The answer to my question “Will I Take Redundancy?” is yes! I accepted the offer and left the company, my last working day was Friday 29 August. It felt like a weight had been lifted from my shoulders.

My plan is to retire. I have 2 pensions I can start taking now and together with interest/dividends from my investments I should be able to get by. In fact I can pretty well maintain the same standard of income. I guess that makes me very fortunate. But really, it was not luck. I’ve been investing for the long term for many years. My previous sacrifices have left me in a good position. And I’m still young enough to enjoy it.