Life after contracting

[expat]

After which there's always Dignitas, assuming you still have the £4.5k...

If we were not all cowards, we might work out that the best option is to spend it while you can, enjoy life more, and go when your time is up.

There are some Americans who do just that: the idea is that half of health care costs are incurred in the last 6 months of life, and it's pretty low quality life anyway, so they just don't take health insurance. Expect a shorter life but a merrier one.

[milanbenes]

expat,

are there any books on this subject that you can recommend ?

the websites are ok, but I'm old fashioned and prefer books


or shall I just go on amazon and pick a few and see what they contain ?

thanks,

Milan.

[expat]

After which there's always Dignitas, assuming you still have the £4.5k...

Couldn't you pay in advance? Life membership, so to speak?

[gingerjedi]

Couldn't you pay in advance? Life membership, so to speak?

Would you have to book a date?

[gingerjedi]

Do they sell gift vouchers?

[DonkeyRhubarb]

for sake of argument, leave IT at 52...

2k per month, let's say 25k per year, assuming you will live to 82 that means to service this you need... 750k gbp

I think that's a pretty good rule of thumb. To produce an income of X/year for N years, you need C=X*N capital.

Assume any return you get on C will just keep X in line with inflation.

Eg. £15k/year for 30 years = £450k

I still think if you want to retire in your 50's and be comfortable you're gonna need a total pot of low single digit millions

"comfortable" covers a huge spectrum. I took a sabatical a few years ago which has turned into retirement. My wife and I live comfortably on £1200/month but I know many would view that as borderline poverty.

[chris79]

Large scale organic gardening
Rare breed farming
Fish farm
Vintage car restoration
Commodities and currency trading
High end real estate rental
Ad hoc consultancy for previous friends and clients
Inventing million selling products
Antiques dealing
Software and hardware design
Micro businesses incubation

All profitable but not so unwieldy that it will take more than my extended family to manage.

PZZ

If you ever need investor money (like Dragons Den) just send me a private message I'll buy shares into whatever it is you go with.

[AlfredJPruffock]

The reality is - while you are still healty enough to enjoy your money - do so -for no-one knows what the future holds and no financial investment return is guaranteed.

If today is joyful why be concerned for the future which never arrrives ?


Some of you appear to live in the Age of Anxiety - but thats not for me .


For it is written :

"Therefore do not worry about tomorrow,for tomorrow will worry about itself.

Each day has enough trouble of its own.

[portseven]

Once I have mortgate paid off and a couple of BTL's I plan to get a local, lower paying job in IT. Maybe sysadmin for a small college or school or something. I am one of the sad bastards that actually enjoy IT.

[moorfield]

After which there's always Dignitas, assuming you still have the £4.5k...

Why bother with Dignitas? Save yourself (or your offspring) 4.5k and use the Humber Bridge instead.