Seasidegal's Scrimpy Retirement Diary!

beanielou

Oh & hope second jab goes well 

Seasidegal58

Thanks @beanielou - I tend to run an iron over bedding anyway before I put it on the bed - but I think it creases less than the cotton bedding that I have been using. 

enthusiasticsaver

Good that both your pensions are being paid this month.  Sometimes they take a while to pay out on the first so it sounds like your pension company and DSS are organised as far as yours goes.  DH and I had our second jab today as well.  No side effects yet thank goodness. 

Bamboo linen sounds interesting. 

enthusiasticsaver

Good that both your pensions are being paid this month.  Sometimes they take a while to pay out on the first so it sounds like your pension company and DSS are organised as far as yours goes.  DH and I had our second jab today as well.  No side effects yet thank goodness. 

Bamboo linen sounds interesting. 

doingitanyway

Sheets are something I might try. I've gone for linen in the past but will try bamboo.
Great news on the pensions front

rugbymadfamily

Great news on the pension front and congrats on retirement!
Re theatre tickets, we've just booked Hairspray for a Sat eve in July and got fairly decent tickets for £50 each so not quite sure what your sis is looking at! There's definitely still reasonable priced tickets out there.

Seasidegal58

Thanks @enthusiasticsaver and @doingitanyway. 😃
I must say that both DWP and my pension administrator have been on the ball - they've both written to me over the past weeks confirming how much and when the payments are to be made so I've been able to sort out my pots. 

doingitanyway

rugbymadfamily said:

Great news on the pension front and congrats on retirement!
Re theatre tickets, we've just booked Hairspray for a Sat eve in July and got fairly decent tickets for £50 each so not quite sure what your sis is looking at! There's definitely still reasonable priced tickets out there.

A relief to read there are still reasonably priced tickets to be had!

milann

Lunch with your old boss will be better in the summer- it’s like the middle of the winter out there around here. 

Pleased the pensions are being paid promptly with no hiccups.

HappyNow

Hi there SSG. Sorry for the stupidly long absence (no real excuse either, just been busy life-ing) but I'm thrilled for you that you've retired! Sounds like you're having a ball and making the most of it, at least as much as anyone can at the moment. I'm still working part-time, but have a monthly DB pension that paid out when I hit 60, with barely any reduction. It makes me giggle every month when the money hits my bank account and I haven't actually had to do any work for it