Government unveils elderly care plans – Yahoo! News UK.
What’s the point of saving up for 40 years to give my final lump sum to the goverment, whereas if I don’t have ANY savings, the goverment will pay for all the care! I am far too right-wing for the British benefits system.
I’ve been debating recently to halt my pension payments for a few years or not. I think I’d rather not pay the £93 a month out of principle, rather than really needing the extra cash. I trust holding onto my money more than giving it to the NHS and expecting it back in 2050. Who knows if the NHS will still be standing? What will the world be like? I’ll just be another pensioner that society doesn’t care about. I almost don’t believe in a pension, then I listen to sense and I give in. I suppose I just don’t want to commit to a NHS pension because I might leave for private practice or even move to another country (Australia/America) in five years, so it’d annoy me to have a small amount of money stuck in the UK for 40+ years.
If I remain healthy, I’ll be working for 52 weeks a year for the next 40 years of my life. Scary thought when I clock-watch through the daily grind! Designing cakes might be quite enjoyable, but healthcare is less exciting/creative/inspiring. As my mum says, work is called work because it’s not play.
My profession has mostly older colleagues and I’ve been rather jealous of the ones at retirement age. My boss retired earlier this year at 60 years old and just comes to work two days a week as well as collecting her pension (plus holidays and gardening). She doesn’t seem “old” at all, which is a very naive misconception I used to have of the older generation. Nowadays, every mature adult I know is over 50 and hey, they seem pretty normal! Unfortunately when I retire, it’ll be at 68 years of age. I suspect that those last 8 years will make a difference. Mhmm, early retirement… better start boosting my pension pot then.
