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

The Ultimate Guide? Yes

by Paul E. Puckett Jr. 2009-06-05, 1 people found this review helpful

This book claims to be the "ultimate guide to the rest of your life" and it is, but it is a guide. Readers will still need to supplement the "ultimate guide" with books that are specific and detailed. As an example, the "Making your money last" section is 43 pages and the last chapter on taxes is just 28 pages. Your library will most probably need other books on these subjects, but as a guide, this book does contain several excellent questionnaires and an appendix with a resources list that should help readers find more specific answers to retirement issues. It includes information for retirees, and soon to be retirees, about health, relocation, working in retirement, finances, leisure time activities, finding a second career, travel, etc. I also recommend a visit to her website, www.thenewretirement.com.

Paul Puckett, Author
Investiphobia: You Can Invest Without Fear!

Helpful for Fence Sitters

by D. Williams 2008-06-04, 4 people found this review helpful

The New Retirement is mostly geared toward couples which I am not but it is still helpful in sorting out all the retirement options. I have recommended this book to everyone I know who is within a few years of retirement. Retirement is such an important part of our lives. I hope everyone takes some serious time to research and to plan this very exciting opportunity. I found this book to be a great way to start!

Disappointing, superficial - Not much new here

by Judith Williams 2007-11-04, 19 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.

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