Re: Retirement age

by JGK Tue 09 Jun 2015, 07:44

Does that mean you've paid off your house?

by taipan Tue 09 Jun 2015, 07:49

JGK wrote:Does that mean you've paid off your house?

yebo, as of today I owe nobody anything apart from the normal monthly living expenses.

by Ethics? The Gall! Tue 09 Jun 2015, 08:12

taipan wrote: as of today I owe nobody anything apart from the normal monthly living expenses.

your wife died?

by taipan Tue 09 Jun 2015, 08:15

She owes me.

by Big Dog Tue 09 Jun 2015, 08:39

taipan wrote:She owes me.

Get it in writing. Wink

by taipan Tue 09 Jun 2015, 08:41

Big Dog wrote:
taipan wrote:She owes me.

Get it in writing.

I stil have the marriage certificate.

by JGK Tue 09 Jun 2015, 08:45

Nice work Taips.

At the rate I'm going, I will only be debt free if I sell my children to pay off the mortgage.

by taipan Tue 09 Jun 2015, 08:49

Invader Zim wrote:
G.Wood wrote:
Brass Monkey wrote:My old boy retired at the age of 71-72, I don't think he likes it. He's starting to drift into old age in the brain when he didn't have to be active.

I've never got that bit about people not enjoying retirement. It has always been my aim to retire as soon as humanly possible/practical. The slowest day doing nothing has to me has always been less boring than the busiest day at work.
Aye, same here. 14 years, 1 month to go until I can get at my super, which thanks to working in a sector that pays well above the SG rate, should be fairly healthy. I don't anticipate to get anything from the Govt by the time I retire...

You can't get the super early?

by embee Tue 09 Jun 2015, 08:57

JGK wrote:Nice work Taips.

At the rate I'm going, I will only be debt free if I sell my children to pay off the mortgage.

relax skully

he's not really selling his kids

by taipan Tue 09 Jun 2015, 08:59

embee wrote:
JGK wrote:Nice work Taips.

At the rate I'm going, I will only be debt free if I sell my children to pay off the mortgage.

relax skully

he's not really selling his kids

But the dogs are available

by JGK Tue 09 Jun 2015, 10:39

taipan wrote:
embee wrote:
JGK wrote:Nice work Taips.

At the rate I'm going, I will only be debt free if I sell my children to pay off the mortgage.

relax skully

he's not really selling his kids

But the dogs are available

I would pay for you to take the dogs.

by skully Tue 09 Jun 2015, 12:29

by WideWally Tue 09 Jun 2015, 12:40

by taipan Mon 15 Jun 2015, 10:30

G.Wood wrote:
Brass Monkey wrote:My old boy retired at the age of 71-72, I don't think he likes it. He's starting to drift into old age in the brain when he didn't have to be active.

I've never got that bit about people not enjoying retirement. It has always been my aim to retire as soon as humanly possible/practical. The slowest day doing nothing has to me has always been less boring than the busiest day at work.

But then my brain is less active when at work then when at rest. Sometimes reading Bucky's posts was the only thing that kept me sane whilst trying to look busy sitting at my desk.

Poignant

by lardbucket Mon 15 Jun 2015, 10:35

It was poignant even at the time.

by Bradman Tue 16 Jun 2015, 03:31

Yeah but to get max enjoyment out of Bucky you had to play with him a bit. Though I suppose that does require some effort. Might have defeated RD's purpose.

by taipan Mon 11 Jan 2016, 10:34

So another year along and still no closer to retirement.

by JGK Mon 11 Jan 2016, 10:38

I'm probably a year closer to getting sacked to be honest.

by taipan Mon 11 Jan 2016, 10:43

JGK wrote:I'm probably a year closer to getting sacked to be honest.

Probably valid for me as well.

by WideWally Mon 11 Jan 2016, 10:46

JGK wrote:I'm probably a year closer to getting sacked to be honest.

Become a professional woofer. I'm sure there is money to be made there.

by JGK Mon 11 Jan 2016, 10:52

WideWally wrote:
JGK wrote:I'm probably a year closer to getting sacked to be honest.

Become a professional woofer. I'm sure there is money to be made there.

I tried that on Betfair - worked well for a while I have to say.

by embee Mon 11 Jan 2016, 12:50

I thought Wally wanted to turn you into a greyhound

by skully Mon 11 Jan 2016, 21:37

taipan wrote:
G.Wood wrote:
Brass Monkey wrote:My old boy retired at the age of 71-72, I don't think he likes it. He's starting to drift into old age in the brain when he didn't have to be active.

I've never got that bit about people not enjoying retirement. It has always been my aim to retire as soon as humanly possible/practical. The slowest day doing nothing has to me has always been less boring than the busiest day at work.

But then my brain is less active when at work then when at rest. Sometimes reading Bucky's posts was the only thing that kept me sane whilst trying to look busy sitting at my desk.

Poignant

Geez he was a sage little bugger.

by taipan Wed 03 Feb 2016, 07:59

Well given the performance of the markets in the past year, it looks like at least another 3 years.

by JGK Wed 03 Feb 2016, 08:08

taipan wrote:Well given the performance of the markets in the past year, it looks like at least another 3 years.

Or start running drugs on the side.

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