| Description |
321 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
| Summary |
"Essential Retirement Planning for Solo Agers explores the path ahead for solo agers and presents us with a comprehensive guide for retirement planning. Through stories and personal examples, retirement expert and founder of LifeEncore, Dr. Sara Zeff Geber, describes choices in housing, relationships, legal arrangements, finances, and more--and urges solo agers to plan for the future as though their life and well-being depend on it--because it will!"--Back cover. |
| Contents |
Part I: Preparing for the future. Child-free: pioneers of a generation -- The role of adult children in the life of an elder. Emotional support ; Residential decisions, real estate transactions, and help with moving ; Investments and other financial decisions ; Legal representation ; Bill paying and handling money ; Medication management and help with the activities of daily living ; The social network -- Part II: Enjoying the second half of life. Happiness and satisfaction -- Financial security -- Good health and physical well-being -- Self-awareness, meaning, and purpose. Values clarification worksheets ; Consider your legacy ; Leaving a legacy worksheet -- Adaptability and flexibility -- A strong social network. Relationship evaluation worksheet ; Thinking about relationships NOW -- A belief system larger than yourself. Six keys to a fulfilling older LifeRating worksheet -- Making an income in later life -- Part III: Deciding how and where to live. Avoiding loneliness and isolation -- Privacy, autonomy, and independence -- Defining your most important criteria -- The early options. Retirement communities ; Active adult communities ; Cohousing communities ; Home sharing ; Intentional communities ; Continuous care retirement communities (CCRCs) ; Cultural specialty communities -- Stranger in a strange land: moving to a different country. Evaluating criteria for living outside the US -- Aging in place. The village movement ; NORCs (naturally occurring retirement communities) -- Part IV: Ensuring comfort and care in your oldest age. The trajectory of aging -- What will we need? -- Financing the care you need. Long-term care insurance ; Personal assets ; Medicaid -- Options for receiving care. Continuous care retirement community (CCRC) ; Assisted living communities ; Board and care homes ; Nursing homes -- Documenting your preferences for care. Advance health care directive ; Power of attorney for finances ; Last will and testament ; Revocable trust ; Long-term care plan ; Ensuring a secure future ; Finding a younger support system ; Hiring a professional ; Creating a planning kit ; Avoiding "elder abuse" -- End-of-life choices -- Conclusion. A final checklist and guide for your planning. |
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Retirement -- Planning.
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Finance, Personal.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Personal Finance -- Money Management.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Personal Finance -- Retirement Planning.
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FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS -- Eldercare.
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REFERENCE -- Personal & Practical Guides.
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SELF-HELP -- Aging.
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SELF-HELP -- Self-Management -- Time Management.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Gerontology.
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Finance, Personal. (OCoLC)fst00924449
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Retirement -- Planning.
(OCoLC)fst01096304
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| ISBN |
1633537684 (paperback) |
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9781633537682 (paperback) |
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