Cleaner enjoys holiday paid for by Bristol university students
A university cleaner has been on holiday to Jamaica after students donated £1,500 so he could visit family for the first time in a decade. BBC News reports that about 230 University of Bristol students crowdfunded the week’s trip for Herman Gordon and his...Over 65s most frivolous on holiday
It has been revealed that over 65s, otherwise known as the ‘grey market’, spend the most money per day when away on holiday, with an average spend of £212 per day. Choice reports that by comparison, the most frugal group was the 35-45 year olds, who...What is preretirement? A way for the over-50s to stagger (towards) retirement
There is no longer a cut-off point at which you retire, according to a new report. Instead, those aged 50 to 80 are increasingly still working, at least part-time. Name: Pre-tirement. Age: Late-50s. Appearance: Clapped-out. Time to retire. Tempting, but...Put just £40 a week aside to enjoy a happy retirement
A Which? report this week looking at what retired people spend should give hope to the early middle-aged who have saved nothing yet. The Guardian reports that the press is chock-full of stories about our impending financial doom in retirement. I should know...Ourplace News
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