O/T Getting Older

[greystone16]

I think you ought to Jon because you can't rely on the State pension although is has improved a bit.My advise would be to check out with a few friends and they may say if they have had good advise and who to recommend.

[Woking88]

One problem is that they keep moving the goalposts. When I got to 65, it was the State Retiring Age for males. I am not sure where it is now, but I wonder how many people out there are sure of their retiring age. It must be very confusing.

[wolf1778]

I retired at 58 and moved from the Midlands to Devon. I am 62 next month and not regretted a single moment of it. (Except being so far away from The Mol, which means I don't get there much).

[peterknowlesburnside]

One problem is that they keep moving the goalposts. When I got to 65, it was the State Retiring Age for males. I am not sure where it is now, but I wonder how many people out there are sure of their retiring age. It must be very confusing.

It seems I just crept in with my state retirement age. It will be 65. I was talking to a mate of mine a while back. He is about 10 months younger than me and he had a letter telling him his would be 66.

[TundraWolf]

You're right but it's just something that doesn't seem real at the moment- I think Abbo said something about being as old as you feel and still (largely) having my health and going to music festivals and such, I guess I don't feel that old but my birth certificate tells me different. One of the things I probably need to do is to see a pensions advisor- it's all a mystery to me :/

I think this is quite common, Jon! I had a preconception of what life would be like over the coming years at age 40...50...60...65...etc. In each and every case I was wrong. I don't feel or think at all like I pictured in my youth! In many cases things are not as bleak as I imagined, in a few I am surprised by the setbacks I have encountered re: health and wealth (the older I get things are getting more and more expensive)...as I see it now, my income can't keep up with my "outgo!" :/