Retirement Travels – New Zealand Part 1 – South Island

Having had 3 trips to New Zealand now, with a fourth coming shortly, here is part I of probably IV, on what we have found and enjoyed on our travels. I hope you will find it interesting should you be heading there, or indeed just visiting from your armchair…. We have used a local NZ travel agent… Continue reading Retirement Travels – New Zealand Part 1 – South Island

Optimising Your Retirement

There are many, many retirement blogs out there. from early retirement ones earlyretirementextreme, Mr Money Mustache, Budgets are sexy, to people who are making the most of retirement, specifically in the  UK, John Brassey,  Simple living in Suffolk. Doing the same search worldwide, identified so many blogs, that I couldn’t possibly list them. So is there a niche… Continue reading Optimising Your Retirement

Maximising your UK State Pension

The UK State pension has totally changed over the past few years, and as of April this year the calculation is entirely different. Going back a few years, Women got their state pension at 60, men at 65. If you a woman born pre-1950, it was also likely that your pension could be calculated on… Continue reading Maximising your UK State Pension

Setting Up My Blog

Well, I think (hope) I might have cracked the basics of this blog. A long way from feeling comfortable about it yet…. I can even see my stats. 5 views on one day. Whoopee! Thanks to very clear instructions from Skint Dad and Millennial Money Man , I have started a WordPress Blog using BlueHost as the Host.… Continue reading Setting Up My Blog

End of the weekend

After the happenings on Friday night (our 38th wedding anniversary), we have commenced a huge clean up/ throw out campaign. We have a massive recycling bin, now completely full. The trash bin is surprisingly empty. The main shells of the cupboards have gone to the recycling depot, we weren’t certain how much they had been damaged… Continue reading End of the weekend