Have You Enough Put By?

[bellazella]

I have some savings but not enough to see me me into my retirement

[bellazella]

Erin thats so low lol

[erin-x]

It's not at all considering other people my age pay as little as £40 a month!

[bellazella]

My children were paying that some years ago, depends what you earn

[seadogg]

For the benefit of anybody not in the know the site is at

MoneySavingsExpert.com

That green teddy is magic Erin!

[erin-x]

That's Erin the Irish Beanie Baby, Seadogg! :)

[B00]

Nope, not a bean :-)

[owdhamer]

mrs owd and myself have worked and played , but are very comfortable in our retirement, if only i had the good health!!!!

[bellazella]

So boo, do you think that a pension will be there when you retire?

[B00]

no probably not bellazella, but I haven't got any spare now to put away for that time. Of course, if you have alternative ideas how exactly I can get extra to cushion my OAP stage i'm all ears :-)

[bellazella]

Cant offer you any

[B00]

Well there goes plan B then!

[boxtops]

£40's not realistic though, erin - if you think how much it costs to keep a person, it's not actually keeping them in food, or heat and light.

[bellazella]

Could be a c

[ummmm]

Mini B00....never let her leave home. Her rent can top up your pension.

[seadogg]

Its a lottery owdhamer. I am sorry you have lost out on the health stakes. I am lucky to be fit but have lost a lot of pals in recent years.

[bellazella]

How old are you seadog

[B00]

haha, now there's a plan ummmm!

[LoftyLottie]

£40 is ridiculously low and is a just a token surely. Even if I was really wealthy I would expect any offspring to pay a realistic amount of keep - £50 per week would be a bare minimum. Tough love I suppose.

[owdhamer]

cheers seadog my brother in law is 85 and fit as a fiddle

[bellazella]

Lottie £50 is so low, it should be at least £70