Adsibob Posted January 1, 2023 Share Posted January 1, 2023 I know this isn’t the right sub-forum for this thread, but I never introduced myself when I joined in Oct 2020, just 2.5 months before our RE-build started (which I’ve decided is a tad harder than a new build). In those first six months I spent so much of my time on this forum that by March 2021 when it was my birthday, the forum’s name featured in a gift that SWMBO made me (basically a framed miniature model of all my favourite things, and on the miniature tablet within the miniature model was the buildhub logo - hope she hasn’t committed a copyright breach!) So just wanted to say thanks to everyone for all the support, particularly for making me feel less alone in this journey. Self building can be a very stressful, difficult thing that not many people do; I’m a terrible perfectionist and often my own enemy which makes it all the harder. But I can’t imagine how I would have done it without all the people here. Happy New Year. 2023 has simply got to be better than 2022. Or at least let’s just believe that. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe90 Posted January 1, 2023 Share Posted January 1, 2023 Yes a happy new year to one and all, like above this forum has helped me immensely throughout my build and frankly I consider you all to be friends (though never meeting most of you). 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteamyTea Posted January 1, 2023 Share Posted January 1, 2023 Yes, I hope this year is a bit more settled. As my Mother is still about, even though she broke her leg again, last year really was a bonus year, for me, though I know not for others. This year has started well, it is not raining yet, so time to go out and play. Play is important. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProDave Posted January 1, 2023 Share Posted January 1, 2023 Yes happy new year everyone. This should be the year I retire and get more time for leisure. It will be interesting just how easy it is to retire from self employment, I suspect I will still do some work for a while, but nowhere near as much. Nobody is going to present me with a carriage clock and thank me for my dedicated service to the business. So here is to more time on the water, sailing, and rowing. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteamyTea Posted January 1, 2023 Share Posted January 1, 2023 15 minutes ago, ProDave said: Nobody is going to present me with a carriage clock You sure. Receipt is in the box if you want a refund. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe90 Posted January 1, 2023 Share Posted January 1, 2023 47 minutes ago, ProDave said: This should be the year I retire and get more time for leisure. It will be interesting just how easy it is to retire from self employment, I suspect I will still do some work for a while, but nowhere near as much. Nobody is going to present me with a carriage clock and thank me for my dedicated service to the business. So here is to more time on the water, sailing, and rowing. When I retired from being self employed I got more picky about the work I took on, only doing jobs I wanted, not working 7 days etc. I think everyone should retire by degrees not just suddenly stopping. Life it too short and retirement should be enjoyed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProDave Posted January 1, 2023 Share Posted January 1, 2023 10 minutes ago, joe90 said: When I retired from being self employed I got more picky about the work I took on, only doing jobs I wanted, not working 7 days etc. I think everyone should retire by degrees not just suddenly stopping. Life it too short and retirement should be enjoyed. Yes my plan is just to do small jobs for customers I know. I already turned down even looking at the wiring for a new build on the West Coast scheduled to happen later this year. I could do with just one more year of NIC contributions after the end of the 2022/3 tax year. What I have not been able to find is what is the minimum I can earn as self employed to qualify for that? and then set that as my target, and when I reach that target, stop completely. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jilly Posted January 1, 2023 Share Posted January 1, 2023 Thank you to you, my 'friends' too, it's an amazing community. You're a great bunch, even the weird ones 🤣 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe90 Posted January 1, 2023 Share Posted January 1, 2023 4 hours ago, Jilly said: You're a great bunch, even the weird ones 🤣 Come on now @Jilly You must not talk about @pocster like that 🤷♂️ 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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