Tag Archives: Recreation

Enough of this silly points-scoring!

We’re all at it and I don’t exclude me. Boys will be boys and give us a Business Development tag on our business cards and we go “all testosterone”. I got dissed last week by one of our rivals who … Continue reading

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The Pension Play Pen Christmas Party

Morning everyone! Well it would be were it not for It being the last school day of the year It raining cats and dogs- enought to make Noah give up! My head suggesting I am on fast spin in my beautiful … Continue reading

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The Racket of the Lambs

The Pension Play Pen is rather proud of itself for getting its band on stage at the 100 Club tonight. We’re performing a 30 minute set for Pension Rocks and it’s going to be brilliant. It shows what can be done … Continue reading

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Chip off the old block?

My son Oliver has a blog and to my surprise has asked me to advertise it here … so here it is    http://www.tapsport-o.blogspot.com It is a strange place. He doesn’t appear to have any interest in collective DC or annuities … Continue reading

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Green shield stamps ( how to buy a pension)

Lawrence Churchill of NEST and John Hutton (of the report) spoke eloquently yesterday of the need for people to focus on a desired retirement outcome (for instance;-“I want an income of £15,000 pa”) work out what it takes to get it … Continue reading

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He saw you coming! – consumer DNA

                        Man walks into a bar, barman says Your usual Sir? How do you know what’s my usual – I’ve never been in here before? Cloud Sir What you … Continue reading

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They’re never gonna believe us – we won the Monkey League

I would no sooner put next year’s football predictions in the hand of my son than he would in mine Continue reading

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Vodaphone trebles the cost of my child’s holiday

My delight at the holiday snaps of my 12 year old’s son’s school trip to South Africa and trip with his mates to Turkey turned to horror at 2.30pm yesterday when my phone stopped working. Calling Vodaphone I was put through to … Continue reading

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D I Versify

And it is no picnic in this neck of the wood
Where the bear’s are no teddies and your shares are no good.
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