by Jan Cullinane, Cathy Fitzgerald
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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.
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Average Customer Review:
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
 Helpful for Fence Sitters, 2008-06-04
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!
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
 A comprehensive look at retirement, 2007-12-29
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.
12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
What a Gift!, 2007-11-08
I received this book as a gift for my 55th birthday. It's perfect! It looks at all facets of retirement - money, where to live, working after retiring, travel, health, volunteering, even the psychology of retirement (such as renegotiating roles with a spouse or significant other). It's all-inclusive, yet specific.
I liked the way the authors talked about places to retire, and described both strengths and weaknesses (I have to disagree with the previous review about it being a pile of real estate brochures - one chapter deals with where to live within the US and one chapter deal with living outside of the US). The other eight chapters deal with other important topics relative to retirement.
This book is the kind of gift that I'll use over the next several years.
10 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
 Disappointing, superficial - Not much new here, 2007-11-04
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.
17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
All you ever wanted to know about retirement!, 2007-09-13
I have been looking at a lot of books recently in preparation for retirement, but none has been so comprehensive and well-written or answered so many of my questions (even questions I never thought about) as this one. I especially liked the "report cards" on retirement locations and the way the financial parts are written in such an understandable way. The book really helped me think about all aspects of retirement, including what I will do during retirement. And it addresses all sorts of retiring people, including single/divorced/widowed individuals, which is just what I needed. I now realize that finding a place to retire to is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to retirement planning. After reading this book, I feel much more confident that I can devise a good plan that will guide me for the rest of my life.
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