Semi Retirement and Beyond.

Sun_Addict

Great news it was resolved at a reasonable cost. Nice to have a mechanic friend 😀

EssexHebridean

13 years on one battery is amazingly good! I admit I was quite surprised when mine had to be replaced on the last car after about 10 years and the mechanic was astonished it had lasted so long - apparently these days they reckon anything over about 6/7 years is decent! 

Not looking forward to my current car deciding it needs a replacement one as it's a Stop/Start so a LOT pricier I believe! 

Sunshine_girl2

EssexHebridean said:

13 years on one battery is amazingly good! I admit I was quite surprised when mine had to be replaced on the last car after about 10 years and the mechanic was astonished it had lasted so long - apparently these days they reckon anything over about 6/7 years is decent! 

Not looking forward to my current car deciding it needs a replacement one as it's a Stop/Start so a LOT pricier I believe! 

Yes I noticed the prices were a lot dearer than an ordinary battery. 

Sunshine_girl2

Work has been fairly manic this week ,at least I only have a day left to do. The £150 turned up today so that has been swept to one side . Will think where I want to put it nearer payday when I do my budget for the next month . 

My old car battery got took to the local scrapyard near work . My car radio needs resetting after the battery change , will leave that too my son over the weekend. 

maggiem

Glad to find you again Sunshine_girl. Sorry to hear about th.e battery but 13 years seems very good to me. Hope you get the car radio reset sorted. Enjoy your reducing hours too. 

Sunshine_girl2

maggiem said:

Glad to find you again Sunshine_girl. Sorry to hear about th.e battery but 13 years seems very good to me. Hope you get the car radio reset sorted. Enjoy your reducing hours too. 

Thanks maggiem.

Sunshine_girl2

DD and family are away this weekend , so I have no childminding duties today. Going to take my dad shopping instead . Tomorrow we are off to another county to visit friends of parents a pub lunch is involved . Parents have never driven so I am the chauffeur , but I always get a petrol contribution and a free lunch. My dad has gifted me the cost of the new battery so will use that towards shopping today . Maybe take mum to see Downton Abbey Sunday.

Sun_Addict

I love how you look after your parents and they still look after you. You’re so lucky to have them and they’re lucky to have you 💕

Sunshine_girl2

Sun_Addict said:

I love how you look after your parents and they still look after you. You’re so lucky to have them and they’re lucky to have you 💕

That's very kind of you to say, thank you. 

Sunshine_girl2

Last Saturday was a lovely day with parents and their friends , the weather helped enormously. 

This week has been another busy one , but I finished off today on a training day that finished early so I was able to pick up the GKs from school with grandad , I will be there tomorrow as usual. 

It's a big birthday for me this year so just looking at booking a trip to New York in November , my friend has been getting prices . I have the money saved already no credit card adding . 

Plus I have booked 3 nights away in Yorkshire in August with my eldest two GKs in a cottage £58 a night, it's about 15 mins from the nearest beach and is in an area I know well . This has been paid in full , no CC involved . 

The big news today is I received my DB pension figures , just need to decide what option to go for . It was non contributory , so I am pleased to be receiving this . I have worked out tonight it would be viable for me to retire at 60 but I couldn't do anything so will carry on working for a while . The pension figures are pretty much what I was expecting and am glad to have received them before I go part time in 2 weeks as I know where I stand in December when I am 60.