Thread: Pension Age may move to 70

Originally Posted by olbod

That's good news Perry.
I was kind of hoping that a 47 year old would turn up.
Makes all the difference doesn't it.

Cheers.

Me, too!

Just don't make my grandfather's mistake after retirement.
He had worked hard on the farm all his life and deserved a rest, for sure. But he just sat on the verandah, listened to the radio and vegetated. Ask him what was on the news and he wouldn't know. Was dead in five years.
In contrast, my grandmother loved being in town after all those years isolated on the farm, joined several groups, was out down town every day and lived to 95. She was still doing Meals on Wheels at 85, taking food to the 'poor old people' (who were mostly younger than her)! Even at 95 she was still mentally bright as a button (worst card cheat I ever met), but her body gave out in the end.
So, the lesson I draw from that is to get out, be involved, do stuff and don't hide away watching the box and being bored.

I was asked yesterday, will I ever get to the end of all my projects and I told him "I hope not as I don't want to die of boredom".
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So, it affects those born after 1965. I'm OK then. Sorry about you younger blokes, looks like you'll have to keep working.

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1965? That's when I started work with a govt. organisation as a trainee radio technician (called a Technician-in-Training or, I kid you not, a TIT) - on my 17th birthday in 1965. Excellent training and being paid for three years full time at tech and on twice the money I'd been offered to go to Teachers' College or do an apprenticeship as a fitter and turner.

Originally Posted by DiscoMick

So, it affects those born after 1965. I'm OK then. Sorry about you younger blokes, looks like you'll have to keep working.

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Not planning on needing a pension from the government, and certainly not planning to be working anywhere near my 70th...

I doubt anyone does Babs,,
and unless you own a business, I doubt anyone would employ a 70 year old anyway.

basically all the governments done is move the would-be pensioners onto newstart.

Isnt that clever,,,