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Retirement Today
Retirement Today, a glossy lifestyle magazine for the active retired or those contemplating retirement.
Inside this issue:
Money; Just want I wanted; Putting your feet first; Dreaming for a thousand years; Gift Aid/ Gorgeous Christmas Cuisine; Plants, Herbs and Spices that heal; Taking the plunge; Subscription; Hidden London; Competitions; About Britain; Christmas Present; Charity News; Grey Hairs.
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MONEY
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An extract from The Greatest Retirement Tips in the World, by Tony Rossiter, published by The Greatest in the World Ltd.
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You’ll enjoy your retirement more if you don’t have to worry too much about money. The best advice is to plan ahead. Before you retire, take a good look at your financial resources; make an estimate; and think about your future needs.If things are going to be tight, consider ways of reducing your expenditure and increasing your income. Make sure you’re getting a good return on any savings or investments. Look at ways of cutting down your regular outgoings. Consider looking for part-time work. Make sure you are getting your winter fuel payment and any other allowances to which you are entitled.
And remember that there are many good things in life that don’t cost a penny!
Most people need a decent basic standard of living; they need somewhere comfortable to live and enough food to eat. Beyond that, most people’s happiness does not depend upon an ability to acquire more and more possessions.
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Shrieking with delight, Siobhan discards the envelope at her feet and beams at the picture of a grinning chimp. “It’s the best present in the world,” she says, flushed with glee, delighted that she now has Timi, her own adopted chimpanzee.
The scene enacted last Christmas morning, when seven-year-old Siobhan received her grandparents’ gift, will be played out again this year in living rooms up and down the country. However, not all the delighted recipients will be grandchildren.
“The popularity of adoption as a Christmas gift has grown phenomenally in recent years and recipients are from right across the age range,” says Claire Quarandon of the Jane Goodall institute, a registered charity dedicated to research, education, conservation and international advocacy on behalf of chimps and the environment. This is great news for the Institute, which as a registered charity is entirely dependent on donations to fund its work.
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Putting Your Feet First
by Hazel Jackson
If we ever stopped to think about how long in our lifetime we spend on our feet it would definitely encourage us to treat them with more respect. Did you know that in an average lifetime our feet will take us four times around the world? After spending fifty odd years standing and walking, let alone climbing steps, hills and rushing about on mine, I’m afraid they are beginning to ache! Like most other people, I have taken them for granted. On a salutary note, the ability to remain pain free and mobile is a key factor in successful ageing. Good foot care means mobility, and mobility contributes towards good health, a feeling of well being, remaining physically and socially active and continuing community involvement. This can all add up to a happy retirement.
Just what I wanted
by Joseph O’Neill
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An extract from Grandmother’s Wisdom by Lee Faber, published by Michael O’Mara Books
Plants, herbs and spices are valuable for much more than just cookery. Keen gardeners have used herbs to heal common ailments from time immemorial. While medical advice should always be sought for serious ailments, these natural remedies do work a treat on minor ones. Of course, if you are already on any prescribed medication, it’s a good idea to check with your pharmacist before taking any of the following. Here are some of the more common options
Aloe Vera: this will grow beautifully on your window-sill and the gel inside the mature leaves is a good remedy for burns of all sorts.
Chamomile: usually used for tea, this has a soothing effect on the digestive system and can calm minor skin problems.
Echinacea: boosts the immune system and staves off colds. If you should get a cold, Echinacea will often lessen the severity and duration.
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Explore a lesser-known side of London and discover something truly unique.
There are endless options for things to see and do in London - and if it is a completely unique trip you are seeking, look no further, as the capital offers up a host of experiences which can’t be found anywhere else in the world.
London is known for its World-famous attractions - from Big Ben to Buckingham Palace, there are hundreds of sights on offer which top every tourist’s must-see list. This year, Visit London is inviting visitors to explore the lesser-known side of London and seek out some one-of-a-kind attractions which make a visit to the capital a truly unique experience.
Get under the skin of London and learn that the crypt at St Pauls Cathedral is the largest in Europe, marvel at Van Gogh's Sunflowers for free at the National Gallery and finish the day by shopping like royalty at the Queen’s grocer, Fortnum and Mason.
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Plants, herbs and spices that heal
HIDDEN LONDON
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It didn’t take long. One day she was a typical career woman in her early fifties – a job in advertising, affluent lifestyle, beautiful home in Essex. Then she was made redundant. Four months later she was homeless. For him it was even quicker.
Young, healthy, supremely fit, he loved the army and was excited about active service. He can remember getting ready to go out on patrol that night. But nothing after that.
In the Central London boroughs alone between two and three hundred people sleep on the streets every night. Many gather in Westminster, one of Britain’s wealthiest boroughs, drawn by the prospect of shelter in bus and railway stations. Hundreds of thousands of others up and down the country sleep in temporary or makeshift accommodation, only a small misfortune away from the streets.
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Christmas Present
By Joseph O’Neill