The Joyful Retiree


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Embark on a Dazzling Journey into Your Golden Years Imagine a future where every day dawns with excitement, filled with new adventures and heartfelt moments. The Joyful Retiree: Finding Fun and Fitness After Work is your passport to a retirement brimming with vitality, fulfilment, and sheer enjoyment. This pioneering guide redefines what it means to retire, steering you through a transformative journey to discover endless possibilities that lie beyond the workplace. With the graceful turn of each page, you'll be gently guided from the initial steps of mapping out your vibrant new lifestyle, to the thrilling exploration of passions old and new. Rediscover hobbies that once brought you joy, delve into the thrill of learning, and connect with groups that light up your spirit. This book is not just about filling your days but enriching your soul. As you venture deeper, the essence of maintaining social circles, embracing the wonders of travel, and the significance of staying physically active unfold in chapters that are as informative as they are inspiring. Learn how to craft a routine that punctuates your days with laughter, learning, and companionship. Whether it's mastering the art of globetrotting on a budget, finding joy in the kitchen with nutritious meals, or giving back to the community, every aspect of your well-being is catered for. But it doesn't end there. Step confidently into the digital age with ease, managing your finances with newfound savvy, and embracing mindfulness practices that promise a serene and content heart. From the pages dedicated to health and fitness to those encouraging lifelong learning and leaving a legacy, this guide accompanies you every step of the way. The Joyful Retiree is more than just a book; it's your companion in crafting a retirement rich with purpose, joy, and adventure. Wave goodbye to uncertainty and say hello to a retirement that sparkles with promise. Your journey towards an exhilarating, fulfilling retirement starts here.




What the Happiest Retirees Know: 10 Habits for a Healthy, Secure, and Joyful Life


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The bestselling author of You Can Retire Sooner Than You Think and host of Money Matters reveals the 10 essential habits for a rich, rewarding, and blissful retirement. What does it take to have a truly happy retirement? Is it money? A mortgage-free home? An active social life? A long-lasting marriage—or maybe a new one? Finance expert, author, and radio host Wes Moss asked more than 2,000 of the nation’s happiest retirees to find out—and their answers may surprise you. Through a series of revealing surveys, Moss noticed a pattern of distinct, recognizable habits that the happiest retirees shared, from the simplest of lifestyle choices to the smartest of financial strategies. These are the kinds of habits anyone can develop—the perfect road map to a healthy, secure, and joyful retirement—sooner. Whether you’re already retired or just starting to make plans, these 10 simple actions and attitudes can make a profound difference in every aspect of your life. The book is packed with hard-won wisdom and invaluable advice on how to make little changes now that will have the biggest impact later. It’s filled with proven ways to develop smarter habits with: Money (“Think river, not reservoir”); Family (“Get your kids off your payroll”); Housing (“Live mortgage-free”); Investing (“Be a tomorrow investor”); Spending (“Be pound wise—so you can be penny foolish”); and much more. With these 10 transformational habits, you can stop obsessing over money, stay socially connected, and start enjoying your new life—as the happiest retiree on the block.




An Uncommon Guide to Retirement


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What am I going to do with my retirement? People talk about retirement like it’s supposed to be an endless vacation. But what if, like the majority of those facing retirement, you can’t afford such a luxury? Or, what if you just want something more from retirement? Some advocate for no retirement at all. But you’ve worked for decades and a rest and reprieve do sound appealing. What should you do? Does God have a purpose for your retirement? Yes, He does. Learn how to discern what it is by taking an uncommon approach. Jeff Haanen looks biblically and practically at the need for rest and purpose in retirement. And teaches you how to: Take a sabbatical rest in early retirement Listen to God’s voice for their calling in retirement Rethink “work” in retirement Understand family systems and leaving a legacy Planning retirement doesn’t have to be distressing. Retire in a way that’s God-honoring, purpose-filled, restful, and truly biblical.




You Can Retire Sooner Than You Think


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From Wes Moss--named by Barron's as one of America's top financial advisors "The keys that Wes Moss identifies to having a happy retirement are simple but brilliant. Read this book." -- Clark Howard, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Living Large in Lean Times “Financial planner Wes Moss offers you something different—not just a plan to retire, but a way to do it sooner and to be happy when you do." – Atlanta Journal Constitution If you think you need to win the lottery or work until you’re 75 to retire with financial stability, Money Matters host Wes Moss has very good news for you. You Can Retire Sooner Than You Think reveals the secrets for ensuring a successful retirement—sooner rather than later. After conducting an intensive study of happy retirees to learn the financial practices they hold in common, Moss discovered that it doesn't take financial genius, millions of dollars, or sophisticated investment skills to ensure a safe, solid retirement. All it takes is five best practices: Determine what you want and need your retirement money for Figure out how much you need to save Create a plan to pay off your mortgage in as little as five years Develop an income stream from multiple sources Become an income investor Getting on the fast track to a great retirement is a lot simpler than the retirement professionals would have you believe. You Can Retire Sooner Than You Think provides the proven-effective, five-step formula for creating the retirement of your dreams.




Joyful Journey


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After a forty-year career in eldercare, Grace Sweatman has stories to tell! From receptionist to CEO and nearly every role in between, Grace has a truly rare perspective on this growing service industry. In this book, Grace shares some of those stories from her "Joyful Journey" and the lessons learned along the way. In the closing chapters, she draws a roadmap to achieving a much-needed culture change in long-term care. From the beginning of her career, Grace recognized deep flaws in the services extended to our elders at their time of greatest need, and this heartfelt concern drove her to seek meaningful solutions. With great passion, she has been unrelenting in her efforts to see them implemented. Grace believes there is indeed a better way. She is trusting that this collection of memories will encourage others in their personal journey, whatever its destination.




Retirement


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This must-have manual on retirement and living healthy and happy is filled with ideas, resources, and a sense of humor that makes that next step something to really look forward to.




Choose Joy


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Choose Joy features fifty inspiring stories of people ages 62-100 years who are making the most of their retirement. They aren't doing huge things like climbing Mt. Everest or founding nonprofits. They're simply making conscious choices to live with joy and meaning. Most of these choices require no money to pursue - they just take time and cultivation of a mindset. Each story is a bite-sized illustration of how one person has chosen to live in this phase of life. After each story, a "Try This" section offers an action step, you can take to sample an activity like the one in the story. Putting these three key areas together will help you be happier, healthier, and have stronger connections with the people you care about. Find out how you can invest your retirement time with joy.




Refire! Don't Retire


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Bring a renewed sense of purpose to the next chapter of your life with the New York Times bestselling author’s guide to thriving in retirement. Many people see their later years as a time to endure rather than as an exciting opportunity. Yet research and common sense confirm that people who embrace these years with energy and gusto consistently find them to be rich and rewarding. In Refire! Don't Retire, Ken Blanchard and Morton Shaevitz offer inspiring insight and thought-provoking questions to help people make the rest of their lives the best of their lives. In the trademark Ken Blanchard style, the authors tell the compelling story of Larry and Janice Sparks, who discover how to see each day as an opportunity to enhance their relationships, stimulate their minds, revitalize their bodies, and grow spiritually. As they learn to be open to new experiences, Larry and Janice rekindle passion in every area of their lives. Readers will find humor, practical information, and profound wisdom in Refire! Don't Retire. Best of all, they will be inspired to make all the years ahead truly worth living.




Retirement


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A fun filled guide to help you appreciate and learn what to expect when you are retired. Enhance your life-long achievements with practical insights. You will learn to better enjoy a fulfilling retirement. Each daily entry offers wisdom, witticisms and words of encouragement that retirees come to appreciate. Retirement may be different for each of us but the purpose of retirement is to have a retirement with purpose. Over 365 pages of sincere, genuine and thoughtful experiences. Gift giving book idea for the soon to be or recently retired person . Read it at your leasure and enjoy many, many hours of insightful observations.




The Third Act


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With humor, wisdom, practical advice, and inspiring stories from some of America's most distinguished leaders, Bronfman, former CEO of Seagram's, explores the most important lessons he's discovered about life after retirement.