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Ever thought about retiring early? Well, I've been doing it gradually since January 2017…

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Approaching the exit door

January 29, 2017 fluff351 Comment

So, I'm entering the final stages of the official side of the process. My P45 has arrived (for non-UK readers, that's the form which ends an employment and states the tax paid in it, so that if you were moving to a new job they could see your tax status) and tomorrow I have my… Continue reading Approaching the exit door →

Christmas for academics

December 27, 2016December 24, 2018 fluff352 Comments

I may just be going upstairs for a few minutes...

Caring

October 18, 2016November 16, 2016 fluff353 Comments

Readers of this blog may be wondering how the course on 'How to retire' went. I don't know: I wasn't there! My mother (87) had a day-case operation on her eyelids (the problem, for those of a medical inclination, was entropion) and although the recovery seems to be fine, it has had knock-on effects on… Continue reading Caring →

Starting to retire

August 28, 2016September 26, 2016 fluff351 Comment

so I'm going to retire - and I need to think this through.

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