People Aged 65 To 79 Are Happiest ...

[Arthur Little]

... according to a survey of 300,000 adults across the UK.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-35471624

Come September this year, I'll be halfway through that age group, myself ... and :iagree: with the study for a variety of reasons, because:

At 71, I've long been freed from the shackles of work and all it entails ... ranging from battling against the clock - and [occasionally] colleagues - to several missed promotion opportunities and suchlike.

Okay ... :anerikke: ... my income might only be about a third of what it had been when I was still working, but, with my monthly occupational pension supplemented by a regular weekly State Pension guaranteed for the rest of my life, I'm definitely not complaining. Ironically, I am better off financially now than when I was faced with the constraints of bringing up a young family.

However, BEST of ALL was meeting and marrying Myrna - to whom I've since been happily wed for more than seven years - thanks to an unexpected bequest from a maiden aunt ... which enabled me to twice visit the Philippines.

Happy? You bet! Never have I felt more content. :smile:

Where on Earth did I ever find the time to work in the first place?

[Michael Parnham]

I'm on a downer at present Arthur since October the 24th 2015, having said that been happy all my life up until then, hopefully my happiness will return towards the back end of this year!:xxgrinning--00xx3:

[lordna]

I'm on a downer at present Arthur since October the 24th 2015, having said that been happy all my life up until then, hopefully my happiness will return towards the back end of this year!:xxgrinning--00xx3:

Sorry to hear that Michael and hope things pick up for you soon.

[lordna]

... according to a survey of 300,000 adults across the UK.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-35471624

Come September this year, I'll be halfway through that age group, myself ... and :iagree: with the study for a variety of reasons, because:

At 71, I've long been freed from the shackles of work and all it entails ... ranging from battling against the clock - and [occasionally] colleagues - to several missed promotion opportunities and suchlike.

Okay ... :anerikke: ... my income might only be about a third of what it had been when I was still working, but, with my monthly occupational pension supplemented by a regular weekly State Pension guaranteed for the rest of my life, I'm definitely not complaining. Ironically, I am better off financially now than when I was faced with the constraints of bringing up a young family.

However, BEST of ALL was meeting and marrying Myrna - to whom I've since been happily wed for more than seven years - thanks to an unexpected bequest from a maiden aunt ... which enabled me to twice visit the Philippines.

Happy? You bet! Never have I felt more content. :smile:

Where on Earth did I ever find the time to work in the first place?

Glad to hear your happy Arthur. I just can't wait to enjoy my retirement in just over 3 years time!

[Ako Si Jamie]

People aged 65 to 79 were happiest until they got their quarterly bill in from E.On.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/age-uk-energy-deals-for-the-elderly-with-eon-to-be-investigated-by-ofgem-a6852776.html :mad:

[stevewool]

at the grand age of 57, i am happy too, its the others who aint:biggrin:

[Michael Parnham]

Sorry to hear that Michael and hope things pick up for you soon.

Thank you Lordna, will update you in a few months!:xxgrinning--00xx3:

[Longweekend]

I've got 6 years till retirement, but I still smile now....:biggrin:

[KeithD]

I know a trampoline artists whose life had a lot of ups and downs! :cwm25:

[grahamw48]

65 this year....think I'd better start job-hunting before it's too late ! :omg:

[KeithD]

I'm 50 next month. Luckily I do not have to worry about retirement.... I did that when I was 21 :cwm24:

[Arthur Little]

I'm 50 next month. Luckily I do not have to worry about retirement.... I did that when I was 21 :cwm24:

Can't quite beat your record :nono-1-1: ... but I retired when I was just over a year younger than the age you'll be next month, after losing first, my father [suddenly from a heart attack] then - shortly afterwards - my first wife following a long spell of ill-health. So I was barely 50 ... but never for one second have I ever regretted my decision to go early, since our two children were, by then, grown-up and more than self~sufficient. Plus, my superannuable length of service qualified me for an index-linked occupational pension that, all things considered, guaranteed at least a reasonable lifestyle.

Now please don't get me wrong ... it wasn't that I was a lazy sod; on the contrary ... :anerikke: ... if [I]anything, I'd been a workaholic. However, back in the 1990s it was a 'young person's world' ... I'd reached the stage when I had literally worn myself out ... and the two bereavements I'd suffered proved to be the final straw.

[Arthur Little]

Now please don't get me wrong ... it wasn't that I was a lazy sod; on the contrary ... :anerikke: ... if anything, I'd been a workaholic. However, back in the 1990s it was a 'young person's world' ... I'd reached the stage when I had literally worn myself out ... and the two bereavements I'd suffered proved to be the final straw.

Oh yes, I did have a few wee casual jobs between that time and the "proper" retiral age, in case you're wondering ... though was usually careful to ensure none of them were likely to last long term. :wink:

[stevewool]

Well i hope to retire very very soon , and then live happily ever after