Work Less, Live More: The New Way to Retire Early [Paperback]

Bob Clyatt (Author), Robert Clyatt (Author)

Book Description

Series: Work Less, Live More: The New Way to Retire Early | Publication Date: October 2005

Ready to pursue the rest of your life? Get going with Work Less, Live More.

Professionally, you're experiencing the success that years of hard work brings --but the long hours are taking their toll and you're burning out fast.

Fortunately, there's an alternative to the grind: Early semi-retirement. Work fewer hours, realize your goals and dreams, spend time with your loved ones-- and do it all years, even decades, before the "normal" retirement age of 65.

With Work Less, Live More and a little planning, you can do it. The book provides a rational investment system based on Nobel Prize-winning research, a safe lifelong withdrawal plan and sensible spending guidelines.

More importantly, the book provides inspiring stories and insights of many successful early semi-retirees, walking proof that meaningful work-- rather than full-time work-- is both fulfilling and rewarding.

Are you ready to pursue the rest of your life? Turn to Work Less, Live More and get going.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Terrific advice on how to safely reach semi-retirement while still in the prime of life." -- Mark Goines, early semi-retiree & Intuit veteran

From the Back Cover

Work Less, Live More The New Way to Retire Early by Bob Clyatt Career, Retirement

Ready to pursue the rest of your life?

Professionally, you're experiencing the success that years of hard work brings – but the long hours are taking their toll and you're burning out fast. You see it in your health and even in your family life. Your ambitions no longer include the rat race. You're thinking that retirement can't come soon enough.

Fortunately, there’s an alternative to the grind: Early semi-retirement. Work fewer hours, realize your goals and dreams, spend time with your loved ones – and do it all years, even decades, before the "normal" retirement age of 65.

With Work Less, Live More and a little planning, you can do it.

After several years as a corporate overachiever, Bob Clyatt realized there was more to life than "just this." Using the techniques in this book, Clyatt entered early semi-retirement at 42 and has never looked back.

Work Less, Live More provides a rational investment system based on Nobel Prize-winning research, a safe lifelong withdrawal plan and sensible spending guidelines. More importantly, the book provides inspiring stories and insights of many successful early semi-retirees, walking proof that meaningful work – rather than full-time work – is both fulfilling and rewarding.

Are you ready to pursue the rest of your life? Turn to Work Less, Live More and get going.

Work Less, Live More is for you if you're:

Young and on a mission In your 20s or 30s, working hard and planning ahead

Burning out in the rat race In your 40s or 50s and needing out sooner rather than later

Retired and needing more Already took the plunge and wanting to get the most out of it

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Product Details

• Paperback: 321 pages
• Publisher: NOLO (October 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1413302009
• ISBN-13: 978-1413302004
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6.8 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,151,527 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Bob Clyatt pursued a 20-year career in information services and the Internet before semi-retiring at age 42 in 2001. Since then, he and his family live principally off income from their savings in the manner described in his book, Work Less, Live More: The New Way to Retire Early. He continues to work on a part-time basis and is an avid cruising sailor, amateur sculptor and a serious student of yoga. This rich set of activities is only possible because of the large amounts of time freed by working less.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

53 of 53 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Relevant, straightforward advice on investing and lifestyle issues faced by all retirees, early and late., December 5, 2005

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T. Clyatt - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Work Less, Live More: The New Way to Retire Early (Paperback)

As one of the early semi-retirees profiled in the book and related to the author, it would be fair to suspect my recommendations here, but I can assure you that Bob has written a complete and concise book addressing the issues to be faced if you wish to break out of the day to day grind of the modern day work force. It may seem like I would be automatically privy to all of this information by virtue of my relation, but the plain truth is that I needed this book, especially the detailed information about where to put my money to make it work the hardest for me. All of the theories and studies from the last 75 years have been boiled down to easily digested and implemented solutions, which I am now in the process of carrying out. Bob also addresses lifestyle issues that I am currently going through, and it helps to know that I am not unique in the problems I am facing regarding constructive use of my time and mind. This information alone is important to all retirees, early or not. It is critical to all humans that we have something stimulating to do every day to avoid sliding into early dementia and depression. Bob covers these subjects and more from an experienced point of view. (This is not to infer that he suffers from dementia, at least not the type brought on by early retirement!)

Bottom line is that for the price of 3 Happy Meals you can set an incredible foundation for the rest of your life, no matter when you actually leave the work force.

33 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Resource, December 1, 2005

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Kathleen - See all my reviews

This review is from: Work Less, Live More: The New Way to Retire Early (Paperback)

I have read many retirement books and this is the most well organized and clearly written of them. This is one that you will want to keep handy for reference. It has given me the assurance that I need to take a major step towards semi-retirement. I also emailed the author and received a gracious and helpful reply!

45 of 51 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars the Bible of a balanced life, November 29, 2005

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K. Knox (Boulder, CO USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Work Less, Live More: The New Way to Retire Early (Paperback)

This is the most useful and carefully written of literally dozens of
books on retirement and financial planning I've read. As a writer myself
I appreciate how hard it is to write so clearly and concisely about
complex matters. There's a tremendous amount of research and expertise
backing up every section of the book, and the investment planning section
in particular is superb.

Mr. Clyatt's expertise is made all the more accessible by his obvious
warmth and compassion for the difficulties faced by anyone contemplating
a full or partial retreat from the world of full-time work.