Yes I know
. Took me a while to get used to receiving money from my private and state pension landing in my bank account every month after doing hee-haw. I was listening to chat radio stations but my mental health started to be affected. 
So what does everyone do for a living?
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. Took me a while to get used to receiving money from my private and state pension landing in my bank account every month after doing hee-haw. I was listening to chat radio stations but my mental health started to be affected. 
I’ve been retire almost 11 years from plumbing and heating nothing on this earth would get me back into work.
John.
John.
Not even a kaput boiler or an exploding, unvented hot water cylinder?
This thread should be renamed "How long have you been retired?"
I'm 31. Aircraft engineer with a lifetime of 12 hour shifts ahead of me! Trying to strike a balance between saving for the future, and throwing all my money at the campervan
I'm 31. Aircraft engineer with a lifetime of 12 hour shifts ahead of me! Trying to strike a balance between saving for the future, and throwing all my money at the campervan
Do a lot of the former - this will facilitate early retirement and then allow you to do a lot of the latter.
There's definitely truth in the quote "there's more to life than work". Wish I had paid heed to that earlier in my time.
Coming up to six years, lol
I'm an Electrician, for social housing. Don't worry, it's as filthy as you can imagine. Hate it, but it pays the bills
House bashing, I hated it but as a twenty something back in the 80s between two sparkies we would rewire five 2 bed terraced council houses a week for less than £200 topline and that was on the books so full stoppages but still supplying our own tools.
I point this out incase there are any boomer bashers out there that think the old days were so much easier, it was horrible and I hated it too.
Retired from Aviation.Now have a hobby business making bespoke furniture in my little workshop. Total enjoyment - no one chasing me!
Love these!
I was self employed for 11 years, subbing for a home insurance company. Only problem was, they thought they had full control of me, treating me as employed when I wanted some freedom. I'm now employed but with better benefits, work van and a pension. It meant I was able to buy my t6 so I was happyHouse bashing, I hated it but as a twenty something back in the 80s between two sparkies we would rewire five 2 bed terraced council houses a week for less than £200 topline and that was on the books so full stoppages but still supplying our own tools.
I point this out incase there are any boomer bashers out there that think the old days were so much easier, it was horrible and I hated it too.
@TheGrapeEscape I was 715 from 1989 to the end of 1996 when the powers that be tried to eradicate subbing if you worked for the same employer most of the time.
Went from £10.50 an hour in 96 to JIB rate of I think £6.25 an hour in 97 so changed direction completely and we moved down to Dorset after buying an half share in a fried chicken shop.
Anyway took us 15 yrs to recover our money and then some from that venture only to relocate back to Northampton where to fill the days I eventually went back to sparking and earning in an 8 HR day in 2012 what I had last been earning in 1995 as a subby.
I worked for a couple of outfits until 2020 but in the end called it a day as after having had the chicken shop it was soul destroying to now work for 5hit money and basically sell what's left of your life span for peanuts.
I hope I don't sound too bitter but we all get old and knowing when to cut your losses or to graft harder assuming you're going to live forever suddenly pulls into sharp focus so we're not as rich as some people "appear" to be but can hold on to what we've got and that's probably as good as it gets for our level of ambition.
Went from £10.50 an hour in 96 to JIB rate of I think £6.25 an hour in 97 so changed direction completely and we moved down to Dorset after buying an half share in a fried chicken shop.
Anyway took us 15 yrs to recover our money and then some from that venture only to relocate back to Northampton where to fill the days I eventually went back to sparking and earning in an 8 HR day in 2012 what I had last been earning in 1995 as a subby.
I worked for a couple of outfits until 2020 but in the end called it a day as after having had the chicken shop it was soul destroying to now work for 5hit money and basically sell what's left of your life span for peanuts.
I hope I don't sound too bitter but we all get old and knowing when to cut your losses or to graft harder assuming you're going to live forever suddenly pulls into sharp focus so we're not as rich as some people "appear" to be but can hold on to what we've got and that's probably as good as it gets for our level of ambition.
Yeah, sod that. I'm 38 and already want to retire. I'm not crawling in lofts and lifting floorboards at 55 that's for sure.@TheGrapeEscape I was 715 from 1989 to the end of 1996 when the powers that be tried to eradicate subbing if you worked for the same employer most of the time.
Went from £10.50 an hour in 96 to JIB rate of I think £6.25 an hour in 97 so changed direction completely and we moved down to Dorset after buying an half share in a fried chicken shop.
Anyway took us 15 yrs to recover our money and then some from that venture only to relocate back to Northampton where to fill the days I eventually went back to sparking and earning in an 8 HR day in 2012 what I had last been earning in 1995 as a subby.
I worked for a couple of outfits until 2020 but in the end called it a day as after having had the chicken shop it was soul destroying to now work for 5hit money and basically sell what's left of your life span for peanuts.
I hope I don't sound too bitter but we all get old and knowing when to cut your losses or to graft harder assuming you're going to live forever suddenly pulls into sharp focus so we're not as rich as some people "appear" to be but can hold on to what we've got and that's probably as good as it gets for our level of ambition.
I'd be happy living in laybys in the camper haha
Yowma babb.... as they say round here...
I’m 50 and a joiner. Been self employed for 20 years.
Earned good money built a lovely house but I’m completely broken now.
The list of things wrong with my body after nearly 35 years of hard graft is becoming endless.
It’s that bad I’m having look at alternative ways of earning a living as I simply can’t do it anymore.
Only another 17 years before I can retire.
Gordie the Gigolo, you could charm the ladies for sure, they pay well I'm told!
I'm not being political, but it's easy to make policy when you've only ever driven a desk.
Politicians of all stripes have no idea.
