTFD said: On a more cheerful note, a thread on people's plans for retirement might be a pleasant read. Maybe folk could even make some suggestions for the codgers who are struggling with their newfound free time (which seems to be a genuinely sad phenomena). 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bert Raccoon Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 I'll probably work till I'm about 80 or dead whatever comes first but in an ideal world it would be like the old boys that sit in the pub just now, few pints in the afternoon, bet on the horses then down the road for the wife making mince and tatties for dinner. Maybe even a wee Viagra once a month for a bit of the other 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 (edited) Genuine best wishes to you all. Quite jealous as I have a ton of stuff I'd like to do without the spectre of work, but at least somebody's still able to live the dream Just now, Bert Raccoon said: I'll probably work till I'm about 80 or dead whatever comes first but in an ideal world it would be like the old boys that sit in the pub just now, few pints in the afternoon, bet on the horses then down the road for the wife making mince and tatties for dinner. Maybe even a wee Viagra once a month for a bit of the other There's an auld boy who's been coming into my local every day for about a decade - pops in for a breakfast, then spends his days slowly sipping pints and working his way through a library's worth of novels. Sometimes takes a seat by the fire during the winter. That's the kind of shit that seems depressing as f**k when you're young, but the older you get, the more appealing it seems. Edited August 31, 2023 by BTFD 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dagane Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 42 minutes ago, carpetmonster said: My old boy has dedicated his to hypocrisy. Before he retired his pet hate was (for whatever reason) old folks with bus passes - 'takes them fucking forever to get on and off the b*****d thing...half of them don't need it, they should means test it....'. Now he's got one and you'll phone him and ask him what he did that day - 'oh, me and Alan went to Edinburgh. Just for a pint. Got the bus through'. He lives in Ayrshire. That's what I'm going to do 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carpetmonster Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 3 minutes ago, dagane said: That's what I'm going to do You must have a cracking pension if it can facilitate a pint in Edinburgh, free travel or not. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 1 hour ago, BTFD said: On a more cheerful note, a thread on people's plans for retirement might be a pleasant read. Maybe folk could even make some suggestions for the codgers who are struggling with their newfound free time (which seems to be a genuinely sad phenomena). I retired 20 months ago. Walking between 5 and 8 miles every day, drinking wine and posting shit on here can take up an surprising amount of time. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldbitterandgrumpy Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 1 hour ago, BTFD said: On a more cheerful note, a thread on people's plans for retirement might be a pleasant read. Maybe folk could even make some suggestions for the codgers who are struggling with their newfound free time (which seems to be a genuinely sad phenomena). Codgers . I can still cover 30-40 miles on the bike, with a fair bit of climbing involved. Not so much in the winter months I’ll admit, but that’s when I’ll take advantage of my bus pass. Queen’s away games high on the agenda. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 Just now, oldbitterandgrumpy said: Codgers . I can still cover 30-40 miles on the bike, with a fair bit of climbing involved. Not so much in the winter months I’ll admit, but that’s when I’ll take advantage of my bus pass. Queen’s away games high on the agenda. Might want to get one of those modern bikes and put away the Penny Farthing, granddad. Yeah, I used to fancy getting to more away games in my dotage. Tickets will be likely cost £100 by then, with access to the stand limited to those with a secure line of credit 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TxRover Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 8 hours ago, Sergeant Wilson said: ^^^Sacked! * subject to permission from the wife. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philpy Posted September 1, 2023 Share Posted September 1, 2023 7 hours ago, Granny Danger said: I retired 20 months ago. Walking between 5 and 8 miles every day, drinking wine and posting shit on here can take up an surprising amount of time. That's all fair and well, but can you do all 3 at the same time?? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hk blues Posted September 1, 2023 Share Posted September 1, 2023 13 hours ago, The DA said: I'm taking a month out to do f**k-all other than whatever fancy takes me at 9 am each day. After that, I might get serious. When I retire (again) I'll be in my kip at 9am! Enjoy the retirement - no doubt you've earned it times over. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH33 Posted September 1, 2023 Share Posted September 1, 2023 My mortgage runs until a somewhat appropriate 69. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loonytoons Posted September 1, 2023 Share Posted September 1, 2023 38 minutes ago, RH33 said: My mortgage runs until a somewhat appropriate 69. Because that sucks? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbornbairn Posted September 1, 2023 Share Posted September 1, 2023 My retirement plans - Withdraw every remaining penny and spend the lot on a Saturday night with hookers and ching. I don't expect or want to see Sunday. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonD Posted September 1, 2023 Share Posted September 1, 2023 5 minutes ago, Newbornbairn said: My retirement plans - Withdraw every remaining penny and spend the lot on a Saturday night A pint in Wetherspoon's? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derry Alli Posted September 1, 2023 Share Posted September 1, 2023 6 minutes ago, Newbornbairn said: My retirement plans - Withdraw every remaining penny and spend the lot on a Saturday night with hookers and ching. I don't expect or want to see Sunday. That's my weekly plans. If (and its a huge if) I make retirement I'm going to live out my days in the wilderness. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alta-pete Posted September 1, 2023 Share Posted September 1, 2023 I’ve a slightly fatalistic approach to retirement. I’ve had four pals fail to get past 56/57 (3 cancers and an aneurysm) and my old boy managed to croak it 4 days short of his 65th birthday. I can’t see me dribbling into my soup in a home aged 80. I’ll enjoy my money now while I can - and no doubt hastening my own demise in the process - and if I’ve anything more than a pot to piss in when it arrives, I’ll be happy enough. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alert Mongoose Posted September 1, 2023 Share Posted September 1, 2023 21 hours ago, The DA said: Thought I'd let you know that, as of 2pm, I am retired. 41 years work post-uni and it hasn't really sunk in yet that I can forget all my passwords, leave my phone switched off at night and do whatever I like(*). * subject to permission from the wife. Congratulations. You can't retire from the purgatory of trooping to Tannadice though. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonD Posted September 1, 2023 Share Posted September 1, 2023 16 minutes ago, Derry Alli said: That's my weekly plans. If (and its a huge if) I make retirement I'm going to live out my days in the wilderness. Staying in Dundee then? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TxRover Posted September 1, 2023 Share Posted September 1, 2023 When I punched out of the workforce two years ago, the biggest change was the spending mindset. Working in a secure job with reasonable pay, you could, to a certain extent, buy because you liked it. Retired, the income is fixed, no overtime or extra shifts, it rises by less than inflation yearly, and you have to actually figure if you can afford that splurge. Also, life changes can hit much harder in retirement…losing a good portion of one’s assets and pension is not uncommon these days, and there’s a constant calculation of if you can still get enough hookers and blow, or are you going to have to rejoin the workforce. So far an adjustment of the quantity and quality of the hookers and blow, respectively, are working out. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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