‘Pandemic made me realise life’s too short to do 9-to-5’

PUBLICIST Jennifer Nash, 53, has made plans to leave her nine-to-five job when she reaches 55 to spend more time with her family — and she is not deterred by a lack of pension savings.

She says the pandemic made her realise that ‘life is too short’.

Jennifer (left), who moved to the UK from Zambia 12 years ago, was not able to return to East Africa to visit her mother, who suffers with diabetes, due to travel restrictions during lockdown. ‘I need to retire so I can spend more time with my mum,’ she says.

The grandmother of three, who lives with her husband in Gerrards Cross, Bucks, earns a yearly salary of around £50,000. When she retires, she plans to do charity work. Last year, she set up the Global Ignite Vision Action (GIVA), an award for female entrepreneurs.

Jennifer is putting her faith into growing her business to sustain her retirement as she hasn’t saved into a pension.