The New Retirement: Revised and Updated: The Ultimate Guide to the Rest of Your Life

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Product information Authors: Jan Cullinane, Cathy Fitzgerald
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Publisher: Rodale Books
Category: Book
Publication Date: August 7, 2007
Format: Bargain Price
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 496
Dewey Number: 646.79
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Product Description:

The most comprehensive guide to planning for retirement is now completely revised and updated.

It used to be that work ended at age 65 and life slowed to a predictable pace. Not anymore!

From deciding where to live, what to do, when to do it, and more, The New Retirement will help readers plan for and achieve their retirement dreams.

The all-new revisions to this updated edition include:

-more than 30 new recommendations for specific communities to consider for retirement, plus updated home prices and cost-of-living figures for existing communities

-updated financial and tax information

-new niche lifestyles including club living, spa living, communities that are also cities, and moving where there is free land

-an updated travel section

-an expanded section on second homes

Filled with anecdotes and case studies, and organized in a highly effective format with surveys, questionnaires, and worksheets, this comprehensive book covers every aspect of planning an ideal retirement.

Customer Reviews

Disappointing, superficial - Not much new here

by Judith Williams 2007-11-04, 20 people found this review helpful

I was quite disappointed in this book. It's basically a pile of real estate brochures supplemented by lists ("Moving Planner Checklist, Relocation Checklist") and the usual obligatory retirement topics, which are better treated elsewhere. This book might be useful for people just starting to think about retirement, but I found it superficial rather than comprehensive, and overly biased towards relocating rather than retiring in your own community. (Maybe it's a nit, but how can you trust their advice when they can't even spell the name of the town? It's "Fort Meyers" [incorrect] on page 154 and "Fort Myers" elsewhere.) Brace yourself for more of these tossed-together volumes as publishers try to ride the retiring-boomer wave.

Superficial

by Poodytat 2009-12-07, 4 people found this review helpful

This is a very superficial view of retirement. If you want something in more depth, such as understanding Social Security, your 401(k), etc., check out the Nolo Press books.

A comprehensive look at retirement

by J. Korolkoff 2007-12-29, 15 people found this review helpful

This excellent book looks not only at the financial, but the social and emotional aspects of retiring. I found the chapter on reprogramming your time especially helpful. I have a financial background and I think the chapters dealing with financial matters were right on point and well researched. Anyone looking for one stop shopping on the topic of retirement planning will find this book essential.

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