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Your Money after the Big 5-0: Wealth for the Second Half of Life

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Good book, yes. Really good, even great for thought and practice in the years approaching and during "retirement". Blue and Burkett do not see retirement as a time of leisure and recreation, but a time of service and mentoring. They give a definitive philosophy for creative, fulfilled living: "Living until you die", my sister and I call it.

But it is also a good book when purchased through Amazon under the name: The Burkett & Blue Definitive Guide to Securing Wealth to Last: Money Essentials for the Second Half of Life (Hardcover) 2005. In fact, it's the same book. And, it's being bundled together with itself, so to speak, for a "discounted" price!

I bought the 2005 version and, not knowing it was the same book in paperback with a different name, the 2007 version. Good thing I wanted to pass it along to my sister, too.

What a great book to begin understanding the life of pre-retirement and after retirement. This book does a wonderful job of being objective to the many options available. There is no clear cut answer to growing old and decisions should be made once the options are understood. This was fun and enjoyable to read!

Has excellent information. Some may be offended by the religious things inside, but it doesn't bother me. I liked the way it made me think about a new way to think about retirement.

It really helped to take the mystery out of retirement. There's always the question of "how much is enough", what is reasonable, and what contingencies should you prepare for. This laid a very good foundation to enable me to answer those questions.

This book offers solid advice for individuals during their pre-retirement and retirement years. Because of the current recession, people have more questions about their money. This book is a good resource for people nearing retirement who are looking for alternate options because they are more cautious as a result of the current financial crisis.

- Mariusz Skonieczny, author of Why Are We So Clueless about the Stock Market? Learn how to invest your money, how to pick stocks, and how to make money in the stock market

Several top Christian financial teachers share helpful insights for those entering the second half of life. The book is practical, realistic and encouraging. The style is informal but the content is invaluable. The teaching gives those who haven't planned well some useful tools for getting on track before it's too late, and it gives those who've already been planning wisely some useful tools for making sure their plans are solid.

About the reviewer: Stephen Bloom is a Christian lawyer, speaker and author of The Believer's Guide to Legal Issues

This book is a must have for those who are approaching retirement. It is well written with a wealth of advice that will help you understand your financial needs as you get closer to retirement. Worth every penny. Great insight into a Christian way of saving and giving and yet enjoying your retirement years.

Just a Christian's perspective of how to handle your money. Made SIMPLE. You think you know it all but this is additional information you may not have heard about yet.

This is a very well written book that I would recommend to anyone thinking about retirement or have already retired. We often think of retirement as "our time now" but it's so much more than that. This book answered many of my questions and asked questions that need to be prayed about. I was glad to know that I am on the right track but was surprised to realize that maybe there might be more for me than what I had envisioned.

This selection came up when I searched for books by Dave Ramsey. I added it without reading the details. It is not written by Ramsey, it has a review by him. Amazon search was misleading and I was in too much of a hurry. I have not read it yet.