Now I'm 50 what can I get free or discounts on

Johan

descartesmum wrote:

I've discovered that the magic age isn't 50 but 60. At 60 we can get the heating allowance of £200, free bus passes (I have mine already coz I'm disbled), and a reduction of the tv licence or so I have been told.

*sigh* 4 years to go.

At the way things are now you can get just 540 liters of heating oil wth £200, that will last you just 6 weeks, so if you get it in December it'l be dry (oil tank) by February, it is now the 3rd week of April and I am still shivering! I got 400 liters on the 3rd of April at £150.00 and it is almost empty now!

9 years to go!

Johan

Dora_the_Explorer wrote:

Sadly - there's no reduction in the price at any age and the free licence kicks in at 75.
Re the car insurance - I'm over 60 and still working and happy with my insurance supplier which is not ageist and treats me as the adult I am who does grown up things like working.

Same here, I am 51 now but I do feel 20 years older, I think I have worked to long! Started work when I was 16, never claimed benefits or anything! I had to provide for my single mum (divorced), So I when to sea at 16, sent money to Mum weekly to support her and my younger brother (13).

That was over 35 years ago mind you!

I don't pay car insurance because of my youngest daughter's autism, I am provided with a motability car.

judyjude_2

Hi I'm new to this forum although I have been reading it for ages. I just wanted to join in this thread cos yes I'm the big 50 next week although I keep saying its my 40th I don't mean to it just slips out. I agree with all the posts I'm sure there must be a mistake I can't really be 50 already.

I came across some freebies in Manchester

http://www.manchester.gov.uk/leisure/sports/50plus.htm

I'm not sure there is much I would like to try. Where's the bellydancing course?

Fran

judyjude wrote:

...I'm not sure there is much I would like to try. Where's the bellydancing course?

My mum did belly dancing in her 70's so no excuse! I know there is some available in Newport, Gwent if you're anywhere near that area. I wouldn't do it personally, I'd be laughing too much! Good luck if you do it and let us know. :T

basketcase1002

elanter wrote:

Well I never, I have just had an e-mail from funkyfogey telling me I have won a Kodak Digital Camera in one of their competitions!

So, did you ever get your digital camera?

serendipity2706

Well, just a bit of Info, I am on a course in a 5 star hotel in Edinburgh- Hilton Caledonian- cheapest room rate only was £130 a night- no breakfast. Special Saga deal- £127 for 2 nights inc breakfast and meal on first night too! (now I just hope I'm not give a 'special Saga sticker to wear)!!!!

rcb7

So, is everyone saying, that there are NO FINANCE GAINS in being 50?
Only i shall be there in a month......and i was HOPING that there were some benifits from it, other than Saga? and the goverment trying to work us into an early grave for various reasons!!!

rcb7

serendipity2706 wrote:

Well, just a bit of Info, I am on a course in a 5 star hotel in Edinburgh- Hilton Caledonian- cheapest room rate only was £130 a night- no breakfast. Special Saga deal- £127 for 2 nights inc breakfast and meal on first night too! (now I just hope I'm not give a 'special Saga sticker to wear)!!!!

I don't mind that kind of SAGA SAVER!!!

Perhaps i should look into it......

But......... i don't want a badge! ha ha.

Savvy_Sue

Well I'm here now as well, and have been saving up reading this thread until it was 'official'. And right disappointed I am too! I was shocked to discover recently that I'd be eligible to join Age Concern at 50 - I mean, who's concerned about 50? I'm still a young mum, aren't I? I mean, as long as I had young children, I was a young mum (in my dreams!) and they're not exactly OLD now, are they? I mean, they're still only teenagers, they're still all in education (although whether first year Uni counts as full-time education I'm not sure!), and the youngest is acting like a 4 year old most of the time.

Although my mum says that their local Age Concern centre does subsidised lunches, and cheap haircuts. She and dad seem to spend half their lives down there, or at the Salvation Army, which also runs a minibus to Lidl once a week then takes them all home afterwards.

Neither of which are a lot of use to me when I'm at work all day, 70 miles away from them!

But I suppose the moral is that there might be local concessions, and there are certainly local events. Indeed, in my honour I'm sure, Bristol has a Healthy Living Week for the over 50s. Didn't spot any belly-dancing there either! :rotfl: Actually, didn't spot anything I had either time or inclination for at all! Too busy still eating my cake ...

Fran

Savvy_Sue,

Happy Birthday! though it might be a day or two late.

:bdaycake: (is that your cake?!). :T :beer: