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What You Don't Know About Retirement: A Funny Retirement Quiz

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Many humorous books are funny because they make up things that cause us to laugh at others. The best humor is that which causes us to laugh at ourselves. This book falls into the latter category.

For a humor book, it has an unusual format: a series of about one hundred questions and answers concerning aspects of retirement. Each q and a is a page, and there are some humorous illustrations to go with some of the q and a's.

What I liked was that the better q and a's mirrored things that my retired friends have said to me.

"Q: What amazes most new retirees?

A: They're so busy now, they don't know how they ever had time for work."

This seems to be true because retirees find so many interesting things to do, and more time to do them.

Here is one to think about:

"Q: What are the greatest perks of retirement?

A: Running errands in the middle of the day and never standing in line."

You can organize your day to be much more efficient by picking the times to do things when everyone else is at work.

As you can imagine, there are the inevitable jokes about how many retirees it takes to change a light bulb, and other familiar gags.

I felt that the message of the book transcended the humor to actually make me think more realistically about retirement.

People who are retired might see this book as poking fun at them. People who are about to retire would see it as an object lesson. I recommend it for the latter.

Most potential retirees would probably not buy this book for themselves, so you should give it to them as a gift. Then, a nice thing to do would be to have a friendly conversation about retirement plans with the person you gave the book to. That would allow for a greater chance that the book's message will sink in: Retirement can be the best time of your life, but you have to get organized to take advantage of that.

This is a light hearted look at some of the great and some of the less fortunate aspects of retirement. I read the book shortly after retiring and bought a couple more copies to have on hand to share with friends. It is a fun excuse to laugh at one's self.

The book is a lot smaller than I thought it would be, and the jokes/questions really weren't that funny. I ordered it as a gift, and when I got it, I realized I needed to go get something else. It's a cute idea to have it accompany a bigger gift.

This is a humorous look at retirement, and I laughed while reading it. This book would be excellent as a gift for anyone's retirement party.

- Aimee Elizabeth, Author of Poverty Sucks! How to Become a Self-Made Millionaire.

This book makes a great gift for the newly retired person..We have given many already, and they are always well received.

Unusual format - a tiny book which is in form of a question and answer for each page. and it is very funny. makes a great gift for someone retiring, though the book is small in size (sp. thickness) so you may want to combine it with a box chocolates etc. should give it to them as a gift. lighthearted and entertaining. look at all aspects of retirement - the great, the not so great and downright bad.

I purchased this as a gift for my boss that is retiring. I didn't pay close attention and this book is very small. I was a little disappointed. It is funny, but not quite what I was hoping for.

While reading this book it reminded me of my parents and in-laws that have already retired and the hilarious challenges and obstacles they faced with a "lifetime of Saturday's ahead of them."

Really enjoy the Q & A format of the book and the insight of what to look forward to in retirement.