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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I am not a financial adviser, just a teacher with experience sharing what I have learnt.
My explanations of various aspect of the TPS – teacher-to-teacher.
Why?
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.
All of my spreadsheets are now collected in one section of the website. These can Read more
Could you be owed £££? If you bought additional pension with a lump sum, quite Read more
The way your pension is assessed could have used all of your £40,000 allowance this Read more
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Half your salary, does it mean pensioners have to watch every penny? Read more
The loss of 20% myth. Read more