New Posts For Thread: Early Retirementhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30498055/early-retirementAnyone on her retired early, best thing you did or wish you hadn'tCosts nowt to ask for a figure fish.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30498055/early-retirement?post_id=544732727#544732727Costs nowt to ask for a figure fish.Fri, 15 May 2015 13:39:49 -050061 Stow, so not that long really, thinking of doing something a bit less stressful about 2/3 days a week, all this new malarkey with pensions I could have done at 55 the way my private ones are written up, anyone done the figures, but I suppose everyhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30498055/early-retirement?post_id=544732605#54473260561 Stow, so not that long really, thinking of doing something a bit less stressful about 2/3 days a week, all this new malarkey with pensions I could have done at 55 the way my private ones are written up, anyone done the figures, but I suppose everyFri, 15 May 2015 13:34:13 -050061 Stow, so not that long really, thinking of doing something a bit less stressful about 2/3 days a week, all this new malarkey with pensions I could have done at 55 the way my private ones are written up, anyone done the figures, but I suppose everyhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30498055/early-retirement?post_id=544732603#54473260361 Stow, so not that long really, thinking of doing something a bit less stressful about 2/3 days a week, all this new malarkey with pensions I could have done at 55 the way my private ones are written up, anyone done the figures, but I suppose everyFri, 15 May 2015 13:34:11 -0500I reckon there are fewer people who retired early, are poor and regret it than people who…….died before they got to retirement age.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30498055/early-retirement?post_id=544729497#544729497I reckon there are fewer people who retired early, are poor and regret it than people who…….died before they got to retirement age.Fri, 15 May 2015 10:28:26 -0500Iam inclined to take the pension now if the sums add, when younger I was very good at planning long term ..not so now.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30498055/early-retirement?post_id=544728509#544728509Iam inclined to take the pension now if the sums add, when younger I was very good at planning long term ..not so now.Fri, 15 May 2015 09:32:13 -0500My 'works' pension with AVC would be lump sum plus £200/month.. riches.. NOT! Think it thru carefully f1sh! (This thread has been done before if anyone can diggit out the archives)https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30498055/early-retirement?post_id=544728435#544728435My 'works' pension with AVC would be lump sum plus £200/month.. riches.. NOT! Think it thru carefully f1sh! (This thread has been done before if anyone can diggit out the archives)Fri, 15 May 2015 09:25:49 -0500Just about to look into whether I can take my works pension with the new regulations, 55 now, its a final salary scheme so not sure.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30498055/early-retirement?post_id=544728423#544728423Just about to look into whether I can take my works pension with the new regulations, 55 now, its a final salary scheme so not sure.Fri, 15 May 2015 09:24:42 -0500I beat you by 2 years LFC. Actually one drawback if you can call it that, is that I still have to work earn money on Betfair, although I don't see it as work of course, as my work's pension is fairly meagre, having drawn it at 50.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30498055/early-retirement?post_id=544728387#544728387I beat you by 2 years LFC. Actually one drawback if you can call it that, is that I still have to work earn money on Betfair, although I don't see it as work of course, as my work's pension is fairly meagre, having drawn it at 50.Fri, 15 May 2015 09:21:36 -050049.5 finish (June 2003); add me to the 'best thing I ever did' listhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30498055/early-retirement?post_id=544728311#54472831149.5 finish (June 2003); add me to the 'best thing I ever did' listFri, 15 May 2015 09:17:44 -0500well done Kenny Mann, I had to leave before getting redundancy unfortunately...would have stopped 5 years earlier but kept hoping for payoffs and finally just lefthttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30498055/early-retirement?post_id=544728287#544728287well done Kenny Mann, I had to leave before getting redundancy unfortunately...would have stopped 5 years earlier but kept hoping for payoffs and finally just leftFri, 15 May 2015 09:15:55 -0500