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Book Review:  Work Less, Live More—The Way to Semi-Retirement

February 12, 2017 by Linda Vaughn

$$$ During the last 10 years of my public service career, I found work was taking over my life.  It was taking its toll on my body.  By the time the weekend rolled around, I didn’t feel like doing anything other than the laundry.  And I usually found myself at my desk working through the weekend … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book Reviews Tagged: Boomer advice, Boomer Career Advice, Boomer financial advice, Boomer retirement, Semi-Retirement

Book Review: Retire Happy—What You Can Do NOW to Guarantee a Great Retirement.

December 21, 2016 by Linda Vaughn
Vintage black and white photo of a woman anxious about her nest-egg.

Mr. Boomer Money and More was growing weary.  Each night on our evening walks I delivered the same mind-numbing soliloquy:  do I retire or don’t I retire?  Fortunately, for the sake of his sanity and mine, I discovered this book: Retire Happy:  What You Can Do NOW to Guarantee a Great Retirement. by Richard Stim … [Read more…]

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Book Review: Don’t Retire, Rewire

October 10, 2016 by Linda Vaughn
LV lookining at her phone in, Piazza Duomo, Milan

  Boomer, I happened upon this book when I was deciding whether or not to retire. I’d spent a career spending less than I earned and investing the rest.   no longer needed the cash to work.  My career had pretty well run its course.  I was still treated well. After all, they’d given me a … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book Reviews Tagged: boomer reinvention, career fulfillment, career mission, career purpose, careers, encore career, reinvention
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