You know when your getting old,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

[RIZLA750]

well its official, today iam getting old lol.
bit of a shocker today as details of my pension choices came in the post informing me i can start drawing my works pension on my 50th birthday in may this year.
pensions etc allways seemed far far ahead in time and its a bit of a wakeup call to be told you can start drawing your pension.
well after a few minutes for it to sink in, the amount i can recieve in a lump sum and weekly draw soon put a smile on my face as i realised i can spend the cash either on another bike or a galvanised chassis for my old defender

[Mrg]

yes the pension word is something we all dread in a way but as you say ,,, it has its benefit  extra money always come in handy and .... now the jobs you wont to get done you can ,, but it  comes to us all in the end age  ... its how old you  feel is the the important thing in the end

[VladTepes]

I get nothingi until retirement age which here is now 73!

Im 47 this year...

[Mrg]

yes the age for the pension here keeps going up and up,,,,, at this rate we will never get to the age of pension   

[KiwiCol]

I get nothingi until retirement age which here is now 73!

Im 47 this year...

Seventy farken three!!  Geez!    Really?   It's 65 on this side of the ditch.

Ahhhh, penny drops.   It's cos us kiwi's work harder all our lives & we're farked by 65, you Aussies just take it easy n have a few barbies, so by 65, you're only ¾ worn out! 


73!   Hell, I can't believe it.  You guys will need an extra lane on the Bruces just for Zimmer Frames.


73, you poor bastards.

[Kiwifruit]

You might like to point out Col that some here seem to start drawing their pension at the age of about 16......which they continue to draw until the grave.
Remember the pension only starts at 65 if you work !!

[Mrg]

 well i am 55 this aug  and i get a pension already have done for ten yrs and i get a sec pension at 55 and then my state pension when i get to age the fu**&ing  government say we can have the sate one ,,,, when they stop moving the age for it 

[gsxbarmy]

Already retired and drawing my company pension............Nothing to do.............all day to do it....I love retirement 

[KiwiCol]

You might like to point out Col that some here seem to start drawing their pension at the age of about 16......which they continue to draw until the grave.
Remember the pension only starts at 65 if you work !!

Correct mate. You're sport on with that.

[Mick_J]

I jacked in my job last year (new boss was a tosser) so have been retired and on a pension for 7 months, it's great.

[Batkwaka]

I get nothingi until retirement age which here is now 73!

Im 47 this year...

It's nice isn't it, meanwhile Good old Joe Hockey the ex-federal treasurer who complained about women "double dipping" in paid maternity leave, claims a retirement pension whilst on a Govt Salary as the Ambassador to the USA. He doesn't look 73!

[Mick_J]

MP's here get access to a full pension after serving 1 term (4 years) and they are the only ones who get a decent pay rise as well, bastards 

[Del]

I just turned 52 this week and plan on living forever . . . . .so far so good

[grog]

73 Vlad? reading the wrong info. its 67 for me and im sure im correct. maybe blurred eyes fron driving a landrover, you never know. 

[VladTepes]

Yeah i was wrong.  Mind you the way they are going it will prob be 80 by the time im.67...

Bloody stupid expecting people to work that long.  As someone mentioned the bloody pollies who make the rules don't....