Archives for: January 2006

Retirement Planning Session Four - Time Management


27th January 2006
Work has been the focus of my life for the past 40 odd years. How sad is that but without work what do I do? I had actually planned how to make the break from working to shirking by taking a three month break in the Bahamas with my family but what happe… more »
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Retirement Planning Session Three - Financial Management


20th January 2006
I have now retired the redundancy payment has been received, I have also received the lump sum from my pension scheme and the final payment from work including holiday pay. So what do I need to do with it? I now have this chunk of money to spend but th… more »
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Retirement Planning Session Two - Leaving Day - Stripped Bare


06th January 2006
When planning for my retirement there are some things I sort of forgot to realize. These fall into the category of ‘things I have had so long I thought they were mine’. First there is the company car, the 2.0 Volvo Sports – leather heated seats, cruise… more »
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Retirement Planning Session 1 - Different Ways to Retire


03rd January 2006
It seems to me that there are two different ways to retire. The first is that you reach 65 years old on a Friday, the big boss, Assistant Credit Controller – Major Accounts – Outer Hebrides, who you have met once at a conference on Network Externalitie… more »
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Why Retirement Blog?


01st January 2006
I suddenly find myself with time on my hands following redundancy from the company I have been with for 28 years. The change is not easy to deal with so I need to do something to help make the adjustment. Counseling sessions with my local highwayman sorr… more »