How to retire happy, wild, and free Retirement wisdom that you won't get from your financial advisor

Ernie J. Zelinski, 1949-

Book - 2010

"'How to Retire Happy, Wild, and Free' offers inspirational advice on how to enjoy like to its fullest. The key to achieving an active and satisfying retirement involves a great deal more than having adequate financial resources; it also encompasses all other aspects of life -- interesting leisure activities, creative pursuits, physical well-being, mental well-being, and solid social support"--Cover, p. 4.

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Published
Edmonton, AB, Canada : Lanham, Maryland : Visions International Pub. ; Distributed by National Book Network c2010.
Language
English
Main Author
Ernie J. Zelinski, 1949- (-)
Physical Description
229 p. : ill. ; 25 cm
ISBN
9780969419495
  • Preface
  • Chapter 1. Thank Heaven for Retirement!
  • Perhaps it's time to tell your boss, "I'm outta here!"
  • Retirement should put a perpetual smile on your face
  • To not plan for an active retirement is to set yourself up for a difficult one
  • You are never too young to retire
  • Retiring too late means you don't get another chance to do it right
  • You can have your retirement cake and eat it too
  • A major dilemma: life is short - and so is money
  • If deep down you know you are ready, "just do it!"
  • Chapter 2. Retirement: A Time to Become Much More than You Have Ever Been
  • Retirement can set you free
  • To have no aptitude for leisure is to have no aptitude for life
  • Create a new identity because your old one won't do
  • Being on purpose is easy if you have one
  • Finding and pursuing your true calling can make retirement the best time of your life
  • Work at something that is not so much a job, but a fun thing to do
  • Reclaiming your creative spirit will put joyful purpose into your retirement life
  • Not writing a book can be more difficult than writing one
  • Chapter 3. So Many Worlds, So Much to Do!
  • To be bored is to retire from life
  • Plant your Get-a-Life Tree and watch it grow and grow
  • You don't have to watch one minute of TV when you retire - and perhaps you shouldn't
  • An ounce of action is worth a ton of sitting around
  • Create new structures and routines with your leisure
  • Early to bed and early to rise makes a person dull, boring, and despised
  • Chapter 4. Take Special Care of Yourself - Because No One Else Will!
  • You too can exercise your right to a healthy and happy retirement
  • Obesity is getting too widespread - avoid it if you can
  • If you don't take care of your body, where do you intend to live?
  • The shortcut to being truly fit and trim is long-term rigorous action
  • An active walk in nature is the best medicine for many of your ailments
  • Your mind needs a good run too
  • Chapter 5. Learning Is for Life
  • Commit yourself to being a lifelong learner and your life will never be without purpose
  • Become a college drop-in and stay more engaged in life
  • Take a joy course for personal growth, self-development, and lifelong learning
  • Work on a university degree and experience a sense of belonging with younger people
  • It's more fun to be wired than not
  • Elderhostel will help you discover the world
  • Chapter 6. Your Wealth Is Where Your Friends Are
  • Above all, friends make life complete
  • Two or three real friends are worth more than a hundred superficial ones
  • You can't wait at home to be discovered
  • Keep active and enjoy yourself while looking for love
  • You grow most when you are alone
  • Chapter 7. Travel for Fun, Adventure, and More
  • Take yourself out of your element and inspire yourself with new insights
  • Spend all the money that you can on travel if travel really turns you on
  • Tips on how to enhance your next journey
  • Use the Internet to make your travel adventures affordable and enjoyable
  • Travel with a difference
  • Implement something unique into your next trek
  • Become an ecotourist
  • You don't have to be rich to spend a month or two in a warmer climate
  • Enjoy yourself in a myriad of ways at a recreational vehicle retirement resort
  • Why travel alone when you don't have to?
  • Swap your house for a neat pad in some faraway paradise
  • Try a working vacation for a more satisfying traveling experience
  • Journey close to home and do the things that an out-of-town tourist might do
  • Chapter 8. Relocate to Where Retirement Living Is Best
  • Live somewhere else and do what you have always wanted to do
  • Consider moving to a college town
  • The secret to a really wonderful retired lifestyle
  • Chapter 9. Happiness Doesn't Care How You Get There
  • Retirement is not a time to sleep, but a time to awaken to the beauty of the world around you
  • Celebrate your eccentricity and you will be set free
  • If money can buy happiness, then why aren't you selling some of yours?
  • You will overlook the silver lining if you are always expecting gold
  • Be happy while you are alive because you are a long time dead
  • It's better to live rich than to die rich
  • Helping others can make life more worthwhile and you happier than you have ever been
  • Forget how old you are - this becomes more important the older you get
  • Don't leave this world with songs unsung that you would like to sing