Books To Enjoy Your Retirement

The roadmap for finding purpose, meaning, and success as we age, from bestselling author, Harvard professor, and the Atlantic’s happiness columnist Arthur Brooks. By refocusing on certain priorities and habits that anyone can learn, such as deep wisdom, detachment from empty rewards, connection and service to others, and spiritual progress, we can set ourselves up for increased happiness.

Follow the advice in The Smartest Retirement Book You’ll Ever Read and you will find simple strategies to maximize your retirement nest egg, ensure that your money lasts longer than you do, discover financial lifelines no matter how desperate the economy is, and so much more.

Today’s economic realities have reset our expectations of what retirement is, yet there’s still the promise for what it can be: A life stage filled with more freedom and potential than ever before. Given the new normal, how do you plan for a future filled with prosperity, health, and happiness? As a companion to What Color Is Your Parachute?, the world’s bestselling career book, What Color Is Your Parachute? for Retirement offers both a holistic, big-picture look at these years as well as practical tools and exercises to help you build a life full of security, vitality, and community.

A pioneering and timely study of how to navigate life’s biggest transitions with meaning, purpose, and skill. From a master storyteller with an essential message, Life Is in the Transitions can move readers of any age to think deeply about times of change and how to transform them into periods of creativity and growth.

The complete action plan from Ed Slott, “the best source of IRA advice” (Wall Street Journal), to help you make sure your 401(k)s, IRAs, and retirement savings aren’t depleted by taxes by the time you need to use them.

An enlightening guide to success, fulfillment, wholeness, and plenty, offering practical advice on how to cultivate a sense of abundance in times of fear and insecurity, from New York Times bestselling author Deepak Chopra.

No matter your goals, Atomic Habits offers a proven framework for improving — every day. James Clear, one of the world’s leading experts on habit formation, reveals practical strategies that will teach you exactly how to form good habits, break bad ones, and master the tiny behaviors that lead to remarkable results.

According to the Japanese, everyone has an ikigai (pronounced ee-key-guy) — a reason for living. And according to the residents of the Japanese village with the world’s longest-living people, finding it is the key to a happier and longer life. Having a strong sense of ikigai means that each day is infused with meaning. It’s the reason we get up in the morning. It’s also the reason many Japanese never really retire (in fact there’s no word in Japanese that means retire in the sense it does in English): They remain active and work at what they enjoy, because they’ve found a real purpose in life — the happiness of always being busy.

The ultimate hands-on workbook for anyone looking to get their finances in order — from budgeting to investing and everything in between — by Tiffany “The Budgetnista” Aliche, the New York Times bestselling author of the smash hit Get Good with Money.

Ernie Zelinski could change your view of the world forever. He has already taught more than 150,000 people what The Joy of Not Working is all about: Learning to live every part of your life — employment, unemployment, retirement, and leisure time alike — to the fullest. With this completely revised and expanded edition, you too can join the thousands of converts and learn to thrive at both work and play.

There’s a massive freight train bearing down on the average American investor, and it’s coming in the form of higher taxes. Unfortunately, if you’re like most Americans, you’ve saved the majority of your retirement assets in tax-deferred vehicles like 401(k)s and IRAs. If tax rates go up, how much of your hard-earned money will you really get to keep? In The Power of Zero. McKnight provides a concise, step-by-step roadmap on how to get to the 0% tax bracket by the time you retire, effectively eliminating tax rate risk from your retirement picture.

The Second Mountain explores what it takes to lead a meaningful life in a self-centered world. David Brooks explores the four commitments that define a life of meaning and purpose: to a spouse and family, to a vocation, to a philosophy or faith, and to a community. Our personal fulfillment depends on how well we choose and execute these commitments. Brooks looks at a range of people who have lived joyous, committed lives, and who have embraced the necessity and beauty of dependence.

The Kakeibo is a wonderful tool for anyone who wants to make keeping track of their spending more streamlined. The act of completing your journal ensures that saving is a part of your everyday life, while also giving you the opportunity to reflect and improve every month.

365 page-a-day reflections to encourage concentration, insight, and mindful engagement with the world around us — from the Zen Buddhist teacher “who taught the world mindfulness” (TIME).

Let’s face it: You can’t avoid death or taxes. But you can create an estate plan that will make both a whole lot easier for your loved ones and put you in control of how your assets will get passed to your heirs. Wall Street Journal Complete Estate-Planning Guidebook isn’t just for those planning for retirement or their golden years. It’s for anyone, of any age, who wants the peace of mind of knowing that your wishes will be respected and your hard-earned money will get passed on as you would like.