There are many, many retirement blogs out there. from early retirement ones earlyretirementextreme, Mr Money Mustache, Budgets are sexy, to people who are making the most of retirement, specifically in the UK, John Brassey, Simple living in Suffolk. Doing the same search worldwide, identified so many blogs, that I couldn’t possibly list them. So is there a niche… Continue reading Optimising Your Retirement
Month: October 2016
Maximising your UK State Pension
The UK State pension has totally changed over the past few years, and as of April this year the calculation is entirely different. Going back a few years, Women got their state pension at 60, men at 65. If you a woman born pre-1950, it was also likely that your pension could be calculated on… Continue reading Maximising your UK State Pension
Setting Up My Blog
Well, I think (hope) I might have cracked the basics of this blog. A long way from feeling comfortable about it yet…. I can even see my stats. 5 views on one day. Whoopee! Thanks to very clear instructions from Skint Dad and Millennial Money Man , I have started a WordPress Blog using BlueHost as the Host.… Continue reading Setting Up My Blog
End of the weekend
After the happenings on Friday night (our 38th wedding anniversary), we have commenced a huge clean up/ throw out campaign. We have a massive recycling bin, now completely full. The trash bin is surprisingly empty. The main shells of the cupboards have gone to the recycling depot, we weren’t certain how much they had been damaged… Continue reading End of the weekend
What a way to start the day
About 1:30am this morning we were woken with the most almighty crash. We couldn’t work out what the noise was, until we looked into the study. A 3m / 10ft bank of cupboards had come off the wall, turned half a somersault, and ended up, upside down, doors half open, contents spilling everywhere, delicately balanced… Continue reading What a way to start the day
A Wee Trip to the North of Ireland
The beauty of retirement is that you can take a trip, whenever you want, even at short notice so we decided to extend a wedding invitation into a trip around the North of Ireland. Last week my husband and I went to Ireland for 8 days. We were going to a wedding (the daughter of… Continue reading A Wee Trip to the North of Ireland