Retirement in France !!!

Posted in Bretagne, Europe, France

Ok so today I come to you on a non travel related subject ,really; it could be too lol! Well , my dear readers and travel buddies, I am getting to that age, yes the golden egg or whatever, and its time to tell, I am finally retired !!!

I am finally in retirement !! I have written several post on “Retirement” in France in my blog leading to the final decision. My last full year of my working life was sad, as many thought retirement is great but after been a busy director finance for many years, sitting at home is well lousy. Not that I would not continue to dabble in consulting work later on, but the pandemic stop this and now trying to see if it gets up again this year as my profession requires visits on site.

The beautiful Morbihan, and lovely Bretagne is very much into the a large number of retirees who appreciate the authenticity and beauty of its typically armoricaines landscapes. With vibrant, human-sized cities such as Auray ,Lorient and Vannes, this is the ideal destination for those who no longer want to live in the big cities. Its rich history and cultural life are suitable for many seniors.

I negotiated with my boss CFO an early exit or early retirement or retraite anticipée that can be done here and was able to have the written approval!!!!!!! This in a few words is when your company feels that they can save on your salary more by paying you a lump sum and discharging you than continue to pay your salary for probably a lot longer… I had the best timing as when I go out effective March 1 2021 ,I already could ask for my retirement here!!! However, I put it off for a few months to get better full range of retirement benefits. I eventually got my full retirement on January 1 2022 !

So after much thought and unfortunate events in our lives we end up deciding to stay put in laid back quant naturally French or Breton ,Pluvigner !!! The country kind of living in the real France as the saying goes. You are welcome to stop by or let me know if nearby for a get together of whatever! always nice to do me think. And of course, will continue with my blog posts and updates of older posts as well as new travel adventure. The travel long distance will be less and concentrate more in Europe and my two babes ,France, and Spain.

My current town of Pluvigner on tourism: https://www.pluvigner.fr/listes/tourisme/

The local Bay of Quiberon tourist office on Pluvigner: https://www.baiedequiberon.co.uk/pluvigner

Thank you for reading me over the last over 12 years in my blog, really appreciated. It has been a pleasurable ride indeed. So there, gave you some thoughts now let me know how you stand in your working life or if in retirement already. This post will be on my black and white series,no pictures of course.

And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!

Published by pedmar10

I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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