Gallygirl's "A journey of 121,226.67 pounds begins with a single penny" diary

Karmacat

Hope it all goes well, GG - I'm sure it will, and that you'll get lots of lovely compliments, though you're such a livewire people will probably have been half expecting something unexpected

HelenDaveKids

Hope everything went well gg x

Goldiegirl

Were your colleagues shocked and horrified at your impending departure?

gallygirl

Goldiegirl wrote: »

Were your colleagues shocked and horrified at your impending departure?

Pleased for me - only one person said 'I knew it'. As for what was said - I appear to have successfully winged it for 15 years . What was annoying was talking to a colleague about how we thought the dept should be reorganised - she thought I'd be perfect for our new role and I agreed :rotfl:.

So, in Goldiegirl tradition - after today:
39 workdays :T(actually 39.5 so I will take a 1/2 day flexi and have a random day off).

Will also aim to take 12 & 13 out of the car tomorrow this week .

Done and in confidential waste .

1 item sold 23/365, 1 bag of stuff to CS 24/365 and 1 jewellery box in bin 25/365.

£2.64 to go into savings .

Karmacat

Good for you, Gally :T:T:T

Watty1

Yay!! You told 'em .....:)

Secret_Saving_Squirrel

Well done, I hope the notice period goes well. I find it very strange to be planning and organising when I know I won't be there to see it through. Quite liberating though! Enjoy.

Goldiegirl

gallygirl wrote: »

So, in Goldiegirl tradition - after today:
39 workdays :T(actually 39.5 so I will take a 1/2 day flexi and have a random day off).

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39 days - They'll fly by:j

Secret_Saving_Squirrel wrote: »

Well done, I hope the notice period goes well. I find it very strange to be planning and organising when I know I won't be there to see it through. Quite liberating though! Enjoy.

Yes, I found it weird to be preparing things that I wouldn't be there to finish. But certainly liberating

tootallulah

Oh Gally isn't it great when everyone knows you are going and you only have a few weeks to go, really, really good news.

I don't trust Osborne either and think he could easily change the civil service pension rules which is making me think I will take it before the election, financially I am lucky it won't really effect my figures hugely as once you take into account the pension going up with inflation it will balance out pretty much versus what I will lose. I have spent hours with a calculator whilst I have been ill - it was enlightening even the accountant felt I was making the correct move.

gallygirl

One problem I have Toots is I get no tax allowance when in the ME and no-one (including tax advisor ) knows if I can take 25% tax free (not for over 18 months anyway as I am too young :rotfl:). Will need to ask HMRC. Also what do I do with it? I can't have an ISA and can only pay £2,880 into a new pension each year. Will also need to research options for investing in ME - I've seen one bank offering some funds/bonds available in UK but with double the costs - though still better than putting in an ordinary shares/fund account in UK and pay tax on profits.

Like I said, .

Suggestions Ed? :rotfl: