Mapping Your Retirement: A Personal Guide to Maintaining Your Health, Managing Your Money, and Living Well

A first of its kind, Mapping Your Retirement is a step-by step, hands-on guide and workbook based on your values, interests, and resources. Representing the research and knowledge of 15 contributors with extensive backgrounds in their fields of expertise, Mapping Your Retirement focuses on three key components: maintaining your health, managing your money, and living life fully. One of 77 million baby boomers reaches 50 every 7 seconds. Studies show that most people do not plan sufficiently for retirement. Those who do often reduce the plan to numbers: How much should I save? Will it be enough? But finances are only one part of the equation. Having purpose in life, doing what matters, nurturing rewarding relationships, maintaining your health, and contributing to something larger than the self are just as essential.

Mark Skeie worked for 3M Company for more than 34 years. He left 3M with the skills and the desire to contribute to the community. Janet Skeie retired from General Reinsurance in 2003 after a long career with several companies. Since completing the Advocacy Leadership for Vital Aging certificate in 2004, both Mark and Janet has focused their energy on developing tools to help people enjoy fulfilling and purposeful lives in retirement.Julie Roles is a writer and designer. She has worked for many corporations and organizations, incuding Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, 3M, Valpar Corp., Trane, the University of Minnesota, as well as others. She lives in Saint Paul, Minnesota.