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Living the
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LES ABERCROMBIE LOOKS AT THE NEW NORMAL OF WORK AND HOW IT INFLUENCES DECISIONS FOR EARLY RETIREMENT AND WORKING FROM HOME
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hatting to some friends about lockdown it was unanimously decided that the two best things coming out of a horrible situation were firstly that we suddenly had time to reflect on our lives and our future, and secondly, that we don’t need so much stuff! For many, the advantage of working from home and not having to travel everywhere for
This “new normal of work” offers an exciting opportunity to the mid-50s to early 60-yearolds to plan their future
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interminable meetings, thanks to software platforms like Zoom and Microsoft Teams, has been a revelation and fundamentally changed the way we live and work. This “new normal of work” offers an exciting opportunity to the mid-50s to early 60-year-olds to plan their future, possibly downsizing by selling the large, now empty-nest family home and investing in a well-run mature living estate offering all the facilities they require – be it broadband, golf course, beach, frail care, home care – whatever you need to “live the dream”. Initially, one tends to shrug off this possibility as being unaffordable, but as Phil Barker of Renishaw Property Developments says: “When one takes into consideration the option of investing in a reputable, mature lifestyle estate where a large portion of monthly living expenses are combined in the levy contribution, the reality is closer.” For those of you either able to continue »
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