Single Retirement

If you're one of the 25 million single women over the age of 45 living in the United States today, AARP's The Single Woman's Guide to Retirement is your new best friend. Walking you through the challenges of retired or pre-retired life, from managing your finances to staying healthy in body, mind, and spirit, dealing with divorce, and even looking for love or work, the audiobook covers the issues that really matter to you. Whether you're looking for a retirement home or planning a cruise, this audiobook is packed with specific details to take the guesswork out of retirement.

The life of 79-year-old pensioner Peggy Smart is as beige as the décor in her retirement village. Her week revolves around aqua aerobics and appointments with her doctor. Following a very minor traffic accident, things have turned frosty with her grown-up children, and she is afraid they are trying to take away her independence. Noticing her memory isn't what it used to be, Peggy is taking ever more inventive steps to cover up her dwindling faculties.

American baby boomers are aging, and 15 million of them never had children. Who will take care of them? Unprecedented in US history, this demographic will create challenges for these individuals, as well as for society. This book is a passionate exploration of the path ahead for "Solo Agers". Author Sara Zeff Geber takes listeners on a journey, starting with the choice for childlessness and then suggests ways in which Solo Agers can mitigate the absence of adult children by relationship-building and rigorous planning for their future.

Live your senior years as part of a thriving community—choose the continuing care retirement community or life plan community that’s right for you, even if you’re still a few years away from retirement. Retirement can be a joyful time; however, one question hangs over your head: how can you prepare for your long-term care? The old idea that family will take care of you in your senior years is beautiful but often impractical. You may not have any family or your family may be consumed with their daily survival or not be as financially stable as you are. You may not want to be a burden ...

The life of 79-year-old pensioner Peggy Smart is as beige as the décor in her retirement village. Her week revolves around aqua aerobics and appointments with her doctor. The highlight of Peggy's day is watching her neighbour Brian head out for his morning swim. Peggy dreams of inviting the handsome widower to an intimate dinner. But why would an educated man like Brian, a chartered accountant no less, look twice at Peggy? As a woman of a certain age, she fears she has become invisible, even to men in their 80s.

Retirement can be a jungle of decision-making. Acclaimed personal finance author Noel Whittaker will help guide you. What sort of assets to invest in? How long will your money last? Is downsizing right for you? How much should you spend now, and how much would you like to leave to your kids? This book will be your guide for the rest of your life. In the simple style for which Noel is renowned, the book covers all the above topics and many more. It will become your indispensable guide on what we hope will be a happy, healthy, and prosperous retirement.

This easy-to-digest Amazon best seller answers all your questions about trust and estate essentials for single, childless seniors.