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How to Retire Happy, Wild, and Free: Retirement Wisdom That You Won't Get from Your Financial Advisor by Ernie J. Zelinski

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  • Pub. Date: October 2009
  • 240pp
  • Sales Rank: 10,036

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    • Pub. Date: October 2009
    • Publisher: Visions International Publishing
    • Format: Paperback, 240pp
    • Sales Rank: 10,036

    Synopsis

    What sets this retirement book apart from all the others is its holistic approach to the fears, hopes, and dreams that retirees have about their retirement years. This international bestseller (over 110,000 copies sold) goes way beyond the numbers that is often the main focus of retirement planning in most retirement books. Readers can better envision their individual retirement goals, including where they want to live, what they want to do in retirement, and what they should do when they are still working to ensure that they have a happy retirement. There are many ingredients of a happy retirement and several retirement planning tools that help retirees plan for their retirement in new and more meaningful ways. One of the most powerful tools is The Get-a-Life Tree that you won't find in any other retirement books. In short, How to Retire Happy Wild, and Free helps readers create an active, satisfying, and happy retirement in a way such that they don't need a million dollars to retire.

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    Biography

    ERNIE J. ZELINSKI has an Engineering degree and an MBA from the University of Alberta. Because he is truly organizationally averse, he has not had a real job for over twenty-five years. Ernie speaks professionally on the subjects of real success, retirement, and applying creativity to business and leisure.

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    A unique must-read covering "retirement wisdom that you won't get from your financial advisor&qby Duke12

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    December 23, 2009: I started off with high expectations given the title and the subtext. Although this is usually a set-up for disappointment, it ended up being my favorite read of 2009 (it's only Dec. 23, but I'm willing to call it). The book managed to fit an incredible amount of fantastic content covering so many considerations I hadn't thought of or just started to experience.

    To put that in better context, I recently retired early from the financial industry, which gives me lots of time to read books that I can compare this one to. I have taken an active interest in all things finance related most of my life. After retiring, my wife and I were starting to encounter some of the issues in the book including not knowing what to do about being around each other all the time. We were doing quite well sorting them out one by one. With the help of this book we now know lots of other things to consider.

    Another reviewer giving the book only 1 star quite astutely wrote that, "There are plenty of books about how to plan financially for retirement, but this book ignores that issue so glaringly." I could not agree more! That's what makes this read so special. I have enough books on creating a nest egg, setting up residual income, tax planning, asset allocation, entrepreneurship, personal finance, budgeting.. That list is endless. My personal collection fills a room.

    Perhaps there are other books that address the same issues, but How to Retire Happy, Wild and Free is the first one that I've come across. There should be more like it. It focuses on the non-financial aspects of life and retirement from which so many could benefit. I'm not only recommending it here, but in person to friends, family and strangers. Why not? This is important information about what to consider to create a happy and fulfilling life.

    I Also Recommend: Life's Golden Ticket, The 4-Hour Workweek, Expanded and Updated, The Richest Man in Babylon, The Millionaire Next Door, Smart Couples Finish Rich.

    Zelinski hits another one out of the park!by George1977

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    November 04, 2009: Ernie Zelinski is one of my favorite authors, and one of the best in my opinion, in the "finance" and "self help" categories. His approach to life and insight into what it takes to be happy is second to none. I have been reading and rereading his stuff for years now, and I am always excited and ready to take on the world when I finish one of his books. I recommend Mr. Zelinski's books to anyone trying to figure out this "life" thing we are all engaged in. "How to Retire Happy, Wild, and Free: Retirement Wisdom That You Won't Get from Your Financial Advisor" is another home run from the Zelinski line up.


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