Invent Your Retirement Resources for the Good Life
As the population ages in the United States, there is an increasing need for information and resources to help these "Retired Brains" cope and thrive. While information on retirement is readily available, there are few good resources that pull it all together.
A reference guide is now available, written by Art Koff, specifically for retirees or those approaching retirement who want to make the most of their lives in retirement.
Learn how to find part-time or temporary work or obtain information on a variety of topics, including:
Internet/computer training for beginners
Prescription drugs
Memory loss
Checking your pension
Financing your retirement
Continuing your education
Finding a job
Insurance products for retirees
Housing and assisted living options
Achieving a healthier lifestyle and dealing with the loss of a loved one
Invent Your Retirement Resources for the Good Life has an impressive and comprehensive directory of web sites and contact information to make searching and gathering information fast and easy.
This guide is a must read for retirees, anyone planning their retirement or individuals who have responsibility for their parents or grandparents.
We encourage you to review the Table of Contents and Place Your Order below.
Table of Contents
Retired Brains Need Exercise Chapter Contents
Exercise Your Brain
Redefining Retirement
Baby Boomers Approach Retirement
Why Seniors Work
Work and Live Longer
How do Demographics Help?
Chart Change In Demographics By Age Group
What do Employers Want?
Find a Part-time or Temporary Job
Practical Steps to Help You Find a Job
List of Firms That Will Help You Write Your Resume
Part-time & Temporary Jobs Most Often Filled By Seniors
List of Websites to Help You Find a Job
AARP's Best Employers for Workers Over 50, 2004 Honorees (in appendix)
Where do Retirees Live? Chapter Contents
List of Places
Chart of How People 50+ Spend Their Money
Cities Where Seniors Live
Fall in New England
Compare Cost of Living
Start Your Home Office Chapter Contents
Set-up
Desk & Chair
Telephone
Computer Station
Shredder
File Cabinet
Cards, Letterhead, Stationary
Check List
Volunteering Chapter Contents
Chapter Contents
Personal Advantages of Volunteering
Find Places to Volunteer
Clinical Trials
Continue Your Education Chapter Contents
Audit Classes
Brick and Mortar Schools
On-line Schools
Programs Offered
Become Computer Literate Chapter Contents
What You Can Use the Internet to Do
Using a Computer is Easy
Email for Beginners-Everything You Need to Get Started.
Where You Can Go to Get Instruction
Books You Can Purchase
Protect Your Good Credit Chapter Contents
Design a Budget
Identity Fraud
If You Are a Victim
Do Not Call Registry
Check Your Credit Regularly/ Free Credit Reports
Health Insurance Costs Chapter Contents
Planning For Increases
Health Savings Accounts
Medicare Supplement Insurance
COBRA
Prescription Drugs Chapter Contents
Medicare Prescription Drug Plan
Deducting Medical Expenses
Get the Best Price
Tips for Saving
Buying On-line, Is it Safe?
Buying Canadian Drugs
Consumer Tips
Start Your Search
Buy on-line
Assisted Living – Long Term Care Insurance Chapter Contents
Housing Options
Long Term Care Insurance
Insurance Cost Factors
Choosing a Nursing Home
Help from an Ombudsman
Live Better and Longer Chapter Contents
Research to Live Longer
Dietary Guidelines
List of Things to Do and Not to Do
Foods to Eat/Blueberry Pie Recipe
Helpful Medical Websites
Cancer Tests and Danger Signs
List of Websites
Memory Loss Chapter Contents
Memory Loss Defined
What Should Concern You
10 Ways to Maintain Your Brain
10 Signs of Alzheimer's Disease
Simple Memory Lapses Are Not Alzheimer's
Get a Dog/Get a Cat Chapter Contents
Choosing a Dog
The Breed for You/Costs/Responsibility/Care
Choosing a Cat/Where to Get Your Cat/
Losing a Pet
Funding Your Retirement Chapter Contents
Ways to Save Money
Social Security and Your Retirement Plan
Deciding When to Retire
How to Sign Up for Social Security
If You Work and Get Benefits
Leaving the US
Trusts
Medicare
What Not to do with your IRA
Information on Taxes
Estate Planning Chapter Contents
Use an Attorney
Do Not Resuscitate Forms and Information
Funeral Needs and Health Care
Personal Information Form
When Friends Pass On Chapter Contents
List of Charities for Donations
Poems That Help and Can Be Sent as Part of a Condolence Card
Appendix Contents
Contact Information for Charities and Non-profits
AARP's Best Employers for Workers over 50
Dietary Guidelines
U.S Bureau of the Census
Projection of the Older Population by Age Group
List of Common Scams That Cheat Seniors
List of Publications That Regularly Contain Information of Value to Seniors
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