Get a grip woman!

themadvix

And good for you @ruby_eskimo for helping your colleagues do the same!

ruby_eskimo

themadvix said:

And good for you @ruby_eskimo for helping your colleagues do the same!

Thanks @themadvix For some reason I'm the salary guru in our office.  We all got some backdated pay in September and rather than talking to payroll, everyone called me when they didn't understand their payslips 😂 Turns out those issues were to do with changes in pension contributions too which didn't effect me because I'd been paying the higher rate for years anyway!

Sorry for hijacking your thread @Suffolk_lass!

Karmacat

Lovely hijack there, ruby, I'm sure SL will be pleased with an active conversation about pensions.  Good for you for doing what you're doing  

EssexHebridean

I certainly wish we'd been in a position to do more about pensions earlier than we did - our circumstances were a mix of lack of knowledge/not working for companies with pension schemes and then having clearing the mortgage as a priority, and we have got some other planning in place, but no question better pensions would have been an "ideal world" plan. Mine will never amount to much, but we are looking into building MrEH's up more with additional contributions now. 

Watty1

Argh. I'm catching up and wish I'd paid more attention to pension planning than paying off a mortgage.  Live and learn but a very hard lesson for me to have learnt this year.

Suffolk_lass

I love the hijacking - no problems from me. I think our diaries are excellent places to share things we are doing and for others to take elements for themselves, and share their own approach.

Well done @ruby_eskimo - I used to talk to my colleagues about pensions too - in fact I still get approached occasionally to talk them through something. You are right about that gap - that is where we are. Our occupational pensions are really good but there is still a small gap and the capital gets tapped a bit (planned) ahead of ours, with three years until DH gets his.

Good to see you @Watty1 - you really have had a time of it. I will pop over for a catch up on your diary in a bit.

I am content this morning - I did not realise how much headspace my gynaecological issue was taking up. This is all resolved now and it literally feels like a shelf of books has been removed from the library of my head, freeing up my thinking. Everything is normal and my symptoms will go as the remedial solution settles in. I won't traumatise you be going into further details but basically the pandemic delays caused an issue and serious possibilities had to be ruled out.

On the way back from the joyous hospital appointment we stopped at Sainsbugs and I got the mince pies, orange juice and fizz that I need for Saturday's Mimosas and snacks for the wreath-making

rtandon27

Good to hear your health issues have been resolved SL

EssexHebridean

Delighted to hear you've had positive news on the health front SL - and that there is a solution that will sot things out.

themadvix

Likewise, and glad you're feeling the relief - you never realise how much something is weighing you down until it's gone.

Karmacat

themadvix said:

Likewise, and glad you're feeling the relief - you never realise how much something is weighing you down until it's gone.

Exactly!  I'm very pleased for you, SL - that's very good news.  I thought you were going to say you opened the fizz yesterday, but I see you're being sensible and holding off till you've planned