Comfort Zones: Planning a Fulfilling Retirement, 5th Edition [Paperback]

Marion E. Haynes (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 18, 2005

This comprehensive retirement planning guide has proven its value to individuals and organizations over many years for one simple reason-it works. Fully updated and easy to read, Comfort Zones brings together all the major aspects of retirement, including relationships, health issues, use of time, living arrangements, finances, and more. In no time, you’ll find yourself getting closer to a more defined and tangible plan for your own retirement goals as you actively work through integrated worksheets, questionnaires, and tables along the way. Take control of your future today-set the tone for your retirement to enjoy the quality of life you deserve!

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About the Author

Marion Haynes began his writing career 35 years ago. Today, he is a best-selling author with 10 books and 35 articles to his credit. He is well known for his work on management and supervisory practices and retirement and life planning. His work has sold over 750,000 copies in US printings and selected titles have been reprinted in 14 other countries. He retired from Shell Oil Company in 1991 after a 35-year career in human resource management. Following retirement, he joined Price Waterhouse where as part of a three-person team, he presented retirement planning seminars to Price Waterhouse clients across the US. Haynes served eight years on the board of directors of the International Society for Retirement Planning (ISRP), was president of the Society from 1991 to 1993, and has chaired the Editorial Board for the Society's journal and served on its newsletter board. Mr. Haynes received an MBA, with distinction, from New York University. Today he and his wife, Janice, live in Kerrville, Texas.

Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Crisp Learning; 1 edition (August 18, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1592009905
• ISBN-13: 978-1592009909
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,519,957 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Marion E. Haynes is the best-selling author of three titles in the Crisp 50-Minute Series. He has published 35 articles and ten books on management and supervisory practices, as well as retirement and life planning. His books have been republished in 14 languages.

Mr. Haynes is a graduate of Arizona State University with a BS degree in Business Administration. He holds the MBA degree, with distinction, from New York University.

He retired from Shell Oil Company in 1991 after a 35-year career in human resource management. At retirement, he was the corporate level manager of pensioner relations. Following retirement, he joined Price-Waterhouse as a consultant working as a member of a three-person team presenting retirement planning workshops for Price-Waterhouse clients.

Mr. Haynes was appointed an adjunct professor at the University of Houston's College of Continuing Education. He also served as an instructor for the hospitality industry's executive course presented each year by the University's Conrad Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management and presented public workshops at several universities in the South-Central U.S.
He served for four years on the board of directors of Sheltering Arms, a social service agency for the elderly in Houston, Texas. During this time, he chaired the agency's personnel committee and served on its executive committee.

He was a member of the board of directors of the International Society for Retirement Planning for eight years, serving as president from 1991 to 1993. He also chaired the editorial board for the society's journal and served on its newsletter board.

Today he and his wife, Janice, live in Kerrville, Texas, where he pursues his interest in writing, community service, and travel.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Most Complete Book I've Read on Retirement, September 13, 2005

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This review is from: Comfort Zones: Planning a Fulfilling Retirement, 5th Edition (Paperback)

This is one of the better retirement books around, quite possibly even the best of the bunch but I really can't say that, I haven't read them all. This book gives not only the most rounded discussion, but includes worksheets to help you define your goals and desires.

There are a few specific comments worth making:

Chapter 1 talks about retirement from a general sense, but the underlying tone is about the concern people have about being bored. I and the vast majority of people I know didn't have that problem at all. Instead we wonder how we ever found time to go to work. I wake up in the morning with nothing to do and by bed time it's only half done. There's the Arts Council, the community theater, church, two or three volunteer organizations, the grand kids, travel, Elderhostels and I'm outta time.

The chapters on money hint at some things but I think it would be better to say simply: After the house is paid for, the vehicle is paid for, the last kid is out of college, it doesn't take all that much to live.

There is one area that I wish the author would have covered. I realize that it would just be a guess, but what impact is rising oil prices going to have on retirement. Oil is now about $64 a barrel. In the future that price will double and double again. How does this impact the rest of the book? As a retired employee of an oil company I would value his guesses.