About The Book

Your Retirement Masterplan
Jim Green

This book provides advice on planning your retirement, covering retirement lifestyles, writing a life story, starting a business and pension schemes...

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About the Author

Jim Green - Jim Green created his own retirement masterplan when he retired a few years ago. Now in his seventies he enjoys runs his own internet business. He is based in Glasgow.

Your Retirement Masterplan

Below is the chapter list for "Your Retirement Masterplan". Click any of the chapter headings to read the full text of that chapter online

 


  1. Preface
  2. The Secret Of The Three Little Boxes The New Concept Of Retirement; Today’s Retirees Don’t Fade Away Into Obscurity; Career Transition; The Great Experiment; Third-Age People Form A Unique Group; Age Doesn’t Guarantee A Fulfilling Retirement; Different Strokes For Different Folks; Addressing
  3. Identifying The Keys To A Happy And Successful Retirement What Do I Need To Enjoy The Retirement Years?; What Will The Future Hold?; What About Financial Planning?; How Much Should I Save?; What About Pensions?; How Can I Diminish The Disadvantages Of Retirement?; General Keys To A Happy And Successful Retirement
  4. How To Set Goals For Your New Way Of Life Steps And Stairs To Goal-Setting;
  5. Why It Is Never Too Late To Learn Something New Facing Up To The Challenge; Adult Learning In The Community; Adult E-Learning; Adult Distance Learning; More Distance-Learning Opportunities For Adults; Financial Help For Adult Learning; What You Will Gain By Participating;
  6. Why Getting Up To Speed In Cyberspace Opens Up New Vistas Isn’t Surfing The Web Just For Kids?; Isn’t It A Bit Late To Be Dabbling With Email?; What Would I Do With A Website?; What Is A ‘blog’ And What Could I Do With One?; How Much Does It Cost To Master New Skills Online?; Why Plan Holidays Online?; Wouldn’t I
  7. Why Keeping Your Hand In Part-Time Can Prove Beneficial Deciding About Your Fitness; Eliminating The Numbing Void; Working After The Official Retirement Age; Gaining Exemption From National Insurance Contributions; Accumulating Capital From Part-Time Work; Deciding What You Would Like To Work At; Projecting You
  8. Why Many Retirees Opt To Start A Business For Fun Or Profit Crucial Questions To Ask Yourself Before You Decide; Sources Of Assistance On Initial Planning; Finding Ideas For A Business; Evaluating And Testing Your Business Ideas; Getting To The Heart Of Running Your Own Business; Crucial Questions To Ask Your Profe
  9. Participating In Voluntary Work Points To Consider Before Deciding To Be A Volunteer; Will I Be Interviewed?; Looking For Voluntary Work In Your Local Area; Looking For Voluntary Work Nationwide; Suggestions For Voluntary Work;
  10. Why Writing Up Your Experiences Can Benefit Others Mastering The Mental Blocks; So You Have Never Written Anything Creative?; So You Have Tried Again And Again Without Success?; Testing Your Aptitude For Writing Non-Fiction; Cashing In On Introspection; Cultivating Innate Intuition; Injecting Best-Selling
  11. Taking The Hobby Route To Self-Actualisation How To Match A Hobby To Your Needs; Review Of More Than 50 Popular Retirement Hobbies;
  12. Toning Up For A Healthy Lifestyle Ageing Gracefully; Living A Healthy Life; Accepting And Loving Your Body; Keeping Fit; Outsmarting Forgetfulness; Learning To Relax; Participating In Free Online Fitness Courses; Shaping Up Around The House And Garden;
  13. Getting The Best Out Of Travel In Retirement All-In-One Guide To Holiday Planning;
  14. Monitoring Progress Using An Audit Checklist How To Use The Audit For Maximum Effectiveness; Seize The Day;
  15. Devising The Masterplan That Keeps On Evolving Getting Your Creative Juices Flowing; Conceiving A Plan; Creating A Personal Checklist; Constructing A Blueprint; Postscript;
  16. Keeping Right On In The Third-Age Years Creating Your Own Retirement Success Profile; Capitalising On Inner Strengths; Maximising Brain Power To Speed Up Self-Actualisation; ‘seven Over 70’; ‘finding Happiness In Retirement’; Backward Glances; Using Grey Hair Wisdom To Talk Your Way Out Of Troub