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The bestselling author of You Can Retire Sooner Than You Think and host of Money Matters reveals the 10 essential habits for a rich, rewarding, and blissful retirement.What does it take to have a truly happy retirement? Is it money? A mortgage-free home? An active social life? A long-lasting marriage-or maybe a new one? Finance expert, author, and radio host Wes Moss asked more than 2,000 of the nation's happiest retirees to find out-and their answers may surprise you. Through a series of revealing surveys, Moss noticed a pattern of distinct, recognizable habits that the happiest retirees shared, from the simplest of lifestyle choices to the smartest of financial strategies. These are the kinds of habits anyone can develop-the perfect road map to a healthy, secure, and joyful retirement-sooner.
Whether you're already retired or just starting to make plans, these 10 simple actions and attitudes can make a profound difference in every aspect of your life. The book is packed with hard-won wisdom and invaluable advice on how to make little changes now that will have the biggest impact later. It's filled with proven ways to develop smarter habits with: Money ("Think river, not reservoir"); Family ("Get your kids off your payroll"); Housing ("Live mortgage-free"); Investing ("Be a tomorrow investor"); Spending ("Be pound wise-so you can be penny foolish"); and much more. With these 10 transformational habits, you can stop obsessing over money, stay socially connected, and start enjoying your new life-as the happiest retiree on the block.
List of contents
Preface
CHAPTER 1
Who Is the Happiest Retiree on the Block?
CHAPTER 2
Who Is Your Unhappy Neighbor?
CHAPTER 3
Money Habits: Think River, Not Reservoir
CHAPTER 4
Curiosity Habits: Develop 3.6 Core Pursuits
(or More)
CHAPTER 5
Family Habits: Get Your Kids Off the Payroll
CHAPTER 6
Love Habits: Get Married-or Remarried-
Only Once
CHAPTER 7
Faith Habits: Believe, Give, and Do Good
CHAPTER 8
Social Habits: Connect to Thrive
CHAPTER 9
Health Habits: Eat, Drink, and Have a Ball
CHAPTER 10
Home Habits: Live Mortgage Free
CHAPTER 11
Investing Habits: Be a Tomorrow Investor
CHAPTER 12
Spending Habits: Understanding the
Power of the 4 Percent Plus Rule
CONCLUSION
Join the Happiest Retirees Club
Acknowledgments
Appendix: Your Handy Guide
Disclaimer
Notes
Index
About the author
Wes Moss is the chief investment strategist and a managing partner at Capital Investment Advisors (CIA), a registered investment advisor firm with over $3 billion in assets under management and offices in Atlanta, Tampa, and Denver. A passionate financial educator, he is the host of
Money Matters, a weekly radio show on Atlanta's premiere news and talk station on WSB Radio and a columnist for the
Atlanta Journal-Constitution. In 2019, Barron's named Moss one of America's top 100 Independent Financial Advisors. He has been included in Barron's Top 1,200 Financial Advisors every year since 2014. In 2020, Forbes named Moss a top 10 financial advisor for the state of Georgia. He has a devoted following on social media, especially on YouTube, where his videos have been viewed more than 2.8 million times. Wes is the author of the bestselling book
You Can Retire Sooner Than You Think.
