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Retirement as at 1 Sep 2025. Wife and I retired on same day0
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Not buying a house.0
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Choosing to be more philanthropic.2
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That's strange. Mine was choosing to seriously cut down on my philanthropy. I had no money left previously.subjecttocontract said:Choosing to be more philanthropic.0 -
Going all cash in advance of the imminent global stock market crash of 20261
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Thats more than a bit difficult where pensions are involved I'd imagine ?alfred64 said:HedgehogRulez said:Going all cash in advance of the imminent global stock market crash of 2026
Well I arrived (born) with nothing and hope that I will be granted time to ensure I leave with nothing. The fun/enjoyment is in the giving. It beats the hell out of most other activities.
That's strange. Mine was choosing to seriously cut down on my philanthropy. I had no money left previously.subjecttocontract said:Choosing to be more philanthropic.4 -
Reducing the number of times I visit this forum 😁1
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Gathering together unneeded funds to put in my sipp and isa in Aprils drop.
when there blood on the streets invest so the saying goes. Lucky for me it worked out.A thankyou is payment enough .1 -
Ignoring all the speculation before the budget.1
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There are 3 for me.
1. Opening a SIPP
2. Converting most of my money from a cash ISA to a S&S one.
3. Opening a Zopa biscuit account, which in turn prompted me to open my first regular saver (with them).0
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