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08 Sep 2018 @ 20:59:13 pm
4 months and 22days to go [at the time of wrting ] to putting the tools down, [ i was going to say putting them away, but i know ill take them out from time to time ] and the profits of doom are every where , look at the rand they tell me, we in a recession i over hear them say, do you have enough money im asked, the markets are not performing i read. and i think to myself , when would be a good time to retire, when fuel drops below R 10 a liter , when the markets are returning 12% all year round, when the rand comes in at 7 to 1. that would be a great time to retire wouldnt it, truth be told, thats never going to happen, so when would be a good time to retire, well, in 4 months and 22days its going to be a good time to retire. regardless of what the doomsday preppers are saying,we just have to manage the risk and adjust accordingly, i told my finance manager once that when i die there should not be more 10 bucks left in my bank account, give me that day he said and ill plan it like that, and i certainly dont intend being the richest man in the cemetry either. so how does one balance these things out, how much is enough money is simular to that piece of string story. i guess its like ecard toller says , we need to live in the "now" we cannot worry about circumstances we have no control over, we just have to continue re adjusting around the " now " because one day for sure the" now" is going to be" gone".so now would be a good time to retire.
08 Sep 2018 @ 21:46:15 pm
We can only hope to have a comprehensive "bank account of memories".
People we enjoy interacting with and amazing places we have visited.
And Bitcoin to hedge against the weakening Rand.... LOL I just couldn't resist ...
09 Sep 2018 @ 11:13:05 am
There is no better time than right now. You will be amazed with how little you can survive when returning. Take a long term view on your investments and you will see that a 10%+ growth is not far out. That will leave you with a 5% real growth.
Like the administrator said....start building memories.
09 Sep 2018 @ 11:50:50 am
Since you wrote this you are already one day closer to d-day.
Like Heindrich says, you will be surprised how little you really need. This is of course given that you have no capital debt.
Long term views on investment, live in the moment and cherish the memories made.
09 Sep 2018 @ 16:22:27 pm
The suit you go with has got no pockets so go for it.
09 Sep 2018 @ 16:29:02 pm
hi proffie, we have been debt free for little over 15 years now, you and heindrich above speak the same laugauge as my finance guy, he always "talks" about long term views on investments. im learning to see what he sees, im a tradesman have always been, so when he talks to me he knows he got to break it up into layman terms. im very fortunate that my finance guy is my younger brother, he runs his own consulting company, and i got to say that over the years that he has managed my finances he has been nothing short of " genius "
09 Sep 2018 @ 17:10:05 pm
Die dag as jy nie meer n huis of enige skuld het nie. Dan kan jy aftree. En gaan koop nou wat jy daai tyd gaan nodig hê.
Moet nie jou aftree geld gebruik op n kar of huis paaiement te betaal nie. Betaal als nou klaar.
Dis wat by my werk nou al met n paar manne gebeur het. Hy wil nou huis koop, nog altyd gehuur of in n staats huis gebly.
Nou n groot kar en karavaan koop want hulle gaan toer. Ja met skuld.
Betaal en koop nou als, kry nou swaar en die dag as jy aftree het jy geld om te toer.
09 Sep 2018 @ 17:11:56 pm
Dus wanneer jy nie skuld het nie, dan kan jy aftree.
Ek het nog so bietjie. Maar dis darm minder as wat ek dink.
09 Sep 2018 @ 17:34:19 pm
Jy is so so reg met dit wat jy sê my vriend. Ons gebruik nie pensioengeld vir huise, motors of waens nie.
George....You are in good gands with your brother as your financial planner.
09 Sep 2018 @ 17:45:37 pm
Ek en Susan is nou meer as 12 jaar afgetree. Gelukkig ook met geen skuld die dag toe ons klaargemaak het nie. Ons pensioen is nie n astronomiese bedrag per maand nie,maar gelukkig leef ons nog gemaklik sonder te veel luukshede en ons is bevoorreg om te kan se dat ons nog elke dag ons daaglikse brood het en nog koffie daarby. Wat n voorreg.
09 Sep 2018 @ 18:05:21 pm
Ek wens so elke dag dat ek net dit vir mense kan wys.
Dat dit nie net my sienswyse is nie.
Geluk en mag julle voorbeeld gevolg word.
09 Sep 2018 @ 18:47:31 pm
Aftrede is n GENADE wees dankbaar en geniet
09 Sep 2018 @ 21:26:34 pm
Kyk dan kan ek maar aftree aangesien ek ook nie skuld het nie ;-)
Die langtermyn storie is maar 'n pyn vir my.. Alles goed en wel om te sê fokus op langtermyn... Maar as jou geld nie gaan byhou nie wat dan? Kyk hoe vinnig beweeg die politiek en die ekonomie saam. Kyk hoe verander lewenskostes tog.
Langtermyn fokus kan jou byt as jy daar aankom en daars nie meer tyd oor vir jou nie, en jou langtermyn finansies het nie saamgehou met veranderinge nie. Ek sien dit ook vandag.. Mense wat 30 jaar terug polisse en beleggings vir hul aftrede uitgeneem het, was daai tyd belowe jy kry R500k aan einde, en 30jr terug was dit groot klomp geld.. Vandag? Wat maak jy met dit? Bele en kry R5000 fo R7000 as jy gelukkig is per maand?
10 Sep 2018 @ 08:12:35 am
Langenhoven het gesê as jy wanneer jy jonk is, al die bloeisels van jou lewensboom afpluk, sal jy geen vrugte hê wanneer jy oud is nie want daar is maar een boom. As mense dit maar wil besef. Dit gebeur ontstellend baie dat mense van werk verwissel en dan hule pensioengeld neem en verkwis in plaas van dit te belê vir die ou dag soos dit hoort. Dan raak baie mense ook opgewonde oor die derde van hulle pensioene wat hulle in kontant kan opneem (kummuteer). Dis mos geld wat in jou skoot val so jy gee dit uit op daardie duur kar wat jy altyd wou gehad het, of erger nog, jy begin 'n besigheidjie terwyl jy nog nooit 'n ondernemer was nie en verloor binne maande jou hele belegging. Dan is jou pensioen 'n derde minder as wat dit sou wees en jy kry jouself baie jammer. Die raad hierbo van verkillende ouens is goed- as almal dit maar wil volg.
10 Sep 2018 @ 10:49:25 am
Fred, ek stem saam jou met die 3de opneem. As jy nie skuld het wanneer jy aftree, hoekom dan die geld vat?
10 Sep 2018 @ 13:36:33 pm
Eendag as ek groot is moet ek ook seker daai ding doen. Maar tot dan wil ek nog baie kamp.
10 Sep 2018 @ 16:35:11 pm
10 Sep 2018 @ 18:11:49 pm
Hennie ek het ook my 3de geneem en nie by die pensioenfonds gelos nie. Ek het dit egter elders bele juis met die doel om nie al my eiers in een mandjie te he nie. As ek vandag luister wat hulle met ons pensioengelde doen en waar hulle dit in hulle wysheid bele het dan is ek nie een dag spyt nie. Daardie "ekstra" derde bring nog elke maand sy kant en dankie tog ek het nooit nodig gehad om daaraan te torring nie. As dit by die ander gelde in die pensioenfonds gebly het was die pensioen weliswaar maandeliks meer maar die versoeking om dit dan as pensioengeld te gebruik ook groter. So moet ons maar elkeen ons somme maak. Verantwoordelik omgaan daarmee bly die wagwoord.
11 Sep 2018 @ 08:07:51 am
As jy 'n enkelbedrag uit jou pension neem, is slegs die eerste 500 duisend rand belastingvry. Daarna betaal jy belasting, as ek reg onthou, teen die gemiddelde koers van jou laaste jaar. Dit beteken dat as 'n derde van jou pensioen sê twee miljoen is, gaan jy belasting betaal op R1.5 miljoen, wat waarskynlik ongeveer 'n halfmiljoen rand sal beloop. As jy baie gelukkig is met jou belegging, kan jy dalk oor baie jare die verlies van 'n halfmiljoen inhaal, maar ek glo nie dit sal gebeur nie. Ek verstaan egter dat as jy 'n staatsdienspensioen ontvang, sal jy maar onseker voel oor die toekoms. Soos jy sê Piet, elke ou moet maar sy sommetjies maak en sy risiko's bereken. Daar is beslis nie net een regte antwoord nie.
Daar moet egter onthou word dat jy nie 'n derde HOEF te neem nie- jy kan enigiets van nul tot 'n derde in kontant neem, maar niks meer as dit nie. As jy verkies om 500 duisend of minder te neem, is dit belastingvry wat dit 'n aantreklike opsie maak om te neem solank jy dit verstandig belê. Dit beteken natuurlik ook dat jou maandelikse pensioen ietwat kleiner gaan wees.
On George's original subject, you should remember that some deductions stop the moment you go on pension, such as your pension deduction and perhaps annuity deduction. Also you probably will be in a lower tax bracket meaning your taxes will be lower. Depending on how you arranged your life insurance, these payments should also end round about the time of your retirement and you might get some insurance pay outs, which is untaxed. Then you do not have daily transport costs and other expenses to earn your living. At age 65 the amount deductable for medical expenses also increases quite dramatically meaning you will have more in your pocket. It all boils down to the fact that although your pension will be less than your salary, you would not necessarily be in a much worse financial position at retirement. You might even be better off depending on how long you invested in your pension.
11 Sep 2018 @ 08:26:57 am
Piet, wat ek eintlik bedoel het is dat mense die 3de vat en dan spandeer of skuld afbetaal ens. Daai 3de gaan jy nie maklik weer opmaak nie.
Die feit dat jy die 3de op 'n ander plek kan bele is 'n baie goeie opsie.
Ek is nou maar 2 jaar weer terug by my huidige werkgewer en dis al pensioen wat by hulle is.
Die vorige 30 plus jare se pensioen is elders bele by verskillende fondse/beleggings opsies.
11 Sep 2018 @ 14:41:02 pm
Hennie, Dis wat 'n verstandige man doen. Meeste mense verwissel van werk gedurende hulle loopbaan maar almal is nie so wys om te doen wat jy gedoen het nie. Trouens, sommige mense bedank juis om hulle pensioene te kan terugkry en dan word hulle nog daarop belas ook. Ek wonder of hulle daarvan bewus is, of selfs omgee, dat as hulle die pensioen onmiddelik na 'n ander fonds oordra, spring hulle die belasting vry. Baie pensionfondse het ook die reël dat as jy minder as 'n sekere tyd lid van die fonds was wanneer jy die maatskappy verlaat, word jy op die bedrag wat jy ontvang gepenaliseer. Daaroor het 'n mens baiemaal nie beheer nie, maar dit is tot jou voordel as jy langer by een werkgewer kan bly.
Jammer as ek prekerig raak, maar ek is lank reeds betrokke by die bestuur van 'n pensioenfonds so ek is terdeë bewus van hoe mense hulleself soms benadeel.
11 Sep 2018 @ 17:07:26 pm
Just to update Fred's tax rates on the one third encashment. Currently they are:
Tax free on 1st R500 000 = 0
18% from R500k to R700k = 36
27% from R700k to R1 050k = 94.5
36% above R1 050 000 = 342
therefore total Tax on R2m is R472.5 ie 23.6%
11 Sep 2018 @ 18:29:58 pm
Baie waar woorde wat jy op die draad gese het sover.
Ek was ook die grootste gedeelte van my loopbaan die voorsitter van ons pensioenfonds en is nou self drie jaar afgetree, maar gelukkig nog steed die voorsitter. (Pas my geldjies self op )
Voorheen het baie mense van werk verander om hulle hande op hulle pensioengeld te kry vir die verkeerde redes, maar met die skaarste in werk deesdae het 'n lelike ding sy kop begin uitsteek en as bestuur van die fonds kan jy niks daaraan doen nie, want dit is wettig.
Lede skei in die hof maar hulle gaan aan met die huwelik asof niks verander het nie. In die skeibrief kry die eggenote 'n gedeelte van die fonds soos op daai datum. Die wet het verander en die eggenote is geregtig om die geld onmiddelik te trek wat hy of sy dan doen en so word pensioengeld leefgeld, of word gemors op motors en vakansies.
Die ergste van als is die wet is wawyd oop en die persentasie wat die eggenote mag kry kan wissel van 0% tot 100%. Alles hang af van wat in die skeibrief ooreengekom is. Wettiglik kan enige egpaar hulle hande dus op hulle pensioengeld kry terwyl die persoon in diens is.
Het dit aan die FSB gerapporteer maar hulle is traag om aan die wet te raak.
11 Sep 2018 @ 18:33:20 pm
Richard, I guesstimated the tax at 1/3 calculated on the 1.5MR which according to your figures is about 28% so it is not far from my 1/3. My point is that R472 thousand rand is quite a large amount to loose and one you will probably not regain even with good investments. For the last couple of years real returns on investments have been quite low and there does not seem to be any indications that this will change soon. Pension funds at the moment are struggling to increase pensions at inflation related percentages and your own investments likely will do no better. I therefore think it is better to only withdraw the tax free amount instead of your allowable 33.3%. If you were able to carry over the 1/3rd to a living annuity without loosing any by way of tax, that would be perfect, but as far as I know, SARS unfortunately does not allow this.
Sorry to have digressed too far from the string.
11 Sep 2018 @ 19:41:49 pm
the topic has certainly made for some intreasting reading, tax taking centre stage on most peoples list, what are the thoughts on medical aid, the current way it works for me right now is the company pays half and i pay half monthly [only the two of us on ] when i go of at the end of the year i intend keeping the same scheme the difference being i then pay for it in full which equates to 25% of my then income and of course it will increase every year. probaly exceding the rate of ones income, however i dont believe i/we have a choice as i equaly dont believe that goverment health care in its current state is an option. retirement could realy get riskier fast in that direction.
11 Sep 2018 @ 19:48:41 pm
I also counted the months down before I retired and from 22 I wrote the months down on my offices' white board. When I did hit the 40 days mark I starting marking the days and the last week I marked the hours left every morning. I think it is a good thing as it mentaly assists you to be ready for the big step you will be taking.
On one of my best friend's funeral letter his children wrote down the valueble things he taught them and number 3 was: "When is enough now enough"
If you lesten to the "doomsday peppers" as you call them "enough will never be enough".
After 3 year on retirement I can vouch for you that it is the best occupation I had in my career.
Enjoy counting down the days. It is like going camping for the holidays at the coast. The holiday already starts on the way there.
11 Sep 2018 @ 20:24:35 pm
Reeds 18jaar met pensioen en oorleef nog elke maand
12 Sep 2018 @ 09:36:15 am
enjoy the count down, I have pencilled in end of March 2019, my only problem is, is/when is enough enough...!!?? I agree with you, head down and go for it...
I believe you can move the taxable encashment tax free to a new RA vehicle. Also by using a 'new age' RA one can make use of the 27.5% retirement saving tax deduction if you have spare money to invest. (your quesstimate of 1/3 was close, I was just clarifying the current tax breaks vs the previous average tax rates)
12 Sep 2018 @ 21:06:38 pm
Bitcoin me thinks falls in the category of "too good to be true"! See today its now dropeped about 80% in value from a few months ago...some compare this as similar than the big "dot com" crash of around 2000. Me thinks bitcoin is a sure fire way to loose a lot of money quickly :)
13 Sep 2018 @ 07:35:40 am
John, dit is presies wat soveel mense doen. Ek weet van kennisse van ons waar die man en vrou "geskei" is en die helfde van die pensioenfonds is toe uitbetaal. Hulle was wel in finansiele verknorsing. Nie lank daarna toe ry altwee met nuwe Benze en persoonlike nommerplate. Ai, wat image nie vir party mense beteken.
Niks teen MB, maar hoekom hierdie duur voertuie koop met uitbetaling van pensioen wat dit weer moeiliker gaan maak met aftrede. Sal nie verbaas wees as die finansiele probleem nogsteeds daar is nie, want ek glo nie iets ekstra word nou weggesit vir die dag van more.
Sorry, my 2c worth.
15 Sep 2018 @ 16:22:40 pm
Ek was einde Mei 31 jaar op pensioen wat meebring dat die pensioen nie sy kant bring nie. Moet maar hier en daar n werkie doen om dit moontlik te maak vir n wegbreek.
Nou begin die ekonomie egter dit baie moeilik maak. Kyk maar na die brandstofprys!
16 Oct 2018 @ 12:27:58 pm
From the posts here-in it can be seen that all our positions are unique.
As I neared pension I made sure I was debt free and did not take a lumpsum to ensure my pension was maximum.
One must remember that it takes a huge amount of self discipline not to draw from the lumpsum, if taken.
Some of us pensioners have a monthly breakfast and one points out that the first year may go to plan, but 10 years later ....... ?????? One cannot plan that far in advance. Hence not taking the lumpsum is the best option in my mind.
If possible lumpsum should not be used to pay debt .... debt is eventually paid off and has the effect of increasing disposeable income at a later date when more appreciated and also better future value of the pension fund.
16 Oct 2018 @ 16:52:06 pm
I cannot agree more. And then please do not be greedy when you invest your hard earned money.
16 Oct 2018 @ 17:54:37 pm
Aftrede. Wedren tussen die dood en insolvensie...😂
05 Nov 2018 @ 12:05:30 pm
George, my husband and I retired in 2017 and have been doing Full Timing since November 30th 2017. Sold up lock stock and barrell and we've never missed our house or anything that went with it. We're living our dream "Goodbye Tension Hello Pension" and its amaing how much one can do with much less than when we both worked. Life is simplified to a large extent. We are very well set up in our rig with all the mod-cons. I even baked my Christmas cake in my mini oven last year and it was fantastic. The freedom this life gives is worth far more than a huge bank balance. As long as one can get by and pay your way, you also make sacrifices if and when resources are restricted. It's like when we first got married, minimal furniture in a tiny one bedroom flat; 48 years later, we still as happy as larks in our little nest at the ocean. As a good friend and adviser once said to us, never mind about the "what if's, take hold of your freedom number and fly" - and that's what our retirement as Full Timers means to us. Home is where we park it. So don't allow the naysayers to cramp your decisions; take every advantage of living YOUR dream as soon as you are able. Good luck.
05 Nov 2018 @ 19:31:58 pm
hi helen, that was a paragraph very well written, we have 2 months and 25 days to go , we are starting our full time adventure on the first of febuary next year, like you we have sold almost every thing in the house, we just have the bare basics to get by untill we leave, we live in a company house meaning we just walk out when the time comes, we have the same caravan as you guys which we have tried and tested and altered and fine tuned our set up on a 10 day trip earler on this year, this adventure has been 5 years in the making, 5 years of planing and plotting and trying to imagine all the senerios that may come our way, and of course speaking to and learning from those who , like your selves are out there. our first stop at richards bay caravan park has already been booked , our test trip was done at richards bay ski boat club as we are members there , this gave us the oppertunity to go check the caravan park out , speak to those who were there at the time and pick and book our site. we planing on spending up to 6 months there as we want to spend some time at sea with the boat honning our skills to catch those fish that always elude us when we are there on short trips. margate caravan park is on the drawing board for our second stop, however we want to do a recce there before finalizing, we plan to do a recce up front on all our percieved stops, dont want to book into a park only to find it not what we wanted. would like to know more about your travells so far, where are you now , where did you spend chrismas, where you going next,
06 Nov 2018 @ 09:24:14 am
Sounds very interesting. Margate though, is not so nice anymore. Why don't you look at TO Strand at Port Edward just a few kilos further south. I suppose you are looking for a longer stay and I haven't got any info on this for either TO Strand or Margate. There are also other parks in the area, one at I think Glenmore, which probably is also a good bet. FlipnTilla managed that one for a time. You might do good to visit their website. They seem to have been just about everywhere and give reliable reviews. And they are doing exactly what you intend to do. See
06 Nov 2018 @ 19:26:08 pm
hi fred, margate came on the radar cause they have realy good long term rates for pensioners and there rates remain the same over the xmas period. although i will still go and check the park out first next year, any input you could give me on the park [ good or bad ] would be helpful. flip en tilla managed fairhills at ramsgate for a while but have since moved on, good pensioner rates , regret out of season only.
07 Nov 2018 @ 08:22:24 am
George, I have no information about caravan parks in Margate as such. I only have the impressions I gained by visiting there from TO Strand, where we have camped a few times. Every time we went there, the town seems a bit more tatty and I would not want to stay there. I cannot remember reading anything about Margate lately, so perhaps the deduction can be made that few of the Forum members have been camping there, but I might be wrong. Perhaps someone with personal knowledge will give you something more substantial. If you do go there for a look-see next year, please give us your impressions.
29 Oct 2019 @ 21:01:26 pm
This topic has been a very interesting read, It is really sad to see how many people have "spent" their pension before they retired.
29 Oct 2019 @ 21:22:26 pm
hi brian, seeing this post again is certainly a trip down memory lane, was reading in my post above as how i was thinking about margate caravan park and i was going to check it out,
well............ been living at margate caravan park for 3 months now, and will be here 3 more, and have already booked in at yellow sands for next stop in feb next year.
fulltiming......... its a life style......
30 Oct 2019 @ 08:48:05 am
Mag ek nooit aftree nie, my lewe het begin as aspirant staatsaanklaer en ek het al te veel paaie gestap maar my huidige beroep was altyd in die agtergrond, maar daar is nog te veel wat ek wil doen.
Weet julle manne dat jy n hele nuwe beroep kan begin binne twee jaar? Ek wil nog graag n mechanic word. Ek dink ek moet by een van die Mercedes of Toyota of Ford of Volkswagen fabrieke gaan vloere vee en leer om n engine analiseerder te word, die ouens wat die rekenaar inplug en knoppies druk en die kar stel en n klomp geld daarvoor vra. Dit lyk na so n lekker werk, alle karre MOET hulle diensperiode uitdien, dus het jy werk vir n lang periode.
Ek dink nie dat om vloere te vee in een van die mooi motor-fabrieke is n slegte opsie nie, stel jou voor jy kan vloere vee in die Ferarri of Jaguar febriek.
30 Oct 2019 @ 09:11:55 am
as a retired automotive engineer looking back , with the skills i attained i had a truly amazing 47 years. and will be embracing the years ahead with the same vigor and determination, its really good to be alive.
30 Oct 2019 @ 09:27:30 am
Ek dink nie ek wil "retire" nie net oorskakel na n nuwe uitdaging. Dit sal my gek maak as ek nie besig kan wees.
30 Oct 2019 @ 11:03:26 am
In die verlede het jy gewerk en was jy verseker van jou inkomste.
Toe kom BEEE en al die klas van dinge en is jou werk nie meer "verseker" nie.
Nou maak besighede op 'n streep toe en GEEN werk is meer "verseker" nie.
Nou karring die staat aan die pensioene en is selfs jou aftree geldjies nie meer "verseker" nie.
Wonder waar en hoe gaan die uit einde wees.
30 Oct 2019 @ 17:13:55 pm
Leon ek hoor wat jy se. Ek is nou 13 jaar met pensioen en kan ons Groot Meester nie genoeg bedank vir die wonderlikke tyd wat ek en Susan gegun word nie. Ons weet nie een hoe lank ons raklewe nog is nie. Die ekonomie lyk sleg.......die geld word minder werd .......ons ou belegginkie krimp nieteenstaande die feit dat ons nie n sent daarvan onttrek nie.........gelukkig is die pensioen nog elke maand daar en leefbaar. Maar weet jy wat ons is dankbaar en geseend om hierdie pad te kon loop. Hoeveel het regtig die voorreg om sy pensioen te kan geniet. Ons twee kinders is gelukkig finansieel goed versorg en die kleinkinders maak ons harte gelukkig. Ons slaap lekker warm en die magies is nog elke dag vol. Ons het genoeg lewensmiddele vir wat ons benodig en ons kamp ook nog lekker. Ek sien ook die gevaarligte flikker,maar daar is absoluut niks wat ek daaraan kan doen nie. Ons lewe nou maar soos ons ou Swart boek se van die Mossie........en hoeveel te meer werd is ons as die Mossies.
My en Susan se leuse nou is.........Lewe en benut vandag asof daar nie n more is nie!!!!!!!Halleluja. Dankie Groot Meester vir vandag ons sal wag op U verdere besluit. Tot dan drink ons uit die piering want ons beker loop oor.
30 Oct 2019 @ 17:17:25 pm
Baie van ons is alreeds afgetree of naby daaraan. Ons het in 'n ander era geleef en die hede en veral die toekoms lyk vir ons nogal duister. Maar dis in die aard vn die mens om aan te pas.
Toe die Nasionale Party in 1948 oorgeneem het, was meeste staatsamptenare SAP ondersreuners en bail ook Engelssprekend. Toe kom die Nattes aan bewind, gooi mettertyd al die Engelssprekende staatsamptenare uit of verskuif die seniors na ondergeskikte posisies en bevorder Nat ondersteuners. Wat word toe van die Sappe? As hulle nie van politiek verander het nie, het hulle begin ondernemers en professionele mense word en mettertyd het hulle ryker geword as die Afrikaanssprekendes wat hulle vervang het.
Ek meen diesefde tendens kan vandag gesien word. Let bietjie op hoeveel jonger mense ry met duur voetuie en woon in duur huise en die rede is dat hulle baie goed doen onder die huidige bedeling. Leon sê tereg werk is nie meer seker nie, maar dit lyk nie of dit die jonger mense afskrik nie. Baie van hulle het ondernemers geword en sub-kontrakteer vir die tenders wat so mildelik uitgedeel word aan mense wat eintlik maar net as middelmanne optree en die werk deur ander laat doen. Ons denke pas miskien nie in die werksomgewing van die toekoms nie, maar dit maak nie eintlik saak nie-die nuwe geslag kan dit hanteer. Hulle vertrou nie op werksekerheid nie, maar is bereid om te waag en meestal wen hulle ook.
My Ma het altyd gesê dis goed dat die ou mense te sterwe kom want dit raak al moeiliker om by nuwe omstandighede aan te pas. Dis so waar, soos ekself almeer besef.
23 Jan 2020 @ 12:16:32 pm
Plan like you will live forever - live like you will die tomorrow!
23 Jan 2020 @ 12:47:07 pm
we been on the road a year now and thats exactly what we are doing.
23 Jan 2020 @ 23:52:41 pm
Ons het vyftien jaar gelede afgetree. Die eerste tien jaar was kommervry. Die laaste vyf jaar het ons uitgawes die hoogte ingeskiet. Vir diegene wat van mening is dat lewensgehalte maar altyd dielfde bly het ek nuus.
Om finansieel gesond te bly kan deur versigtige beplanning oor ‘n lang tydperk bereik wotd. Fisiese gesondheid kan die kaarte egter baie vinnig deur mekaar krap.
Van my ouer kamp vriende vertel vir my dat ‘n mens net kan kampeer solank as wat jou geestestoestand dit toelaat. Sodra jy ernstig begin vergeet is jy beter af waar jy op hulp kan reken.
Ek sal hopelik bly kamp solank ons gesondheid dit toelaat, want ongesteldheid het mos ‘n manier om wat voorheen lekker was onaantreklik te maak.
Ons kamp tans een week per maand in die mooiweersmaande. Ek kom egter agter dat ek die tuiskoms meer geniet as in die verlede.
28 Jan 2020 @ 12:46:48 pm
Hier duur gelees en ja dis n kop skuif ek gaan op 58 op pension en wil wereld dan vol kamp dus nog 5 jaar vir werk dan trek ons ook rond