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Saving to retire early.
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No I pay someone. I don’t want to do it myself. I know someone who does it themselves and panicked during the start of COVID and got it all out near the bottom and lost a lot. Not even sure they are back in yet.I was a bit shocked when I saw my pension down so much during the start of COVID. I got a letter when I was 10% down and another when I was 20%’down. I reckon I could have panicked and sold too.Debt free. March 2020
Mortgage free-August 2021
Planned retirement date- 19/5/2026
£29500 saved. Target £420000(19/05/2026)1 -
Watching from the sidelines just out of interest what do you do ?kimwp said:I understand now, that is a pretty niche role! I do think you have a lot more to offer than your GCSEs, but it would be difficult to get to that salary in a different role starting from scratch (or even with a lot of years experience in most jobs)0
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