Description |
vii, 234 pages ; 24 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
Acknowledgments -- A frame of reference -- Motivations and objectives -- Why we can retire -- Why we run into problems -- Pre-retirement : what to know before you go -- How we decide -- Expectations and pre-conceptions -- The devil's in the details -- Post-retirement : pitfalls and ambushes -- Health and wealth -- Retired and working -- Taking early retirement -- Ladies, gents, and collar colors -- How we use ourtime -- Friends and family -- Love and marriage -- How we see ourselves -- The good and bad in each of us -- Where to go from here -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the authors. |
Summary |
"... investigates the struggles retirees face in building a new life outside of the workforce. It provides an honest assessment of retirement, based on the not-always-acknowledged fact that it is a difficult transition with pitfalls and obstacles to overcome"--From publisher description. |
Subject |
Retirement.
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Retirement -- Planning.
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Added Author |
Primavera, Louis H., 1943-
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Roach, Rip, 1953-
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ISBN |
9781442216181 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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1442216182 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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