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Have you provided for when you retire?

Happy Lady and Freya the Catblog Cat @Jackalyn (7558) • Oxford, England 27 Jun 19

The date I can retire is looming and I think I should have thought about looking after me more when I was young. Somehow there was never money to save to a retirement. Now I am wishing I had done so. I am sure I will get by and I...

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Retirement pensions are a mayor problem.

marguicha @marguicha (230334) • Chile 13 Oct 15

In my country, most people who are old enough cannot retire because they are nor able to live with their pensions. On the other hand, the old way of relating in the family has changed. Years ago, the elderly took care of the...

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update on government cheques

winterose @winterose (39887) • Canada 28 Sep 12

Remember how my son and I were worried that our cheques may be reduced because now we are in a low rental? Well Chrispa was right, they did not touch our cheques. It remains the same. Thank God for that.

pension cheques

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Pentagon Proposes New Retirement for Military

bobmnu @bobmnu (8157) • United States 16 Aug 11

The Pentagon is proposing a change in the retirement program for Soldiers and Sailors. The proposal is to establish a 401K type retirement program which will apply to all members of the military not just those who complete 20...

elected officials

federal pensions

government employment

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Paperwork! Hide it under the bed!

GreenMoo @GreenMoo (11833) 18 Feb 11

Yesterday I spoke to my pension provider to make some simple changes to my policy. Today I received a pack of papers in the post which is a good two centimetres thick. Just the thought of reading them makes me tired. As I...

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When I get Older

p1kef1sh @p1kef1sh (45681) 21 Sep 09

How will I live? In the UK there is no set retirement age, but people commonly do retire at 60 or 65. They then hopefully receive an income from their private pensions and at age 65 (for men, 60 for women) a state pension too....

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Pensions, Savings and Retirement! Are you prepared?

Andrew @AndrewFreyne (6281) • United Kingdom 30 Aug 09

Oh my! Why did I create this one? I'm suddenly thinking to myself that I'm 34 years of age, I'm not working at present and I don't have any plans for my retirement! I don't have anything in the way of savings and...

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Seniors- largest voting block in Canada.

Pose123 @Pose123 (21635) • Canada 6 Sep 08

Canadians are expected to be going to the polls on Oct.14, to elect a new federal government, and it seems that the two major parties have forgotten about, not only the largest voting block in Canada, but also those that are most...

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Inflation at a 17 year high !

ruby222 @ruby222 (4847) 13 Aug 08

Inflation is at a 17 year high,but if it drops it wont help reduce the costs of anything.There are ideas on how to fight inflation on the internet.You can save more than inflation costs if you improve every deal.If you can use the...

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Tips for building a financial safety net

lightlysalted @lightlysalted (183) 29 Aug 07

http://www.friendsandmoney.co.uk/financialsafetynet.co.uk The above article details a host of ways to ensure that you are financially secure in the future, but how important is it to save?

financial planning

financial safety net

saving for the future

Do all former congressmen get a pension that we pay for?

estherlou @estherlou (5015) • United States 26 Jun 07

I saw a news article talking about former congressmen who had been convicted of crimes that we were paying for their pensions. Do we pay all former congressmen a pension for life? like former presidents? no wonder the government...

former congressmen

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Pension..are you trying to put aside for it?

yanjiaren @yanjiaren (9031) 12 Feb 07

are you type a that is thinking..it is too far off to think of my pension? or type b who is making a plan fo put something aside for the day you might really need it? life is getting quite hard with all the exopenses and our...

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How many pensions is too much?

scorpiobabes @scorpiobabes (7225) • United States 4 Feb 07

President Bush will receive a life time pension once retired from the presidency; he should also receive a pension from the state of Texas due to his service as governor; he may be eligible for a pension from the private company...

social security

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Are you worried about your pension fund?

emisle @emisle (3822) • Ireland 25 Jan 07

I was looking at a program this evening where it was reported that many people's pension funds had just 'disappeared'. And than the reporter went to a company and informed them that if they were to join the company's pension...

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