How to Retire Happier: The Best Travel, RV, Overseas, Snowbird and Retire in Place Lifestyles Plus the Best States for Retirement - Softcover

Stack, Ron

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0985779241 ISBN 13: 9780985779245

Publisher: Zeus Press, Incorporated, 2015

Synopsis

What Would You Rather be Doing Right Now?How to Retire Happier in not about saving for retirement. It's about how you can enjoy the best life possible after you retire, regardless of your financial resources. The #1 retirement destroyer is not the lack of money, it's boredom. If you believe that after a lifetime of work and sacrifice to meet all of your responsibilities, you deserve to live an exciting, healthy and adventurous retirement, then How to Retire Happier is for you.Learn why you may want to live and travel overseas, all for less than it cost to live in the US. Yes, you can explore enchanting Europe and exotic tropical islands and live a life most people only dream about, on social security alone.You may never have seriously considered it, but how does spending cold winters on a warm sunny beach, and then escaping hot summers staying in the cool comfortable mountains sound? Add in nightly campfires with lots of friends under star filled skies, and you may decide one of the many RV retirement lifestyles may be just perfect for you.Discover why you may want to own more than one home, and how you may be able to afford a lifestyle you thought was only available to the wealthy. You'll never have to live where the weather doesn't suit you again.Tired of cold winters but love where you live? Want to stay near the kids and grand-kids? Learn the advantages, freedom and flexibility of different snowbirding lifestyles. Learn how to winter where it's warm and sunny for far less than a typical tourist would pay, while staying in a home apartment or condo. Is moving for retirement right for you? It may well be, but there are risks. Learn the pros and cons of moving for retirement for full-time living and the best states to retire in today. See what your chances are of being happy with your relocation to any of the fifty states, before you spend the time money and hassle to move there. Learn to use actual quality of life data and resident satisfaction polling to discover the true best place to retire for you.Would retiring-in-place offer you the best opportunity to enjoy retirement? If so, learn how you can make it more affordable and enjoyable. In fact, if you aren't retired yet, you may learn that there is a way your can retire earlier than you thought.Learn how to guarantee your transition from a life of work, to one of leisure, will be a huge improvement in your health and enjoyment of life. You may not want to put retiring off another day, if you're still working.Do you want to retire but you're not sure you can't afford it? Most of the retirement lifestyles covered in How to Retire Happier can be enjoyed on Social Security alone. If you do require more cash, learn how to earn income and generate tax write-offs to make your retirement dreams come true, working when and where you want. Can you really make money while enjoying the shade of a palm tree by the beach in the winter?Discover what people who live the longest healthiest lives in the world, have in common. Read about the latest studies and discoveries that can help you live a longer healthier life. After all, once you discover your ultimate retirement lifestyle, you'll want to enjoy it as long as humanly possible.What Would You Rather be Doing Right Now?

About this title

From the Author

Table of Contents

Introduction 9
Overseas Combo Retirement Lifestyle 13
How to Get Started 14
Overseas FAQ's 15
What Country to Visit First 16
About Overseas Housing 17
Finding Housing Worldwide 18
How to Get Started 18
Then Just Do It 19
Summary and Tips 20
Inexpensive Adventure Overseas 21
Castles Art Wine and Spectacular Food 21
Subtropical Mediterranean Climate 23
Mountains to Beaches Amazing Cuisine 25
Art Culture History and Beaches 26
Tropical Island Retirement Dream 27
Inexpensive Exotic Tropical Island 29
Beaches Historic Cheap and Close 30
RV Retirement Lifestyles 33
Ultimate Flexibility and Freedom 33
People Love This Why Not You 35
Be Where The Weather is Always Perfect 35
Discover Your Perfect Place to Retire 36
Exploring the Possibility 36
Choosing State Residency 37
Summary and Tips 37
Live As if You Were Rich 39
An Excellent Retirement Lifestyle Option 39
It's Low Risk 40
It's High Reward 40
It's Healthier 41
How to Afford This Lifestyle 41
Selling Your Current Home and Taking Advantage of the $500,000 Exclusion 43
Buying More Time and Less Chores 44
Your Winter Get-Away Home 44
Save on Taxes 45
Summary and Tips 45
Escaping Winter When You Want 47
Let the Landlord Fix it 48
The One-Month Wonder 48
Low Risk 49
Cost 50
Summary and Tips 50
How to Enjoy Warm Winters and Mild Summers 51
Possibly the Best Retirement Lifestyle You Never Considered 51
Stay Anywhere Flexibility 52
Year Round Use 52
Travel at its Best 53
All the Comforts of Home 53
Summary and Tips 54
Moving for Retirement 57
Risk: High for Buyers Low for Renters 57
Reducing Retirement Relocation Risk 58
States With the Highest Quality of Life 59
How States Were Rated 59
How to Use The Best States to Retire List 61
Marijuana 63
A Completely Different Comparison 64
How to Look Forward to Winter 65
What if She had Never Tried This? 66
Limitations and a Warning 67
Chance of Long Term Relocation Success 68
Improving Your Chances of Success 68
Asset Protection Score 69
Marijuana 70
Recreational Marijuana 70
What do the Residents Think of Their State? 71
Always Check This 72
The Best Towns 72
College Towns 72
Outdoor Towns 73
Overall Great Towns 73
Grand Slam Towns 73
Top 10 States for High Retirement Quality of Life 75
Best State to Live in #10 75
Best State to Live in #9 78
Best State to Live in #8 82
Best State to Live in #7 85
Move There for Retirement? 85
Best State to Live in #6 88
Live Free 88
Best State to Live in #5 91
Best State to Live in the US #4 95
Best State to Live in the US #3 98
Best States to Live in the US #2 101
The #1 Best State to Live in the US 104
Summary and Tips 119
Making a Great Choice Better 121
Still the Most Popular Choice 121
The Reasons it's Popular 121
Moving for Retirement but Staying Local 122
Selling Your Home and Reaping Tax Free Profit 124
How to Winter 125
Winter and Fire 125
Winter Soaks 126
Outdoor Fire and Furniture 126
Tired of Shoveling Snow 127
Snow and Ice No More 128
Retirement Just Your New Job 129
New Job Slacking Allowed 129
Responsibilities of Your New Job 130
Hunt and Gather with Your Pack 131
Better Health Equals More Fun 131
How to Exercise Without Working Out 132
The Whole Point 133
On Wasting Time 134
Summary and Tips 134
Your Funtirement Plan 137
Planning a Lifetime Vacation 141
Making Your Plan 142
You May Love This if You Tried it 143
It Could Happen to You Too 143
Recommended Core Activities 144
So Natural*** Recommended Core Activity 145
In Nature*** Recommended Core Activity 146
It's Even More Fun Now*** Recommended Core Activity 148
Under the Stars 150
Enjoyable at Any Age 151
Ride Up Have Fun Getting Down 153
No Mountains Required 155
The Worst Day Doing This Is Better Than 156
Done at Any Age with Multiple Benefits 157
Ancient Gifts from Afar 158
Learn to Do This the Best You Can 159
Capturing Beauty and Great Times 161
I Always Wanted to Learn to [insert your desire]! 162
Live In a Town Like This 162
The Bottom Line 163
Summary and Tips 164
Generating Cash and Write-Offs in Retirement 167
Humidors Cookies Bird-feeders 168
RV Lifestyle Meets Money Making Business 170
Other $100-$1000 Start Up Ideas 170
Easy Sell Something Start-Ups 172
Consider Modeling 173
Retirement Destroyers 175
Fear and Indecision 175
Important Relationship Neglect 177
Too Cold to Too Hot 179
Trouble Shedding Your Old Work Identity 181
No Plan Can be Hazardous to Your Retirement 182
Living Longer and Healthier 183
Alternative for People Who Hate Exercise 183
What Is This Really Costing You 184
You May Want to Know This 184
From the Dirt 185
US Guidelines for Longer, Healthier Lives 185
Good or Bad Health Domino Effect 186
It Only Takes Effort at First 187
Getting Healthier as You Age Is Possible 187
About The Food We Eat 188
Did you Know? 189
Choosing Your Best Retirement Lifestyle Option 195
Learning What will Really Make You Happy 195
It All Comes Down to This: 200
Resources 201

Edition details

• Publisher: Zeus Press, Incorporated
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0985779241
• ISBN 13: 9780985779245
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 204