RE: Evening all…18 May 2022 08:50
Nom, thanks for the advice, like every in life, it’s made difficult :(
RB,I think your referring to stumbler? Alas I have not seen a post from him for months, I think he was knocking on the door of late 90s..
Porky, I have been vaulting gold/ silver for 9 years now, I use PM as savings, my son and brother have started doing the same as well as a few friends, I see it as the safest way of holding value. Imo… obviously investing in fishing tackle is mor interesting:)
Ragnarr, probably the the reason I feel old is my dad was born in 1924 and mother was born in 1930 now both gone, so my old chap actually served in the 2nd world war, I have an old fashioned upbringing, Victorian values I suppose..
My brothers are 65 and 69, my kids are all grown up and sorted, I have been a grandad for 7 years now… so I do kind of feel much older than I am… and being as bald as an egg make it worse lol
Mother hit a brick wall with her health at 60, she was ok until then, but from 60-75 she went down hill and her last 5 years she spent begging to die, it was very hard to watch..
So seeing as everyone says I take after mother (except the hair) I don’t want to take old age for granted, so that’s why I want to retire early also the wife has a bad back and she cannot sit down without pain, she works in an office stood at a desk all day, and she’s uncomfortable most of the time…
I am leaning towards her idea of a phased retirement, for many reasons ..
£2.36 would help, however if a ltr of fuel is £50?? I think I need to up my target with real inflation;)
OB