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100 1  Geber, Sara Zeff,|eauthor. 
245 10 Essential retirement planning for solo agers :|ba 
       retirement and aging roadmap for single and childless 
       adults /|cSara Zeff Geber. 
264  1 Coral Gables, FL :|bMango Publishing,|c[2018] 
264  4 |c©2018 
300    321 pages :|billustrations ;|c23 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliographical references. 
505 0  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. 
520    "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. 
650  0 Retirement|xPlanning. 
650  0 Finance, Personal. 
650  7 BUSINESS & ECONOMICS|xPersonal Finance|xMoney Management.
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650  7 BUSINESS & ECONOMICS|xPersonal Finance|xRetirement 
       Planning.|2bisacsh 
650  7 FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS|xEldercare.|2bisacsh 
650  7 REFERENCE|xPersonal & Practical Guides.|2bisacsh 
650  7 SELF-HELP|xAging.|2bisacsh 
650  7 SELF-HELP|xSelf-Management|xTime Management.|2bisacsh 
650  7 SOCIAL SCIENCE|xGerontology.|2bisacsh 
650  7 Finance, Personal.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst00924449 
650  7 Retirement|xPlanning.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01096304 
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