4th estate
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Could'nt agree more , retired myself at 52 over two years ago on roughly the same pension and could'nt be happier.Hi 4th Est. I retired early this year on 30,000 pension no probs living on it. I must say that I have enjoyed every moment of my retirement and would highly recommend it and I did take early retirement. PM me if you want to discuss futher.
Can you claim social welfare for the 15 month period post redundancy ?
Many thanks to you all for taking the time to reply.
I have been doing a bit of research following your advice. I can apply for a leave of absence but only 6 months maximum. Earliest start date for this is October this year. I think I will do it, and use my savings to live on the equivalent of 30k after taxes and levies, and see how I get on.
I will be able to spend a month or so in Spain rent free after Christmas, courtesy of my sister and her husband who own an apartment there. How kind of them! The cost of living there is so much better than here, so that will be a bonus.
My mother who is ill, is in a nursing home. I have enquired and they would be delighted for me to work there as a nurse's aid/orderly on weekends, minimum wage but it would boost my income and still give me the weekdays to do my thing. Obviously not going to do that on the leave of absence, but long term the door is open there. I have also been invited by the nursing home to do voluntary activities with the residents. As local history is one of my interests, I plan to do an "autobiography" session with the residents where they tell the story of their lives. There might be a book in that!
At the end of the day, things might work out very differently. I may stay working, I may take the package. But your comments have enabled me to plan a bit better, and thank you all so much for that.
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