Category: Lifestyle & retirement & Uncategorized
Consumer Intelligence conducted an independent online survey for Prudential between 6 and 10 July 2015, among a sample of 1,157 UK adults aged 45+, including 645 aged 55 or above, asking respondents what made up their own personal âbucket listâ.
Category: Lifestyle & Uncategorized
We were recently reminded of Linda Ellisâ poem The Dash, which you can read in full here.
The Dash talks about the life of a man who has passed away, being talked about by his friend at the funeral. The friend refers to everything that he had done and achieved during his life as being represented by âthe dashâ; the space between the two dates of birth and death on his headstone.
Category: Currency & Lifestyle & Uncategorized
The strong Pound, with the Euro at a historic low in Europe, suggests that this is the time for you to travel from the UK to Europe, when time there will be less expensive than it has been in years. One Euro in summer 2014 exchanged at around 80p sterling, but this summer this has come down to around 70p per Euro â 12.5% less. The pound now goes a long way in the Euro zone!
Category: Health & Lifestyle & savings & Uncategorized
Concerns over money dominate the thinking of pre-retirees, according to new research from Retirement Advantage. Conducted by YouGov in May 2015 with over one thousand survey respondents aged over 50 and not in retirement, the study finds almost half (49%) of the over 50s are worried about not having enough money in retirement to do the things they want to do, compared to just over a third (37%) who are concerned about health problems.
Category: Lifestyle & retirement & Uncategorized
If that latter description sounds like you, or someone you know, youâre in very good company. Many of todayâs over-60s are living life in a way that has a lot more in common with 20-somethings, despite four decades of age gap. Being part of a circle of close friends, catching up on social media and even the odd spot of online dating; theyâre enjoying life to the full in a way that previous generations would hardly have dared to dream of.
Category: Economy & Lifestyle & Uncategorized
Why should you care about the Greek financial crisis? Does it really matter what happens to Greece? Wouldnât it really be a good thing if it went back to the drachma, the currency collapsed and holidays became dirt-cheap again?
