Living Your Best Life After 50 All-in-One For Dummies
1. Edition March 2024
560 Pages, Softcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
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.
Book 1: Handling Your Finances 5
Chapter 1: Managing Your Money 7
Chapter 2: Investing for the Long Term 19
Chapter 3: Collecting Social Security Retirement Benefits 25
Chapter 4: Financial Matters: Wills, Trusts, and More 41
Book 2: Getting the Job You Want 57
Chapter 1: Scoping Out Your Prospects 59
Chapter 2: Using Skills to Your Advantage 79
Chapter 3: Marketing Yourself on LinkedIn 93
Chapter 4: Checking Out Promising Job Markets 111
Chapter 5: Rehabbing Your Résumé and Cover Letter 129
Chapter 6: Acing Your Job Interview 147
Chapter 7: Negotiating for What You Want 169
Book 3: Getting Started with Downsizing 183
Chapter 1: Deciding Whether Downsizing Is Right for You 185
Chapter 2: Envisioning Your Future: Lifestyle and Location 197
Chapter 3: Laying the Groundwork 213
Chapter 4: Sorting Your Belongings 225
Chapter 5: Gimme Shelter: Choosing a Home 237
Chapter 6: Executing a Successful Move 255
Book 4: Living the Nomad Life 267
Chapter 1: Getting a Taste of the Nomad Lifestyle 269
Chapter 2: Seeing Yourself as a Nomad 277
Chapter 3: Setting a Realistic Budget 287
Chapter 4: Choosing a Destination 295
Chapter 5: Creating Your Relocation Plan 303
Chapter 6: Finding Housing 325
Book 5: Eating Healthy 341
Chapter 1: Starting the Day Right with Breakfast 343
Chapter 2: Fueling Up for Lunch 351
Chapter 3: Delicious Dinners 361
Chapter 4: Salads and Sides to Swear By 375
Chapter 5: Snacks, Desserts, and Nibbles 385
Book 6: Staying Active After 50 397
Chapter 1: Staying Active as You Age 399
Chapter 2: Yoga Over 50 Is Just Smart 405
Chapter 3: Preparing to Practice Yoga 419
Chapter 4: Breathing through Your Yoga Poses 431
Chapter 5: 20 Great Postures for the 50-Plus Yogi 437
Chapter 6: Welcome to Your New Favorite Sport: Pickleball! 459
Chapter 7: Playing by the Pickleball Rules 465
Chapter 8: Pickleball Equipment and Apparel 483
Chapter 9: Heading to the Pickleball Courts 501
Index 513
