Officially a govt pensioner now

[WBA53]

Yesterday I was 65 and officially retired although beong lucky enough to have jacked it in when 62 and financially able to support myself.rounding a great family day off taking in a concert at the symphony hall with the great Del Amitri band.life's good and on the up after the struggles of the last year or so.thanks for well wishes from folk on here during my dark days

[kettering_baggie]

Welcome to the club!

[TipperaryBaggie]

As Ket says, welcome to the club. Make sure you get senior rates at the games now and travel there using your bus pass!

[mickd1961]

Congrats 53 and hope health continues to improve.

I’m only 8 and a bit years away from joining you.

I remember my dad telling me I’d be old before I knew it and that inside my head I’d still be 17.

He wasn’t wrong.

[Joy_Division]

Enjoy it 53. I got there in May of this year but stopped working at 63 as I could not stand the job I was in any longer. We lived off the wife's state pension and savings I had accrued whilst working and although I hated seeing that hard earned money going out each month it was still one of the best decision I made. Things I hated like gardening etc I really enjoy them now as I have time to do it without feeling its a battle against the clock. And now with the state pension coming in coupled with my works pension it feels like I'm being paid to stay at home. It's a great feeling.

[Baggies_Boy_Tony]

Enjoy it 53, I was made redundant at 61 in 2003, have loved every minute of my retirement, I can do what I want when it I want, or when the missus tells me to

[soulman101]

Yesterday I was 65 and officially retired although beong lucky enough to have jacked it in when 62 and financially able to support myself.rounding a great family day off taking in a concert at the symphony hall with the great Del Amitri band.life's good and on the up after the struggles of the last year or so.thanks for well wishes from folk on here during my dark days

Happy birthday for yesterday, i'm joining the club in December. What school did you go to.

[WBA53]

Happy birthday for yesterday, i'm joining the club in December. What school did you go to.

Willingsworth down gospel oak m8.I'm a Tipton lad born n bred in exile in wednesbury now lol

[holmleighchris]

I have to wait until I am 66 to get my state pension. Pushing it up to 67 not long after. Not sure how I will adopt to not working. I get pretty bored at home when there are no jobs to do and my wife doesn't like going out much bar to the cinema and theatre oh and bloody shops.

[albion68]

Willingsworth down gospel oak m8.I'm a Tipton lad born n bred in exile in wednesbury now lol

hi 53 did you by any chance know John king aka kingy,Jason amongst other names lol.sad passing.