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Retire Happy: What You Can Do Now to Guarantee a Great Retirement (USA TODAY/Nolo Series)
written by Richard Stim, Ralph Warner
Studio : NOLO
by NOLO
Publisher : NOLO
Released : 2008-03-04
Availability : Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Number of Items : 1
EAN : 9781413308358
Avg. Customer Rating: (based on 4 reviews)
List Price : $19.99
Our Price : $9.99
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Product Description |
A great retirement isn't just about having your financial situation in order.
It's easy to be preoccupied with stock portfolios, 401(k) balances and saving options, but true happiness in retirement comes from simpler, more enjoyable things like an active social life, family time and leisurely travel.
In Retire Happy: What You Can Do Now to Guarantee a Great Retirement, author Rich Stim and Nolo co-founder Jake Warner show you how to become rich in the ways that matter most. They encourage you to balance financial concerns with a lifestyle you always envisioned for yourself.
The book advises you on how to estimate real retirement needs and create a workable savings and investment plan. Even more importantly, it advises you to make personal preparations for life after work, including:
cultivating interests outside work
leading a healthier lifestyle
revitalizing family relationships
spending more time with spouses
embracing spirituality or meditation
nurturing friendships and making new friends
All the money in the world won't make for a happy retirement unless you're satisfied with the rest of your life. So start today. |
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Retire Happy |
My husband and I are both retired so not all of the information was revelvant; however, especially the chapters dealing with the non-financial aspects of retirement are some of the best and most concise essays on those topics. For us, it provided an excellent review and got us rethinking our priorities in retirement.
The financial information is similar to what you would get in other retirement planning books. The 2008 date makes it more current than the Retirement Bible by Lynn O'Shaughnessy which I prefer. The O'shaughnessy book has more detail and depth. I still use the 2001 edition but check to see if the laws have changed. |
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Retirement Review |
In the overall world, boomers are going to be asked to buy many books that will tell you the same thing.
If you've not saved for retirement early, your in deep trouble. If you've not done any planning your in trouble. There is no easy way out. |
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Excellent Book for thinking Big Picture on Retirement |
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Planning for retirement consists of visualizing the kind of life you want to have, not only about the dollars you need. "Retire Happy" is an excellent resource for building a total retirement plan that can lead to a fulfilling life. From helping you define the contribution you'd like to make with all of your free time, to a chapter on making friends, this book is a holistic approach to retirement planning. The sections on financial planning are also excellent. After reading this book I was able to talk very knowledgeable with a financial planner, which accelerated my retirement planning process. Best of all my wife and I talk more about the choice we can make to ensure a quality of life in retirement. |
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Buy This Book - You won't regret it |
I have purchased several retirment planning books and this is the best book on the subject I have found. There are a lot of good books that cover the financial aspect of retirement, but what makes this book different is that in addition to covering the financial part of retirement very thoroughly, it also deals with the emotional side of retirement. Specifically, how you are going to spend your time in retirement. It is the non-financial aspect that is most thought provoking. Topics such as: developing interests and hobbies now for your retirement years; nurturing current friendships and making new ones; the value of improving family relationships, etc. The book is written in plain language with just enough emphasis on each topic to cover the subject matter adequately without going into unnecessary and boring detail. This book has really opened my eyes about the emotional side retirement. Prior to reading this book, I thought retirement happiness just came naturally simply because you were no longer going to work five days a week. I couldn't have been more wrong. If you buy just one book on how to retire happy, both financially and emotionally, this is the book!
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