Keep working a physical job as you get older?

[@lifeoftreedom]

I'm doing it the other way around. I've sat at a desk for 30 years and now at 45 I'm moved a physical work in arb and forestry. Climbing, cutting, woodland management and a bit of woodworking as a side thing. I'm going to try it all out and see what works for me. My logic is "use it or lose it" - if I continued to work at a desk I'd begin to wither away. My retirement plan is to do what I can do for as long as I can do it, and then when I cannot do it, do it a different way so I can keep doing it. Or I'll do something else.

[@LewisgardenservicesLtd]

Enjoy the new lease of life👍👍and good luck with what you decide on. Thanks for watching

[@castleladpaza76]

You have also hit the 30-year milestone, too. It's crazy when you see other tubers say they are tired/knackered after only 5 years of jumping on the lawn care scene I would love to see some of them do gardens like us guys who clear completely bad gardens.

[@LewisgardenservicesLtd]

Yea, I've seen that too🙄 guess we're built of sturdy stuff🤔...he says while groaning evey time he moves🤣🤣

[@castleladpaza76]

@@LewisgardenservicesLtd groaning and creeking can't beat a nice sound of a crack lol

[@jasongardener3425]

​@@castleladpaza76spot on 👌

[@pablo9364]

Just cut hedges. Laying here aching. I’m tired and knackered help me. Been going two years . Ps I don’t do bad gardens LOL

[@LewisgardenservicesLtd]

Back on your feet by now I bet💪

[@Luke-pt5rn]

I’m 43 and I’ve been doing gardening since I was 24 I’ve also got a mini digger it’s the best tool in the box! Digging out shrubs planting shrubs clearing levelling even weeds 😂 keep it up. Oh bye the way I also invested in a much needed muck truck 😅

[@LewisgardenservicesLtd]

Muck truck is on the list too after that job😅 little diggers are handy👌 cheers

[@kepadaservices1286]

Hi Nathan. After 40 years in the motor trade, and 20 of those years restoring classic cars, I set up an exterior detailing business (posh for exterior cleaning) part of that is doing lawns, hedges and weeding. I'm 56 now,and they say a change is as good as a rest, I need a bloody rest.

[@LewisgardenservicesLtd]

Good on you👍hope your enjoying it. On the plus side you can maintain your vehicle too👌👌

[@kepadaservices1286]

@@LewisgardenservicesLtd oh, and I forgot to mention, we're planning on moving to Wales.

[@LewisgardenservicesLtd]

Plenty of work here👍and rain 😅

[@leslienaylor4935]

Well I did the gardening before my apprenticeship started in the village , my father said I needed a trade to fall back on so I had a hard working life and when I retired at 65 started again and have been busy ever since 6 years now , I run good kit to ensure a better quality of work effort , I don't have any plans to retire and will tone it down as needed but I see loads of folk now that have retired and can't see me being idle like them , steady away and look after your health .

[@LewisgardenservicesLtd]

Kit, work steady and keep going 👍👍 too many people retire, sit in a chair and they go downhill quickly. That sounds no fun. Cheers and keep on keeping on👍👍

[@thomasreed49]

I’m retired now I’m 69 if I could just give you one piece of advice I am okay 20,000 a year pension. Make sure you put as much as you can into your pension I wish I had of put more in. Good luck of all the garden KZbinrs you’re the best. 👍

[@LewisgardenservicesLtd]

That's very kind of you and yes I've started on a pension pot after many years of being against the idea. Guess we never know how long we have so a plan could be good. Thanks and cheers 👍

[@aaron6841]

​@@LewisgardenservicesLtdcan I ask why you was agaist the idea of a pension and now changed your mind?

[@LewisgardenservicesLtd]

@@aaron6841 a family member passed just before pensionable age after paying into a pension for years, next of kin got sweet fa off them. Apparently the rules have changed now so it'll go to someone I care about if I don't see it. I'd rather put it into property etc but the pension also has good tax incentives. Cheers

[@aaron6841]

@@LewisgardenservicesLtd that makes perfect sense thanks for sharing your experience so we can learn All the best 👍

[@thegeordiefellwalker8878]

lol I'll just try to keep going until my arms n legs wont work anymore 😢 sitting on your ride on all day sounds like a good plan👍i probably should think about retirement plans (58 now) it probably frightens me a little if iam honest🥴have a good week nath.

[@LewisgardenservicesLtd]

All those miles you get in must be keeping you in tip top condition 👍 I'm not so much in making plans for retirement as so many don't make it but making life easier as I get older definitely is on my mind. A lot of the work we do it just to pay the guys wages so it's tricky cutting back sometimes. Cheers and have a good week yourself 👌

[@pablo9364]

If you resign you will decline . Keep working until you drop .. that way you stay young .

[@foo4572]

As a chap once said ( I’m too old for this game ) … around 10 years ago we had to dig out a load of mature shrubs before topsoil and turfing … I’ve never known shrubs root down as they did . Luckily we had a chap with us who had a mini digger and he got them all out eventually.. even that struggled and he was a dab hand … he was 86 and I’ve heard he is still active .. 😮.. good to have a few strings in your bow .. thanks and have a good week ahead .. lots of hedges with thorns in our fingers 😢

[@LewisgardenservicesLtd]

86 fair play👌 makes life more interesting too doing a few other things 👍 enjoy those hedges, I'm hopefully having a week off any big hedges 😴 cheers have a good week too

[@robertblount3143]

I have done garden with the council for 21 years . Just start my business last year. I am 39 this year and i am start2to feel more tired with pains this season. Next season thunking of maybe employing some for a day or two to help me.

[@LewisgardenservicesLtd]

Getting someone to help could be a lifesaver, give a youngster a step on the ladder and they can really be of help👍 good luck with the business

[@mr.tidygarden]

I am even thinking of my future exit from gardening. Buy a taxi eat dounuts and become 20 stone😂

[@LewisgardenservicesLtd]

That sounds a good one🍩🍩

[@mr.tidygarden]

@@LewisgardenservicesLtd Dunkin Damien

[@LewisgardenservicesLtd]

@@mr.tidygarden 🤣👌

[@Grahams-Grass]

😂 I did that for 20yrs before I picked up a mower .Trust me keep on mowing

[@DJC995]

Hi Nathan Nice one reattaching tracks ether go easy or are a pain in the ass Trying to do less physical works a good plan have a good week thanks again

[@LewisgardenservicesLtd]

This would have been easy but definitely wasn't 😅 had a long day on the commercial maintenance today so steady one tomorrow 👍 cheers and have a good week yourself

[@DJC995]

@@LewisgardenservicesLtd Have done a few tracks over the years been fencing job this morning tomorrows a mystery probably moving small bales of straw

[@LewisgardenservicesLtd]

@@DJC995 variety 👌

[@joshuabush2569]

I'm 34, have been gardening for 14yrs 10 of those self employed. I'm definitely starting to feel it more than i did, aches and pains etc. .. I always get a bit fed up this time of year with all the grass and hedges, I do ask myself quite often how long will I be doing this for? I still enjoy it for now but it sure is a grind...

[@LewisgardenservicesLtd]

As the years go by that time of year gets easier and earlier 😅 guess we all make changes in what we do planned or no planned. Cheers for watching 👍

[@joshuabush2569]

@@LewisgardenservicesLtd haha it sure does! I do very much like being my own boss and I love being outdoors (most of the time) so that's a definite plus. I think getting into more commercial grass cutting with ride ons may be a good idea, or a mini digger like yourself 👍🏻

[@simonparry3823]

I'm 52 and doing just 4 days a week now from Christmas & love it

[@LewisgardenservicesLtd]

@@joshuabush2569 just not the commercial ones like I was on today....way too bumpy for the ride on 😅

[@LewisgardenservicesLtd]

@@simonparry3823 nice one👌

[@EByronMann]

Hello, don't know the laws in Wales, but I put my wife on my payroll, so it bumped up her pension, and gave me a good tax deduction. I am 76 so my advice is way out of date, but I bought gold coins, Krugger Rand, and the Mexican 50 peso. Bought and hold, so they went up a lot in value. But most importantly they are tax free. Perhaps not legally. But no one knows I have them, and I just periodically go sell a few. Many years ago, a company near my work went under. Nobody wanted those massive heavy old machines, so the owner gave them to me. i used my company to pay to move them and wrote it of my taxes. Stuck them in the back of my warehouse. When I sold the business, I hauled them to the metal recycler, and got a pretty penny for them. Cash in my pocket. At no cost to me. My goal was always to collect something I could sell for cash later in life. That was me, and as I said it was decades ago. Good luck to you.

[@LewisgardenservicesLtd]

Good plan to get things that could give value down the line. Putting the wife on the payroll...I'm sure the government have all that covered now 🙄 cheers 👍

[@pablo9364]

My advice is .Your only 46 you’re still young. It’s funny though I was actually doing a little research on your ride on mower thinking the same thing that I could take on certain ride in mowing jobs and be seated to help me with the work endurance etc as I get older too.

[@LewisgardenservicesLtd]

Problem is they are gardeners year, we age different 😅

[@pablo9364]

@@LewisgardenservicesLtd ha ha yes I see 🤣

[@Jako-fh8zg]

Good on ya mate, it’ll look after that back and the other joints affected by your work. Ever thought of mentoring prospective garden workers/landscapers online? Can talk them through the pitfalls, how to avoid undercharging etc?? With all your experience, you could probably write a book 👍👍👍👍

[@LewisgardenservicesLtd]

I can bearly write my name any longer with my hands😬 thanks tho, I guess what we think as simple day to day parts of the job could be beneficial to others just starting off. These videos are my part of passing something on to someone hopefully. Thanks and cheers for watching 👍

[@Jako-fh8zg]

@@LewisgardenservicesLtd I feel your pain mate, I’m 50 and my hands are shagged 😂, but business mentors - especially for trades - is a massive gap in the market. Like when quoting, taking travel, fuel, likely time, not underselling yourself, tool selection, networks etc. great episode too 👍👍👍👍

[@dagtailgroundmaintenance]

Were the same age Nathen. Im thinking about the future too. It will be less residential work for me (less up and down ladders with a trimmer) and keep my best commercial jobs and a average of 4 days a week hopefully by the time im 50. It will also depend on staff too. My boy needs to grow up quick 😅

[@LewisgardenservicesLtd]

He'll be ready in maybe 5/6 years😅 the list of residential work does take it out of you. Sounds like you've a plan👌 was going to check in with you to see if ok as haven't seen you post up for a bit. Have a good week 👍

[@dagtailgroundmaintenance]

Having a little break during August with making videos. Feeling burnt out to be honest. Thanks thinking of us 👍

[@LewisgardenservicesLtd]

@@dagtailgroundmaintenance don't blame you, everything has gone crazy with all the rain too. Take care

[@de6584]

I was thinking about buy a sub compact tractor down the line , I’m a similar age to you and figure that can do stuff that’s too full on for ride on mowers but can get to places a full sized tractor can’t

[@LewisgardenservicesLtd]

Paddock maintenance is a good one, some of the big contractors don't want to get into a few acres for topping and fencing etc. I've thought about that but will leave it for you👍👍 sounds like you've a plan 👌 cheers

[@stuartreadman118]

I’m fifty two next week, and I am working harder now than when I was twenty two, need a plan to get out of this

[@LewisgardenservicesLtd]

With age we get better tho .... right 😅 difficult to know what's best sometimes. Cheers 👍

[@noelcahill6707]

Its august and i feel burned out 43 on friday its plan be time

[@LewisgardenservicesLtd]

Happy birthday for Friday 🎉 I think we all deserve a lottery win or something to help us out 😅 cheers 👍

[@noelcahill6707]

@@LewisgardenservicesLtd thanks very much ha ha iv compact tractors im thinking of going down the line of lawn reseeding im at the point if i could earn enough in 8 months then recharge myself for 4 months

[@zzeezz100]

I'm 40 I haven't bothered with a pension yet...wanted to pay mortgage first which isn't far off now as go from there...hard to know if better just saving or putting in a pension. ...be annoyed if the pension went bang. ...I also want to do 4 days a week within the next 3/4 years then by 50 3 days then 55 2 days and stick with that for as long as I can or want thus plenty of time to save and won't really touch the savings if doing two days....if that was right now I could earn 450 for two days per week 1800 pm which with no mortgage is enough...who knows

[@LewisgardenservicesLtd]

Yea that sounds good, I've never been a pension fan but apparently they're all protected now and also if you don't reach pension age it goes to family rather than disappearing which happened to family member and why I've always been against them

[@dizzyspliff]

I’m still trying to work out my way out of this, I’m 50 and getting more and more work 😩

[@LewisgardenservicesLtd]

The work does keep coming in year on year😬 sure it'll work out fine. Cheers 👍

[@jasongardener3425]

My retirement plan is probably die in someone's garden 🤣, like you, I've been in horticultural since I was 19, now 53, so we're both well weathered, good plan mate 👍

[@LewisgardenservicesLtd]

🤣 sounds like a plan, just enough time to lock the tools in van before Keeling over hopefully 🤞🤣

[@joshuabush2569]

Compost yourself in someone's garden... just don't forget to invoice them 😂

[@jasongardener3425]

​@@LewisgardenservicesLtd 🤞🤣🤣

[@jasongardener3425]

​@@joshuabush2569😅

[@thegeordiefellwalker8878]

but will you have a hedge trimmer in your hands jason🤔😂have a good week mate👍

[@letsgetdigging7418]

Keep your eyes peeled for the old bottles in them river banks mate.

[@LewisgardenservicesLtd]

I was hoping for something of the golden colour to turn up 😅with my luck I'd only find some Saturday night beer bottles🙄 cheers 👍

[@TKG]

I really dig this video, Dunno about you, I wish I could have a refund on my old age, not liking it

[@LewisgardenservicesLtd]

We were totally mis sold on the whole thing😅 oh good joke btw👍

[@brickrightbuildinglandscaping]

Soon as i saw the last field i thought thats a long way what if a track comes off i jinxed you Nathan what a pain in the arse that was for you . Retirement aint coming soon mate in this country. Being self employed and having 4 kids i got a pension saved but its shit mate .doing what i do until 67 isnt going to happen so god knows mate 👍 🧱🧱

[@LewisgardenservicesLtd]

It was a trek back and fore🙄 you've a couple of years on me just about 😅but 67 sounds impossible, be lucky to see it let alone still working 😬 Have a good weekend 🍻

[@brickrightbuildinglandscaping]

@LewisgardenservicesLtd 😂😂😂 be lucky to see it i no mate . It doesn't get any easier i spent all last week burnt out as for two weeks fra my son been off with illness spent a few days in on my own .now i had fri off for a long weekend spent yeara keeping people happy now im trying to put myself first you dont get any thanks for killing yourself for people do you . Enjoy the weekend mate time management is key and start to put yourself first is my advice. Good luck Nathan your a grafter like many of us 👍 👏

[@LewisgardenservicesLtd]

@@brickrightbuildinglandscaping yea you're definitely right, not much thanks for killing yourself out there so do what you can and everything else can wait. Battling the burnout week on week is tough. I've this weekend off too apart from some machine maintenance so looking forward to it👍👍take care mate

[@brickrightbuildinglandscaping]

@@LewisgardenservicesLtd 👍👌💯