Moving Abroad

K.D.D.D.D.Soc said:

Good to read you had the fore sight to do this.

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I've been in the same job for nigh on 33 years, joined the pension scheme as soon as I could and squirreled away as much as I could.
My wife is lga with 40 years service so is also on a good pension.
Been doing a lot of research the last 12-18 months and spoke to an IFA last month who basically said we could retire 18 months earlier than expected.
The wife will retire but I might stick it out until our initial date of 61.
We've made some sacrifices, took some hard decisions, but it will be worth it. Hopefully .

glasgowspur said:

I've been in the same job for nigh on 33 years, joined the pension scheme as soon as I could and squirreled away as much as I could.
My wife is lga with 40 years service so is also on a good pension.
Been doing a lot of research the last 12-18 months and spoke to an IFA last month who basically said we could retire 18 months earlier than expected.
The wife will retire but I might stick it out until our initial date of 61.
We've made some sacrifices, took some hard decisions, but it will be worth it. Hopefully .

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I did the same thing, neither I or my kids met our grandfathers, that was not going to happen to me, I was lucky enough to retired at 55 due to my planning.

If you are generally a happy and positive person you should find happiness anywhere you live as long as its not terrible conditions.

0-14 North London (Edmonton/Enfield/Winchmore Hill)
14-18 Mallorca
18-19 Back to North London
19-20 Orlando
20-21 Texas
21-22 Santa Barbara
22-24 Indiana
24-25 Back to North London
25-26 Las Vegas
26-34 Los Angeles
34- Las Vegas

And my wife wants to move lol

None of my family is in the UK anymore and most my friends have moved out of London so I don't miss it from that perspective. I still felt very close to the friends I grew up with until the last few years I think having kids changes things. I tend to have found myself making friends with other Brits in these places. Could count the number of genuine American friends on one hand.

That is what I would say is going to be the hardest thing. Making friends with people where you have significant cultural differences. The British sense of humor is just different. Ive spent more than half my life non in England but I think even when I am 85 it will be that way.

I miss rainy mornings and going to watch Spurs. Certain foods. But whenever I go back to London im ready to come back home within a few days. I do still feel home sickness from time to time.

A few years ago I would have these really vivid dreams where I would just zoom through the places I used to spend most of my time. Like where I would walk to school or my Grandparents homes. Lasted about 6 months and I would wake up quite emotional. Thtas the only time its happend and there was not particular reason for it.

glasgowspur said:

Approaching 60 now and it's always been our plan to move to somewhere with a better lifestyle and climate.

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Is that not literally anywhere south of Glasgow