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

I was expecting more from this. The information is mostly interesting but the writing is treacle like and was sending me off to sleep. Best chapter is the planning activities one. Bit disappointing.

This is a 229-page repetitive word salad of mostly obvious aspects of retirement: that you might consider beginning it earlier than later; that you can (and should) pursue myriad interests; that you might want to relocate; that you should optimize your health and relationships. It does not touch on financial-planning aspects. The only memorable take-away is his “Get-a-Life Tree” -- a template for creating a visual mind-map of one’s interests.

This is an excellent book, not just about retirement, but also about life. The author has wisdom about how to enjoy retirement and life and to understand what is really important. I hope to incorporate these ideas into my life.

Great read on preparing to retire. Informative, easy to read and entertaining. I loved the listing of hobbies for retirees.

This book contained a few good tips but there was simply not enough content to warrant an entire book.

It was pretty good. It pointed out some things that will help my husband, I believe.

How to Retire Happy, Wild, and Free by Ernie Zelinski offers inspirational advice on how to enjoy retirement to its fullest.

The key to achieving an active and satisfying retirement involves a great deal more than making sure you have sufficient funds. It involves cultivating physical and mental well-being and solid social support.

In How to Retire Happy, Wild, and Free, bestselling author Ernie Zelinski guides 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 happily.
Generate purpose in your retirement life with meaningful activities and creative pursuits.
Follow your dreams instead of someone else’s.
Take charge of your

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mental, physical, and spiritual health.
Create and maintain great best friends — a key ingredient for a great retirement.
Above all, make your retirement years the best time of your life.

With its friendly format, positive tone, lively cartoons, and captivating retirement quotations, How to Retire Happy, Wild, and Free offers retirement wisdom that you won't get from your financial advisor. This wisdom will prove to be much more important for creating an active, satisfying, and happy retirement than how much money you have saved.

Table of Contents:

Chapter 1: Thank Heaven for Retirement!
Chapter: 2 Retirement: A Time to Become Much More than You Have Ever Been
Chapter 3: So Many Worlds, So Much to Do!
Chapter 4: Take Special Care of Yourself — Because No One Else Will!
Chapter 5: Learning Is for Life
Chapter 6: Your Wealth Is Where Your Friends Are
Chapter 7: Travel for Fun, Adventure, and More
Chapter 8: Relocate to Where Retirement Living Is Best
Chapter 9: Happiness Doesn’t Care How You Get There

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