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Too Young To Retire: 101 Ways to Start the Rest of Your Life!
by
Marika Stone and Howard Stone
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With Americans living longer, healthier lives, the conventional idea of retirement is obsolete. Millions of Americans are working past the
age of sixty-five—not because they have to, but because they want to. Many, like Marika and Howard Stone, discover second careers,
start their own businesses, or go back to school. Based on the popular website, 2young2retire.com, Too Young to Retire offers inventive
and exciting retirement alternatives to help readers find their labors of love, inner activists, or how to make a home away from home.
Enlightening exercises and workbook pages as well as a comprehensive list of publications, home exchange organizations, and websites
are included to assist readers in making meaningful choices. For those who aren’t ready to throw in the towel, Too Young to Retire
is the essential resource for discovering what comes next.
About the Authors...
Marika and Howard Stone are co-founders of 2young2retire.com, an online community for retirement-aged people. Howard enjoyed a long career
in international advertising sales and magazine publishing before he became a certified life coach at age sixty-four. Marika is the editorial
director of 2young2retire.com and has been a journalist, English teacher, public relations account executive, and small business owner. She
is also a certified Kripalu yoga teacher.
Get A Life! You Don't need a MILLION to retire well-5th Edition
by
Ralph Warner
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Money for retirement doesn't matter? Well, not exactly. Warner puts a different spin on how to prepare for retirement by recognizing that a sensible savings plan is
important, but the real keys to successful retirement are good health, spiritual life, relationships with family and friends, and having interesting things to do.
His mission in this book is to identify the habits and life-style choices that set zestful people apart from those who spend their last years bored, lonely, and
depressed. He reveals that there is often a direct connection between mid-life obsession with work and saving and an unhappy retirement. He has developed a thoughtful
catalog of retirement activities and options that are worth reviewing; and he makes recommendations on the financial aspects of retirement by offering advice to "the
savvy peasant," someone he identifies as being too busy to spend time on Wall Street "gobbledygook" but having more than enough financial smarts to invest money wisely
and get rich slowly but surely. Mary Whaley
About the Author....
Ralph Warner is a co-founder of Nolo and one of the pioneers of the self-help law movement. A graduate of Princeton University and the Boalt School of Law (U.C. Berkeley),
he is the author of many books and articles aimed at making our legal system more accessible and democratic.
The Purpose-Driven Life: What on Earth am I here for?
by
Rick Warren
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The spiritual premise in The Purpose-Driven Life is that there are no accidents---God planned everything and everyone.
Therefore, every human has a divine purpose, according to God's master plan. Like a twist on John F. Kennedy's famous
inaugural address, this book could be summed up like this: "So my fellow Christians, ask not what God can do for your life
plan, ask what your life can do for God's plan." Those who are looking for advice on finding one's calling through career choice,
creative expression, or any form of self-discovery should go elsewhere. This is not about self-exploration; it is about purposeful
devotion to a Christian God. The book is set up to be a 40-day immersion plan, recognizing that the Bible favors the number 40 as a
"spiritually significant time," according to author Rick Warren, the founding pastor of Saddleback Church in Lake Forest,
California, touted as one of the nation largest congregations. Warren's hope is that readers will "interact" with the 40
chapters, reading them one day at a time, with extensive underlining and writing in the margins. As an inspirational
manifesto for creating a more worshipful, church-driven life, this book delivers. Every page is laden with references
to scripture or dogma. But it does not do much to address the challenges of modern Christian living, with its competing
material, professional, and financial distractions. Nonetheless, this is probably an excellent resource for devout Christians
who crave a jumpstart back to worshipfulness.
Other News & Resources:
- Helping Aging Boomers to Age in Place
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It's what makes this generation of retirees so different!
(AARP) "They want to live well and they want to live comfortably and they want to live in familiar surroundings."
- Boomers Become Self-Starters
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Many over 50 putting off retirement thoughts to work for themselves.
(By Bob Moos - Dallas Morning News - December 19, 2006) Diane D'Agostino-Smith changes difficult life situation into something
positive for herself and others.
- Nice Workplace (If You Can Get It) (AARP)
AARP's 2005 Best Employers for Workers Over 50 - November and December 2005.
Want to find ideal places to work that are retiree-friendly? This article is the latest list of the 50 "best employers" for this fast-growing group of workers.
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"The Coaching Forums--Ageless Lifestyles Forum A place to bring your thoughts, desires, strategies for coaching the
ageless generation -- the baby boomers!
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"Handbook 3" in the YOU FIRST Handbook Series (The National Endowment for Financial Education)
--"A New Career That Will Place You First -- A Guide for Baby Boomers"
has great tips for planning for your new career...
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