Bold leap into retirement

MallyGirl

yep! July 4th is my last day - it seems appropriate

HedgehogRulez

MallyGirl said:

yep! July 4th is my last day - it seems appropriate

oh, you're american?!

QrizB

HedgehogRulez said:

MallyGirl said:

yep! July 4th is my last day - it seems appropriate

oh, you're american?!

It's the daynwd got rid of the US, too - although as they seem to want a king again, they could ask Charlie nicely and he might accept them back?

😂

Daffodil1234

In case useful for anyone :   I took my own "bold leap into retirement" a year ago now, and here's a brief summary.

Financial costs I didn't expect:   

A lot of spending on our dog, while we had insurance, the cover would not stretch to multiple events linked to the same disease, and specialist vet investigations.  This came to around £4.5k.

Costs that I did expect:

Repairing some bits in the house and garden (downstairs loo, garden fence etc)

Buying more plants for the garden

Other things I didn't expect:

A lot of illness, especially in the first few months of retirement, including a cancer operation (caught early, hopefully no further effects) and the recuperation from this was quite slow.

A lot of other health costs including a lot extra on specific health needs (hearing, teeth, eyes) -  While I did expect of course that some of these things would happen, I didn't expect quite so many of them to occur in the first few months.

This summary just seems to be a reminder for me that you never know what is coming your way......

Timetoretire

I have been reading all your posts for a long time. Wishing you all the best for a healthy retirement . 

I have informed my manager that I will be retiring at the end of August, but finish at the end of July. I am due some holidays so 40 school days left! 

Smudgeismydog

Huge congrats @Timetoretire, that’s not long, how are you feeling?

Timetoretire

Thank you , I am excited for the next chapter!  House declutter has started ready for decorating . Looked at local activities/groups so have a few places to investigate. Really need to get healthier, this will be my main priority moving forward. 

MetaPhysical

Has anyone taken over the private health insurance that they maybe used to have with their employer?

MallyGirl

MetaPhysical said:

Has anyone taken over the private health insurance that they maybe used to have with their employer?

I have got as far as finding the number to call to get a quote from BUPA. My husband checked his employer and me being made redundant didn't count as a life event so he can't add me and our daughter onto his till renewal time.

Cus

My employer chosen health insurance company kindly said they would offer me a special follow on employee rate to take it private when I left...it was 10 times more than I got through a private broker.  Look around..