A New Adventure

Smosal

For a new adventure, try Mayo with your chips rather than ketchup.

Clive_Woody

hugheskevi wrote: »

I plan to spend time at a place like this house on Airbnb in Guatemala for maybe a couple of months.

:eek: Wow....just booking my flights

MEM62

k6chris wrote: »

I used to have one, firstly a very nice Japan import 400cc Bandit, then sold it after a couple of years for a CBR600. I then sold that to buy a glider. I still go gliding, thanks to no longer riding motorcycles.... Some people don't have the skill or temperament for riding bikes!!

After 11 good years here work turned to poo recently with little chance that it will change. At my age (57) I am unlikely to secure anything else at the same salary so I have made a plan. I have upped my pension contributions - salary sacrifice - to 30% of my salary and I'll go in another 4 years or so. You can put up with a level of crap when you know that there is light at the end of tunnel. So just after 60 I'll give up this job (might get something part time for amusement value) and spend time riding the wheels off my motorcycles.

enthusiasticsaver

Congratulations.

I have been retired just over a year, DH two years now and we don't have any problems finding things to do. Obviously it helps if you have hobbies, we do, but even if you don't retirement is a great time to try new things. You will have the summer so hopefully nice weather for you to go gliding if that takes your fancy or start up something new.

We do days out and lunches out. Theatre trips, weekends away, spend time with friends and family. Look after granddaughters, National Trust properties. We go up our local country club and do the gym, swimming and the spa and keep fit classes. Walking groups, gardening, hobbies and holidays. I am joining the U3a this year and DH belongs to a model railway club. Not got bored yet.

bugslett

k6chris wrote: »

I then sold that to buy a glider. I still go gliding, !

Did you see gliding was on my list? Something I've fancied doing for a number of years!

k6chris

Brilliant sport, being do it since I was 17! Where in the UK do you live??

JoeEngland

k6chris wrote: »

So dear forum reader, today I handed in my resignation and by the end of March I will have added the RE letters to my existing FI accreditation. A decision not fostered by stress or hatred of my job, but by the way that time was being taken from me for scant return. So what next, what great adventures to come? I have no idea. Armed with a blank sheet of paper and a dusty compass I will be setting off for lands unexplored.

Well that's the romantic view, but as a work colleague said to me this morning "why the hell have your done that and what the f**k are you going to do every day??". :rotfl:

So, somewhere between the sun dappled uplands of my RE dreams and a soggy chip cob watching The Kyle Show, lies my future.

Any advice??

I feel sorry for your colleague if he/she has no imagination to think of better ways to pass one's only life than working.

bluenose1

k6chris wrote: »

So dear forum reader, today I handed in my resignation and by the end of March I will have added the RE letters to my existing FI accreditation. A decision not fostered by stress or hatred of my job, but by the way that time was being taken from me for scant return. So what next, what great adventures to come? I have no idea. Armed with a blank sheet of paper and a dusty compass I will be setting off for lands unexplored.

Well that's the romantic view, but as a work colleague said to me this morning "why the hell have your done that and what the f**k are you going to do every day??". :rotfl:

So, somewhere between the sun dappled uplands of my RE dreams and a soggy chip cob watching The Kyle Show, lies my future.

Any advice??

Congratulations. Hopefully your work colleague will soon be envious of you setting out for new horizons, though please don't let it involve Jeremy Kyle!!! I am a couple of years behind you but most of my colleagues would also think I am mad to retire at 55.
Must admit I veer between being desperate to retire and the fear of the unknown.
Sorry no advice but looking forward to your updates with interest, minus Jeremy Kyle🤔

bugslett

k6chris wrote: »

Brilliant sport, being do it since I was 17! Where in the UK do you live??

North West.


I think my nearest club is in N Wales.

I know I won't be pursuing it this year, but it's high up the list for next year.

Finishing off some work on the house this year and garden and literally mean to do nothing this summer. 28 years, 7 holidays, you get the picture!

Pension_Geek

I am a fair way off retirement, but my parents were both doctors, and retired 7 years ago. My mum volunteers in a local school, and my dad is match secretary of a golf club. They would definitely say that volunteering is a great thing to do, as you have huge amounts of spare time.

Doing puzzles of some kind daily is probably a good idea!