My journey to a debt free life

Cherryfudge

I hope you have a better night tonight and can enjoy the tea party.

Onebrokelady

Cherryfudge said:

I hope you have a better night tonight and can enjoy the tea party.

Thanks Cherry I did have a better night and the tea party was lovely 😊

Onebrokelady

Day off today and so far I haven't achieved much at all,I had lots of plans but don't feel too good so I'm relaxing instead. I have got one load of washing on the line and another in the machine because it's sunny with a nice breeze today so it should all dry 🤞

I went to my friends retirement tea party on Monday and it was lovely but a bit emotional, we have worked together for 30 years in November ,we both started on the same day back on November the 2nd 1992 🙀 we have had lots of fun and sad times along the way and I will miss her at work. We are good friends outside of work though so will still see each other. It's made me wish I could retire too though as it's just not the same there anymore, I think most of the staff that were there when I started have gone now ,we have lots of new young staff and they aren't the same as the people who were there before they have a totally different way of looking at things  and a couple of them are downright rude. I can't afford to go yet though so will keep plodding on 😀

foxgloves

It's nice that you will still see your friend, @OBL. Mr F was wistfully wondering over the weekend when he might retire. He knows this isn't possible until he actually is retirement age & as he is a few years younger than me, that's quite a way off as yet. I did say though that me getting my pensions earlier than him may well mean he could drop a day a week & he really perked up at the thought of that.
F x

Sun_Addict

When my friend retired from work, I went in the next day and wanted to cry it was so weird without her. Gradually the nice familiar people I worked with from the start have been retiring and it’s just not the same anymore just as you say about your workplace. 

Cherryfudge

I'm a firm believer that we need to acknowledge that the loss of colleagues we're close to is important and we need time to adjust. I miss certain colleagues even after years. Thankfully there is also a bunch of new people who are great to work with at my place.

It's lovely that you will still see your friend outside work. One reason to keep working is so you can meet up with her. Hopefully you have something planned soon?

Onebrokelady

foxgloves said:

It's nice that you will still see your friend, @OBL. Mr F was wistfully wondering over the weekend when he might retire. He knows this isn't possible until he actually is retirement age & as he is a few years younger than me, that's quite a way off as yet. I did say though that me getting my pensions earlier than him may well mean he could drop a day a week & he really perked up at the thought of that.
F x

I am finding work increasingly hard and could retire at 60 next year to get my NHS pension but I won't get my state pension for another 7 years so I'm not sure if I will be able to afford it. I can't see me carrying on in this job until I am 67 though as it's killing me now and I'm only 59 😟

Onebrokelady

Sun_Addict said:

When my friend retired from work, I went in the next day and wanted to cry it was so weird without her. Gradually the nice familiar people I worked with from the start have been retiring and it’s just not the same anymore just as you say about your workplace. 

That's how I've felt all week which is a bit daft really because we didn't always have the same shifts, it's just the thought that she won't be there ever again 😟 and I'm not really friendly with anyone there 

Onebrokelady

Cherryfudge said:

I'm a firm believer that we need to acknowledge that the loss of colleagues we're close to is important and we need time to adjust. I miss certain colleagues even after years. Thankfully there is also a bunch of new people who are great to work with at my place.

It's lovely that you will still see your friend outside work. One reason to keep working is so you can meet up with her. Hopefully you have something planned soon?

We met up for coffee today 😊

Onebrokelady

So I have a stupid question that I've never thought of before. I have a £50 overdraft on my current account and I refuse to use it. I tried to get rid of it but the bank wouldn't let me 🤷‍♀️Any way is that £50 part of my available balance or not .....ie I have £100 left in the bank so is £50 of that my overdraft, I have presumed it is and always subtract £50 from my bank balance when I check it but this morning I'm second guessing myself 😂😂I am also slowly loosing my marbles so forgive me for having to ask this in the first place 😂😂