My recollections, thoughts and mistakes (both my own and those gathered from others) on anything associated with the Teachers’ Pension Schemes and retirement.
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Puzzle solving has always been a hobby; as a child I was into board games, chess, cards etc. As a teacher is was year 9 on a Friday afternoon. Now, as a retiree, I enjoy helping colleagues work out their pension options.
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OK, I admit it. I got annoyed that I had thought that my pension would just keep going up if I kept paying in to it. Having missed the opportunity I’m not just going to moan without doing…this is me doing.
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The Pension Pickpocket If you retire at your Normal Pension Age and carry on, or
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You want more?... There are three ways to put more into your pension and to
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Retiring next year, or in 30 years - the pay freeze could bomb your pension.
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My abridged version of the Government's response to the consultation on the removal of age
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The transition of public sector pensions was illegal. This explains the relevance to teachers
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Is "Average" a dirty word, and is the Career Average Pension worth it? https://youtu.be/kJpS3lS3h10 Link
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The Government has published its response to the consultation here Had a quick run through
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I threw away £8,000 and to make it worse, continue to throw another £2,000 away
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The final salary calculation has two parts - the obvious part, i.e. the last 12
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All of my spreadsheets are now collected in one section of the website. These can
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