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A Purpose-Filled Life, June 13, 2005
This review is from: Too Young to Retire: 101 Ways To Start The Rest of Your Life (Mass Market Paperback)
The book, Too Young to Retire, as well as the Stone's web site and book study groups, is their effort to teach people how to live a life filled with purpose, rather than the emptiness of so many retirees' lives.
The book begins with an introduction to the Stones and how they arrived at the attitude that they did. It then dives right into the largest problem that retirees face - money. If you ask most people approaching retirement age what they fear most about retirement, running out of money is tied with poor health. The Stones tackle the problem face on, correctly stating the "it is much less risky to worry about money than to face the volcanic changes of midlife and beyond." Once the discussion is concluded, they suggest several techniques to put money in its place, including the tried and true method of keeping a daily record of how you spend your money.
Not content with tackling retirement, the Stones next look at the world of work and why work isn't working. They cite many of the same ills that books such as Take Back Your Time discuss: too little vacation, too much pressure, too little fulfillment and more. The book quotes Rutgers University's Heldrich Center for Workforce Development study, "Most workers see their 'retirement' not as a time for leisure and travel, but as an opportunity to do fulfilling work, and find avocation in what they do." The end of the chapter offers methods to work through to who you really are. These are good starting places, but the more hard-core 9-5ers might need a little more work. The Stone's suggestion to hire a personal coach, even for a little while, is a good one.
The book is complete with pages and pages of resources. More can be found at their website.
If retirement is in your future, this book is a great place to begin the process.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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GReat gift- to yourself or others!, January 13, 2011
This review is from: Too Young to Retire: 101 Ways To Start The Rest of Your Life (Mass Market Paperback)
I have bought this book before and was excited about purchasing it for a relative who is about to retire. It gives such a positive outlook on retiring , so that if anyone has fears or apprehensions- this book will help make the transition so much easier. Howard Stone and Marika Stone give a wonderful fresh approach to change and transition. Highly recommended!
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A must read for those entering their 3rd age or their retirement zone, July 22, 2006
This review is from: Too Young to Retire: 101 Ways To Start The Rest of Your Life (Mass Market Paperback)
I found this book to be a concise, easy to read book about the joys and opportunities to be found in this stage of our life. Howard and Marika explore topics that a near and dear to us, that we must pay attention to if we wish to make this journey look like what we have always hoped for. Sometimes we all need a map to get us where we want to be!
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