Super

[Melinda]

I just noticed the superannuation ad scrolling across the screen.....
and i thought....

how on top of your super are you....
do you know what you have in your fund and how much you will need to retire
and if so when you will be able to retire......

or you dont have any and are just going to use your DH's

i dont know much in general....about mine

theres a minefield of info out there

[sandydee]

must admit I dont know about mine....been meaning to look further into it...get advice etc

[Melinda]

must admit I dont know about mine....been meaning to look further into it...get advice etc

yep i think i need to do the same Sandy....were not getting any younger are we.

[sandydee]

nope thats for sure...its something I have been meaning to do and just have not....like a will

[Melinda]

(sigh) same here Sandy

[sandydee]

tsk tsk...it just seems to go in the too hard basket.....I must write a list and get to it ...

[Stormy]

I've been chucking extra into my super since I started work. There should be a healthy amount in there if I retire at 65yo but preferably I would like to retire earlier than that so I put more in there at every opportunity. Surprisingly when just about every super fund had a loss during the Global Economic Crisis, mine went up. It usually gains about $15k in a year and with the GEC it still gained $2k. John's on the other hand lost about $10k but it has made that amount back by now. Between us both, we should be comfortable in our golden years.

[sandydee]

I must start putting extra into mine .

[old woman]

Stormy,as I am an orphan would you like to adopt me?? I am house trained ,quiet and I don't drink or party .....much :

We don't have Super here anymore, KPis on a final salary scheme and thanks to Gordon Brown,when he was Chancellor,giving employers a break from paying in their share, it looks like being peanuts

[Stormy]

OW I'm not sure I could legally adopt someone that is older than me to be my dependent. Nice try though!