How to Retire Happy, Wild, and Free: Retirement Wisdom That You Won't Get from Your Financial Advisor

Author: Ernie J. Zelinski
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ISBN: 1580085784
Publisher: Ten Speed Press (March, 2004)
Sales Rank: 8,746
Average Customer Rating: 5 out of 5

Customer Reviews

Rating: 5 out of 5
Retirement is not just about the money, it's about lifestyle
Having been a financial advisor for more than 30 years, it is a refreshing relief to find a book that does not focus on the monetary issues of retirement. As principal of a company that helps people "design the best years of their life" this book is an excellent primer that is also entertaining. Contrary to the sub-title there is a slowly increasing number of advisors who have an equal focus on retirement lifestyle planning as they do on pure financial planning. The style of read is "appealing." This book will encourage the baby boom generation to explore what is possible for them in retirement, to be more and to contribute more to their communities. Life Planning Matters distributes this book to its clients - it makes a great gift!

Rating: 5 out of 5
Well Worth the Purchase and Your Time
Ernie Zelinski's newest publication, entitled HOW TO RETIRE HAPPY, WILD, AND FREE (Ten Speed Press, 2004), is intended for pre-planners, retirees, and those who dream about leaving the restrictions of the daily grind. His often whimsical, yet essentially practical ideas are meant to assist in our making the best of life's pleasures. Like his very successful THE JOY OF NOT WORKING (Ten Speed Press, 2003), HOW TO RETIRE HAPPY, WILD, AND FREE is well thought out, upbeat, and a delight to read. Anyone contemplating retirement -- and I guess that means all of us -- could take a page from Zelinski's book about lifestyle considerations to make the daily activities in our new "life after work" not only full of purpose, but also full of enjoyment. This book is a primer on how the many opportunities found in retirement can help each of us be the person we always knew we were but were too busy to realize.

For some time I have been recommending THE JOY OF NOT WORKING to participants in my retirement course and attendees at my seminar, KEEP YOUR CHINS UP IN RETIREMENT: PRACTICAL WAYS TO PRE-PLAN RETIRING. To that recommendation I have now added the inspirational HOW TO RETIRE HAPPY, WILD, AND FREE.

I'd like to use the expression "right on the money" to characterize Zelinksi's suggestions, but after completing this book or any of his others, readers will know that money is not the touchstone for a comparison. As Zelinski himself tells us: "the biggest mistake you can make with your retirement planning is to concentrate only on the financial aspects" (p.2). Instead, this must-read text provides a host of realistic tips to "involve yourself in something that is vital and purposeful. Retiring happy, wild, and free means being engaged to the full level of your mental and physical ability" (p.228). Zelinksi is methodical in revealing ways for us to be so engaged.

I highly recommend that you purchase and read HOW TO RETIRE HAPPY, WILD, AND FREE. This is one book that will prepare you to keep smiling.

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