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Notes: This Book is published by VIP BOOKS. It was originally distributed by Ten Speed Press, but is now distibuted by National Book Network, which necessitated a change in ISBN numbers. The ones listed are the current ones.
First sentence: First Paragraph from Preface: You have in your hands what an Amazon.com reviewer says is “the world’s best retirement book.” Although it was turned down by over thirty-five publishers, this book has now sold over 100,000 copies. Type “retirement” into Amazon.com’s search feature and the number one listing overall is How to Retire Happy, Wild and Free — out of over 175,000 retirement books listed! This is a result of the word-of-mouth advertising that this book has generated.
With a focus on the non-financial aspects of retirement, How to Retire Happy, Wild, and Free by Ernie J. Zelinski explores the myriad choices and decisions we are all confronted with in living out our retirement lives.
Easy to read and well laid out, this non-financial retirement book emphasizes preparing for retirement long before you retire. How to Retire Happy is a provocative, entertaining, down-to-earth, and tremendously inspiring book that will help you get more joy and satisfaction out of all your retirement activities.
Author and innovator Ernie J. Zelinski uses inspirational retirement quotes and even a retirement poem to guide you to:
- Gain courage to take early retirement; in fact, the earlier the better.
- Put money in proper perspective so that you don’t need a million dollars to retire.
- Generate purpose in your retirement life with meaningful creative pursuits.
- Follow your dreams instead of someone else’s.
- Take charge of your mental, physical, and spiritual health.
- Better envision your retirement goals — including where you want to retire.
- Above all, make your retirement years the best time of your life.
See a review of How to Retire Happy, Wild, and Free by Nancy Miller on Quintessential Careers.
Table of contents
1 Thank Heaven for Retirement! 3 2 Retirement: A Time to Become Much More than You Have Ever Been 37 3 So Many Worlds, So Much to Do! 75 4 Take Special Care of Yourself — Because No One Else Will! 109 5 Learning Is for Life 131 6 Your Wealth Is Where Your Friends Are 141 7 Travel for Fun, Adventure, and More 165 8 Relocate to Where Retirement Living Is Best 183 9 Happiness Doesn’t Care How You Get There 191
