My First Pension Drawdown at 55 | There’s No Going Back!

Today was a huge milestone. After 25 years of paying into my pension, I finally submitted my very first pension drawdown. It was only £1,000, but this wasn’t really about the money. In this video I talk through: • Why I deliberately chose a £1,000 UFPLS. • Triggering the MPAA (and why I accepted the trade-off). • My first Burdock Governance Review. • Why I didn’t change my retirement plan. • The biggest breakthrough of the day… seeing my Cash ISA as my Treasury rather than a locked savings account. • What happens next before my first “real” drawdown. Retirement isn’t one big leap. Sometimes it’s one carefully considered click.🎥 INTERESTED IN MORE OF NATALIE RETIRES? START HERE: Early Retirement Playlist:    / playlist   My Redundancy Journey:    • My Redundancy Money Is Almost Gone 😱   Starting My Pension Journey:    • My First Pension Drawdown at 55 | There’s ...   Saving for Retirement:    • Divorced, in Debt & Starting Again in My 4...   ⚡ NATALIE RETIRES I’m Natalie. After redundancy at 54, I swapped a £110K corporate career for semi-retirement and started documenting what happens next: how I fund my life, spend my pension, manage market risk and make the transition from a regular salary to early retirement. LIFE • MONEY • ADVENTURE Real numbers. Real decisions. Real retirement. 🌿 MY BURDOCK FRAMEWORK My own framework for deciding how much I’m prepared to spend from my pension as markets change. →    • At 55, Here’s How I’m Making £275K Last Un...   ⚠️ I’m sharing what I do with my own money, not telling you what to do with yours. Nothing here is financial advice. #Retirement #EarlyRetirement #RetirementPlanning