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  • willendure
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    Originally posted by ChimpMaster View Post
    I'm fortunate that a large part of me pension is in Gold
    Smart move, well done!

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  • ChimpMaster
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    Originally posted by jamesbrown View Post

    Good call on that. Have a fraction in gold, just wish I'd added more along the way. Or silver. Hey ho.
    It was all luck. I thought stock markets were due a crash and bonds/gold would thrive. I was wrong about stocks, whilst bonds remain neutral and metals have boomed.

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  • jamesbrown
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    Originally posted by ChimpMaster View Post
    I'm fortunate that a large part of me pension is in Gold
    Good call on that. Have a fraction in gold, just wish I'd added more along the way. Or silver. Hey ho.

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  • ChimpMaster
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    Originally posted by DoctorStrangelove View Post

    I remember a chap retiring at 50.

    He was dead by 53.
    Must have had an awesome 3 years.

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  • DoctorStrangelove
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    Originally posted by ChimpMaster View Post
    Speaking of aging agists, my voyage into semi-retirement at 47/48 is going OK and I'm fortunate that a large part of me pension is in Gold and I'm just a couple of years away from cashing out the lump sum. It's nice not having to work for money now
    I remember a chap retiring at 50.

    He was dead by 53.

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  • milanbenes
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    good job

    cheers

    Milan.

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  • ChimpMaster
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    Speaking of aging agists, my voyage into semi-retirement at 47/48 is going OK and I'm fortunate that a large part of me pension is in Gold and I'm just a couple of years away from cashing out the lump sum. It's nice not having to work for money now

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  • milanbenes
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    I'll drink to that

    cheers

    Milan.

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  • DoctorStrangelove
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    No one wants what I used to do. Which is no real surprise. .

    I'm impressed that they're still making tapes for Mr Beans to change.

    Hope for us all. .

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  • milanbenes
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    same here I'll drink to that

    cheers

    Milan.

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  • sadkingbilly
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    Originally posted by milanbenes View Post
    agreed and sounds nice

    regarding retirement I've noticed in my area of our business, the workforce has gone from agist to aging

    and there doesn't seem to be a next generation coming along

    let's watch

    Milan.
    same in my game, in fact, more so.
    mind you, this is why i command high rates.

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  • milanbenes
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    agreed and sounds nice

    regarding retirement I've noticed in my area of our business, the workforce has gone from agist to aging

    and there doesn't seem to be a next generation coming along

    let's watch

    Milan.

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  • courtg9000
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    Good afternoon!
    One could could complain but no facker would listen!
    Retirement is as retirement does

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  • milanbenes
    started a topic Afternoon all

    Afternoon all

    what's new

    can't complain over here .net continues to be the goose that lays the golden eggs and enables all the other side hustles


    Milan.

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