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The Retirement Newsletter: Six months to go
Welcome
Welcome to issue -26 — six months until I retire, and for some reason, my retirement date now seems very close. Scary.
Six months to go!
What does this mean?
Well, six months is nothing. Six more pay cheques (paychecks). And then what? No more pay cheques. No more salary. Yes, money will still go into my bank account, but nowhere near as much as what I currently get.
The lack of a monthly pay cheque (paycheck) has been worrying me. So, I spoke to some of my recently retired friends to see what they experienced.
Two friends said the first month with no paycheque was a shock. One admitted to a feeling of panic when they saw their bank account had not been ‘topped up’ at the end of the month. Both said they had now become used to the idea and that it was not a worry. As they both said — I still get paid; it’s just in a different way.
My third friend said that they had arranged their pension so that they still got a monthly pay cheque. To them, it was no different, just less money.
I have also realised I still have much to do these last six months. There are several…
