Retirement

Hello everyone. I'm new here and have joined because I'm totally lost, and I'm thinking someone else feels like this maybe? I'm thinking about retirement (I'm 63). I had a wonderful life, travelling the world, until I got married. I unwittingly married into a family with serious mental health problems. After 30 plus years, the main source of a life of pure stress, is fading. I'm stuck working at home with my husband, who has mental health problems. I'd love to get out but I'm just so tired at the end of the day. He is a good, kind man, but very challenging. I long ago forgot who I am, what I want etc. How do you a) find a life again and b) drag yourself out to something when you really don't feel like it? I've looked at al the clubs etc around here, and have tried a few but would love to have a bit of fun or a laugh now and then.

56 yrs old and so ready to retire!! I have 5 yrs left and it seems a life away ~ I work in Emergency services(Boo Boo Bus) and seen it all ~ I just don't want to see it anymore ~ Plus behind the scenes the politics are awful.... So done!!!

My friend retired to southern Spain and lives in a nice villa with a large swimming pool, he was upset to hear the winter fuel allowance was being withdrawn he said it paid for the yearly service on he's swimming pool. He told me last night that although pensioners living in the UK will no longer receive the allowance he will still get it every year, so he's pool will stay nice and clean and sent me this link. British pensioners living in the EU will keep their winter fuel allowance thanks to a Brexit catch | This is Money He also had a theory that this is a win win for the government, inevitably more pensioners will die of cold related illnesses because they can no longer afford heating, so not only do the government save on the fuel allowance they also don't have to pay the pensions to those that don't survive the winter. Cunning plan Mr. Starmer but freezing pensioners to death is a Tory strategy.

Hi Everyone. We plan to move overseas when we retire, but we can't go yet. I'm thinking of volunteering overseas to have something to do as I'm not one for 'resting'. The programs I've seen all look like an absolute rip off. How do they get off charging £450 or more to stay in a dorm and eat local food for a week? I've been to most of the countries with programs and I know that 2 people could live in comfort on half than that. I've seen reviews that say some of these programs are just money making schemes for so called program hosts. Has anyone done a good volunteering program?

Hubby and I came to Cyprus 5yrs ago. Love it here so relaxing with plenty to do not enough hours in the day!

Now that you can work past retirement, I'm wondering how to choose when to retire. Probably when you are too tired to work? I'm trying to pick a date, a year and trying to formulate some kind of plan. I hope to do all the things I like, before I'm too old. One more visit to Japan (I love the place), a trip to Malaysia, etc. I have to learn to be alone again, and travel alone again, as my family are grown up, and my husband has a lot of issues which makes being in his company rather stressful.

I'm a freelance journalist and have asked permission to post on here. I'm writing a piece about downsizers, but from the angle of those who have made the move but have regrets about it. If this applies to anyone who would be happy to chat about their experience, I'd love to hear from you.

Having recently sold up, bought a little sail boat and sailed into the sun. My husband of 45 years and I are having alot of fun. We are also both fighting the aging process. The two of us and a mad dog in a very confined space can be challenging. Anyone else out there want to share how you cope with a life less ordinary. I like to talk alot more than my husband and the dog is fabulous but no conversationalist 🤣

I usually get my State Pension paid into my account every 28 days. I was last paid on 28/3 so was expecting a payment on 25/4. To date, nothing has arrived. There's never been a late payment in my 7 years of claiming. Any thoughts would be appreciated.

Has anyone retired to the coast? Does it work?