Book 1: Handling your finances. Managing your money -- Investing for the long term -- Collecting Social Security retirement benefits -- Financial matters : wills, trusts, and more -- Book 2: Getting the job you want. Scoping out your prospects -- Using skills to your advantage -- Marketing yourself on LinkedIn -- Checking out promising job markets -- Rehabbing your résumé and cover letter -- Acing your job interview -- Negotiating for what you want -- Book 3: Getting started with downsizing. Deciding whether downsizing is right for you -- Envisioning your future : lifestyle and location -- Laying the groundwork -- Sorting your belongings -- Gimme shelter : choosing a home -- Executing a successful move -- Book 4: Living the nomad life. Getting a taste of the nomad lifestyle -- Seeing yourself as a nomad -- Setting a realistic budget -- Choosing a destination -- Creating a relocation plan -- Finding housing -- Book 5: Eating healthy. Starting the day right with breakfast -- Fueling up for lunch -- Delicious dinners -- Salads and sides to swear by -- Snacks, desserts, and nibbles -- Book 6: Staying active after 50. Staying active as you age -- Yoga over 50 is just smart -- Preparing to practice yoga -- Breathing through your yoga poses -- 20 great postures for the 50-plus yogi -- Welcome to your new favorite sports : pickleball! -- Playing by the pickleball rules -- Pickleball equipment and apparel -- Heading to the pickleball courts.
Summary:
"Get inspired--and prepared--for your best life at 50+. Living Your Best Life after 50 All-in-One For Dummies is your guide as you explore new opportunities and make the most of your fifties and the decades that follow. Find a new job, travel for weeks or months at a time, boost your health with yoga routines, take up pickleball--whatever it is you want to do, this book will inspire you to improve your life and show you how to get there. You'll also find timely information about planning and budgeting for retirement, withdrawing money from IRAs and 401(k)s, and taking Social Security. With this fun- and information-packed Dummies resource, you can look forward to your future with enthusiasm and purpose. Change jobs, move up in your career, or get ready for retirement. Get tips for travel, living like a nomad, cooking after the kids leave home, downsizing, and other handy topics for this time of your life. Stay in tip-top shape with fun activities like yoga and pickleball. Get your finances in order and make sure you can live the life you want on Social Security and retirement income. This book is a great choice for readers looking to make the second half of life the best half"-- Provided by publisher.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.