
The 60-Something Crisis
How to Live an Extraordinary Life in Retirement
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The crisis of unfulfilled lives unfolds gradually, often with acquiesced boredom and a flimsy search for purpose. Our relevancy comes into question, or we succumb to the idea that the future will be one of slow-moving ambition and then an even slower glide into comfort as the flush of freedom fades. We can change this outcome if we want to. We should want to.
The 60-Something Crisis: How to Live an Extraordinary Life in Retirement is the first book to circumvent the tired and conventional approaches of finding purpose, passion, or happiness, or using reinvention to discover a path of fulfillment after sixty. It presents a clear, practical framework through four portals—geography of place, yield, kinship, and freedom—to navigate and support future well-being and happiness. Listeners will learn how to pursue desires, not roadmaps, to increase self-confidence and master risk-taking, and will discover the power and potential of investing in themselves at this time of life.
Barbara L. Pagano provides the foundation for taking on or taking back late-stage growth and shifts the conversation from “What’s next?” to “What do I need to know, what do I need to do now, and how soon can I get started?” The 60-Something Crisis offers a smart, well-written, practical, and poignant guide for the last third of life.
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Even though half of all Americans put money aside for retirement, it isn't until they reach their 60s that many realize that they haven't saved enough. With The Five Years Before You Retire, you'll hone in on what you need to do in the next five years to maximize your current savings and create a realistic plan for your future. This book guides you through each financial, medical, and familial decision, from taking advantage of the employer match your company offers for your 401(k) program to enrolling in Medicare to discussing housing options with your family.
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Very basic information
- By KC on 01-02-17
By: Emily Guy Birken
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Passive Income, Aggressive Retirement
- The Secret to Freedom, Flexibility, and Financial Independence (& how to get started!)
- By: Rachel Richards
- Narrated by: Lela Rhodes
- Length: 8 hrs and 5 mins
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Two million dollars. That's how much money anyone under age 40 will need to accumulate to retire. That often means working 40-hour-weeks and penny-pinching your whole life. How else could you save a cool $2 mil? Finance guru, former financial advisor, and Amazon best-selling author of Money Honey, Rachel Richards has one goal in mind: teaching you everything you need to know to become financially free earlier than you ever thought possible. Rachel supplements boatloads of research and personal expertise by interviewing well-known experts!
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Not what I expected
- By Fareedah Williams on 04-02-20
By: Rachel Richards
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How to Make Your Money Last
- The Indispensable Retirement Guide
- By: Jane Bryant Quinn
- Narrated by: Amanda Carlin
- Length: 12 hrs and 31 mins
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Today people worry that they're going to run out of money in their older age. That won't happen if you use a few tricks for squeezing higher payments from your assets - from your Social Security account (find the hidden values there), pension (monthly income or lump sum?), home equity (sell and invest the proceeds or take a reverse mortgage?), savings (should you buy a lifetime annuity?), and retirement accounts (how to invest and - critically - how much to withdraw from your savings each year).
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This is for someone a few years from retirement.
- By MATTHEW on 05-09-16
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The Ultimate Book of Fun Things to Do in Retirement: Volume 1
- By: S.C. Francis
- Narrated by: S.C. Francis
- Length: 10 hrs and 4 mins
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Unleash your inner adventurer: how to plan the ultimate retirement that's anything but boring. Inside this jam-packed audiobook, you'll find hundreds of ideas to spark your imagination for planning an exciting, active, happy, healthy, and mentally sharp life after work.
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Laundry list without the laundry
- By sortydort on 10-19-24
By: S.C. Francis
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The Thrilling Retirement Life 2.0
- Unleash Prosperity, Embrace Adventure, and Thrive in Vibrant Health!: Your Path to Exciting Possibilities and Unlocking Full Potential in Retirement 2.0
- By: David Quinlan, Black Horse Publishing
- Narrated by: Gerhard Weigelt
- Length: 5 hrs and 24 mins
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Are you ready to redefine your retirement and embark on a journey of boundless possibilities? Look no further! Dive into The Thrilling Retirement Life 2.0, the ultimate guide that will ignite your passion, rejuvenate your spirit, and transform your retirement years into an exhilarating odyssey of prosperity, adventure, and vibrant health.
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This book is a valuable resource for those nearing retirement!
- By Tannis Gunderson on 05-01-25
By: David Quinlan, and others
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- Maggie
- 11-30-23
Insightful and inspiring
Wonderful guidance on approaching retirement. Presented in a compassionate and practical format. Top notch narrator.
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- Debra
- 12-29-22
I should have guessed from the title.
This book does a great job of pointing out all the negative and depressing statistics about post-60’s life, along with egocentric stories and solutions that worked for the author but were not helpful for me.
I kept listening hoping it would get better, but ultimately found it uninspiring and mostly a waste of listening time. It definitely focuses on a crisis perspective.
I rarely give negative reviews, but I found very little positive to focus on here.
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- Toby
- 12-22-22
As a 60 yr old, I highly recommend.
I am 60, not “retired” yet. I would recommend this to those in their 50s to start thinking about their 3rd stage plan, and definitely those in their 60s, 70s, even 80s who have desire to plan or continue an extraordinary life. I found this to be educational, enlightening, motivating. I will purchase a hard copy for a reference. I plan to share it to my 1980 graduation class.
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- Mike
- 12-11-23
Great life nuggets in this book, especially the first half.
Author promoting her unusual (by choice) long distance separation from her husband and her bitterness towards mother made this book way too subjective in the second half.
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- Don P
- 01-14-25
Not for me
I really didn't seem to get much from this book. ibdont even know exactly what I expected but there was a lot of anecdotal discussion that didn't fit for me. there was nothing discussed about people who have disabilities or are house confined due to illness or disease.
ibwas actually quite disappointed in the tone of the reading.
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