Self Help Retirement

2026 Global Book Award Gold Medal Winner - (Business & Money) "A practical, compassionate, and energizing blueprint for anyone who thinks they've started too late.” Sam Dogen, Financial Samurai "I'm 52 and thought I'd missed my window. This book gave me permission to start." – Reader Review Are you in your 40s, 50s, or beyond, feeling like retirement is an impossible dream? Have life's curveballs, career shifts, family demands, health crises, or divorce left you feeling financially behind, stressed about money, and overwhelmed by jargon and outdated advice? You're not alone. Award-...

Make the most of the rest of your life! You’ve just retired. It’s a huge life change! How do you make the transition to post-employment? This inspirational collection of wisdom and witticisms, offering insights, experience, and encouragement, is an entertaining guide to having a purposeful and fulfilling retirement. It's a comprehensive look at the day-to-day retirement experience, exploring what to expect when you retire. With real-time advice to motivate and maintain your happiness as you move into your new post-employment lifestyle, you will discover how to: Understand the process of...

Hyrum W. Smith is one of the original creators of the popular Franklin Day Planner, the former chairman and CEO of Franklin Covey Co., and the recognized "Father of Time Management". In this book, Hyrum shows you how you can move from your world of work, simplify life, and enter what can be the most satisfying phase of your life - a new world of purposeful retirement and good living. For four decades, Hyrum W. Smith has been empowering people to effectively govern their personal and professional lives.

Discover the morning routine that has transformed millions of lives—now customized for those over 50. For more than a decade, Hal Elrod’s groundbreaking book The Miracle Morning has helped people around the world live happier, healthier, more fulfilling lives through a simple morning routine...

Retirement is often celebrated as a joyful milestone — a time of freedom, flexibility, and long-awaited possibility. Yet until you begin the journey, you may not fully realise how deeply this transition unfolds. Stepping away from a long career is more than a lifestyle change — it is an evolution. Alongside excitement, many people experience unexpected questions about identity, purpose, daily structure, and what comes next. This is not a sign that something is wrong. It is a normal and natural part of the retirement transition. Living Your Best Life in Retirement is a warm and ...

In his definitive introduction to Zen Buddhism, Alan Watts ("the perfect guide for a course correction in life" —Deepak Chopra), explains the principles and practices of this ancient religion. With a rare combination of freshness and lucidity, he delves into the origins and history of Zen to...

Midlife isn’t a crisis. It’s a crossroads. If you’re a man in your 40s or 50s and you’ve ever thought: “I feel stuck. Is this all there is?” “I don’t have the energy or confidence I used to.” “I’m behind financially and running out of time.” “My marriage, my health, my purpose… it all feels off track.” You’re not alone. And you’re not done. Midlife Reset is your proven path to reclaiming strength, clarity, and confidence in the second half of life. With a blend of real stories, plain-language science, and practical steps, Matt Reynolds shows you how to: ✅...

STAYING PUT is an account of one Englishman’s battle to secure his future in Spain. Jack Birtwell, a sprightly sixty-year-old from Accrington, Lancashire, is due to retire in 2019 and hopes that his poor pension prospects won’t force him to sell his beloved house in Spain and return to England to live out his days. When Brian, his friend and employer, is forced to lay him off from his part-time building job his dilemma becomes even more acute. After racking his brains and those of his closest friends for money-making ideas, he thinks he has come up with a solution. It will put paid to ...

A simple, no‑stress guide to managing money—free of the toxic messages and shame baked into traditional personal finance advice. Track every dollar you spend. Check your account balances once a week. Always pay off your credit card bill in full. Make a budget—and stick to it. These are...

The Ultimate Retirement Gift for Women Who Deserve to Laugh, Reflect, and Raise a Glass to Their Freedom! Retirement isn’t the end — it’s the beginning of the boldest, funniest, most fabulous chapter yet! Whether she’s your mom, sister, coworker, or best friend, this witty and heartfelt book is the perfect way to say “Congrats — now go be outrageous!” 200 pages, Packed with: Sassy, irreverent reflections she’ll laugh out loud at Creative activities & playful prompts to spark joy Doodle pages, faux certificates & outrageous bucket lists Zero boring advice (we promise!) This ...

We’ve been told that traditional retirement is the ultimate goal, that life will be better in the future than it is now. We’ve bought into this idea so thoroughly that we continue doing work we don’t enjoy right now for the promise of better days once we retire. In Let's Retire Retirement, financial advisor Derek Coburn challenges the traditional concept of retirement and offers a compelling vision for a more fulfilling life. He explores the origins of retirement, debunking outdated myths and presenting a new approach that aligns with modern realities.

The bestselling author of THE AUTOMATIC MILLIONAIRE offers his innovative financial advice in SMART COUPLES FINISH RICH and SMART WOMEN FINISH RICH—now both programs are available in audio. Fighting about money is the number-one reason for divorce in America. SMART COUPLES FINISH RICH covers a...

Discover a compassionate, practical guide for anyone navigating life after fifty. In How to Live a Happier Life After 50, Y. Dehghani shares honest reflections, real-life stories, and actionable strategies drawn from lived experience. This book is your companion for the journey ahead, offering gentle wisdom, humor, and practical tools to help you thrive. Inside, you’ll find: Insightful chapters on aging, mindset shifts, relationships, regret, and rediscovering meaning Practical planners and trackers for daily joy, healthy habits, sleep, and self-reflection Gentle exercises and worksheets ...

Retirement doesn’t have to mean staring at the walls, counting ceiling tiles, or asking the cat for life advice. If you’re ready to kick boredom to the curb without even leaving your house, 154 Fun Things To Do In Retirement From Home is your ultimate guide to staying entertained, inspired, and joyful. Packed with creative hobbies, hilarious adventures, brain-boosting activities, and even sneaky ways to make a little extra cash, this book is for: ✔️ The retired-but-homebound ✔️ The “I’d rather stay in my pajamas, thank you” crowd ✔️ And anyone who’s simply done with ...

When Ada Calhoun found herself in the throes of a midlife crisis, she thought that she had no right to complain. She was married with children and a good career. So why did she feel miserable? And why did it seem that other Generation X women were miserable, too? Calhoun decided to find some answers. She looked into housing costs, HR trends, credit card debt averages, and divorce data. At every turn, she saw a pattern: sandwiched between the Boomers and Millennials, Gen X women were facing new problems as they entered middle age, problems that were being largely overlooked.

You’re carrying too much. The unfinished project. The stories you meant to write down. The decisions you’ve been avoiding. The quiet mental weight of “I’ll get to it someday.” As we move into our sixties and beyond, the pressure to catch up doesn’t disappear — it gets heavier. But what if the answer isn’t to finish everything? Unfinished Things, Settled is not a productivity guide. It’s a relief book. Inside, you’ll discover: • Why unfinished things feel heavier now than they used to • The difference between finishing, settling, and releasing • A simple Keep / ...

In this book,you will learn top passive income ideas that could be started with little or no money. This implies that you would not need to break a bank to get a passive source of income. This book would also provide the necessary tips and steps that you need to take before venturing into the world of generating passive income. With all these steps in place, there are huge possibilities of getting an ideal passive source of income and making money in no time. Inside, you’ll discover: Top Business Ideas to generate passive income Four unique, easy-to-follow strategies you can begin ...

From New York Times bestselling author and beloved Today show coanchor Hoda Kotb, an “inspirational page-turner” (Daily News, New York) about people who find their life’s purpose in unexpected ways, often surprising themselves and their loved ones. Are you where you belong? Many of us...

Mexico. Land of enchantment and easy living? Or dangerous nightmare best avoided at all costs? Misinformation abounds about Mexico, and this practical guide debunks the myths to give you an accurate look at the country, with recommendations on locations that are unknown to most foreigners - locales that offer amazing lifestyles in safety, comfort, and with amazing value. It also lays out everything you need to know about every aspect of life in the various areas, and explains what to avoid, and what to search out, for the experience you want. Expat Secrets of Mexico (formerly Retirement ...

“Compelling,” (Cal Newport) “Liberating,” (Amy Dickinson) and “as entertaining as it is important” (Steven Levitt) — How to Do Nothing meets Think Again in this lively and inspiring exploration of how quitting is, counterintuitively, the key to success. "If you’re thinking about...