When do you think you'll be able to retire from paid work?

[magicjuan]

I've got 7 years to reach retirement but I reckon I'll be working till I cark it
Reckon in those 7 years the age will rise twice

 

[DavidH]

Tomorrow morning when I find out I've won tonights Euro Millions.

 

[TommyDavo]

I've got 14 years, 4 months and 26 days to go unless I manage to come in to some money in that time.

Stick it in a till

 

[cronullasharks]

Just done some rough calculations and I'm optimistic I can pack it in when I'm 147

 

[Chrismac]

The way my three kids are costing me, and will continue to for at least another 10+ years I might as well keep going til I keel over

 

[IrishBlue2022]

If i make it to then I'll probably pack it in at 58 and travel the world.

 

[PhilM]

All being well, I could retire around fifty-three, in the sense of taking my pension and live. Will I? Probably not, as I'll still want to have a decent disposable income.

Ideally, I'll take my pension and be able to get another job on a decent wage, so that we can live comfortably on and put into another pension/AVC/investments.

Then pack it in when I'm sixty or a few years after. Anyone considering opting out of their pension schemes - don't!

 

[Rita_Poon]

Just done some rough calculations and I'm optimistic I can pack it in when I'm 147

 

[Shevin Keedy]

I don't have any private pension, just state pension.

My state pension is currently paid at 68 - I'm sure that'll be nudged a few years later by the time I get there.
Life expectancy is 80.

I think I'm going to do another 5 years then just give up and live off the land.

I don't know how old you are, but for anyone say mid-40s and below, I would recommend planning for life without a state pension.

 

[Rita_Poon]

I don't know how old you are, but for anyone say mid-40s and below, I would recommend planning for life without a state pension.

It'll be means tested in 20-25 years.

 

[LostLegend]

I’ve got about 16/17 years worth of basic workplace pension payments scattered across 3 different accounts so far. I really need to get it all in some sort of order at some point.

I’m 40 now so I’ve considered increasing my payments at some point within the next 10 years, but in all honesty, I’m fully expecting the apocalypse to happen sometime before I retire.

 

[Rita_Poon]

I’ve got about 16/17 years worth of basic workplace pension payments scattered across 3 different accounts so far. I really need to get it all in some sort of order at some point.

I’m 40 now so I’ve considered increasing my payments at some point within the next 10 years, but in all honesty, I’m fully expecting the apocalypse to happen sometime before I retire.

we'll need someone to play music in the depths and catacombs when there's only the last remnants of humanity left and what's left is living on tinned corned beef and pepsi residue.

 

[Daveysgingerlovechild]

I genuinely feel like it's a game of crystal ball gazing.

Assuming I stay healthy enough to work up to current state retirement age and I stay in my employers pension scheme I'd say 66. However if the state provision changes in the next 20 odd years or the employer pension scheme gets messed with (again!), it may be longer.

Retirement sounds appealing, but I think I'd want something to do. Bit of part time work of volunteering. One of uncles did 2 half days a week until he was 84 in a stock room just to get out and see folk. Think he was more a mascot than any actual use, like.

 

[blue61]

My state pension retirement age is 67, I'm 63 this year. I'd retire now if I could, but a realistic target is probably 66.

 

[chicoazul]

Likely never pals. Oh hang on I don’t work.