The Retirement: It’s… Series

Retirement is about much more than your pension.

Retirement is one of the biggest transitions we make in adult life.

Money matters. But so do the emotions that come with leaving work, the loss or change of routine and identity, and the question of what you actually want life to look like afterwards.

The Retirement: It’s… series explores those different parts of retirement in straightforward, everyday language.

No jargon. No assumption that retirement looks the same for everyone.

Just practical guidance to help you think more clearly about the next stage of your life.

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Retirement: It’s Emotional

The emotional journey before, during and after retirement

You can be financially ready to retire...

…and still not feel ready.

That's the starting point for Retirement: It’s Emotional.

Because retirement doesn't just change where your income comes from.

It can change your routine.

Your identity.

Your relationships.

Your sense of purpose.

And even your relationship with money.

This book explores the emotional journey people can experience before retirement, during the transition and once retirement becomes everyday life.

It looks at subjects we don't always talk about when discussing retirement, including:

  • Why retirement can suddenly start to feel very real
  • Doubt and fear before finishing work
  • Identity beyond your job
  • Excitement, guilt and giving yourself permission to retire
  • Being financially ready but not emotionally ready
  • The strange feeling of the first quiet week
  • The retirement honeymoon — and the dip that can follow
  • Anxiety when the monthly salary stops
  • Creating structure without simply replacing work
  • Relationships when retirement changes the way you spend your time
  • Finding purpose without putting yourself under pressure
  • How retirement continues to change as you get older

Retirement: It’s Emotional isn't about telling you how you should feel.

It's about helping you understand why you may feel the way you do.

Because being ready for retirement doesn't necessarily mean having no doubts.

Sometimes it means understanding them.

YOU CAN AFFORD TO RETIRE. SO WHY DON'T YOU FEEL READY?


How the Books Fit Together

Retirement is too important — and too personal — to look at through one lens.

Retirement: It’s Personal

The whole picture.

Money, emotions and lifestyle brought together to help you decide when and how you want to retire.

Retirement: It’s Emotional

How retirement feels.

The thoughts, fears, changes and emotions that can appear before, during and after retirement.

Retirement: It’s Lifestyle

What you're retiring to.

A future book looking more closely at how to create a retirement with purpose, enjoyment, relationships and a lifestyle that is right for you.

The subjects overlap because real life overlaps.

Money affects how we feel.

How we feel affects the decisions we make.

And neither means very much unless we have some idea of the life we're trying to create.

That's what the Retirement: It’s… series is about.

Not simply reaching retirement.

Living it well.

What readers say about Retirement: It’s Personal

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what makes Retirement: It's Personal different from every other retirement planning book on the shelf. It is not written by someone who studied retirement from a distance. It is written by someone who has watched real people wrestle with it up close, who knows that the number on the spreadsheet is almost never the actual problem, and who built an entire framework around the three things that actually have to align before retirement feels like freedom rather than a leap into the unknown: money, emotions, and lifestyle. The Lottery Question. The three phases of retirement. A plain English guide to pensions that does not make the reader feel stupid for not already knowing. That is a book that belongs in the hands of every person in their 50s and 60s who is quietly terrified of getting this decision wrong.

Gabrielle

This book is pitched at the right level to guide you through your retirement journey, whether you’re approaching retirement or it’s underway. Simple analogies are both thought provoking and helpful in understanding how assets can be addressed. The cupboard, fridge and freezer makes perfect sense with respect to the retirement pot. I really can’t recommend this book highly enough.

TC

5.0 out of 5 stars Essential reading for pre/post retirement

This book is a breath of fresh air ! Retirement can be so complex and scary. This book has put my mind at ease and answered some of the questions I’ve been asking myself on the run up towards my retirement, by explaining scenarios in a practical way

G Edgley

This reading is a must

Excellent book for reading at anytime during your working life and also at retirement. Many people don't think too much about retirement planning early enough. This book gives many helpful tips in easy to understand language. Books on this subject can easily become boring or full of jargon. This one isn't like that at all.

Carolyn

This is a good informative book, breaking retirement down into simple steps, making it easier to get your head around and understand your options. Very pleased with it.

Mr H

Retirement made easier

Very insightful. Author clearly writes from experience. If, like me, you’re obsessing over right/wrong decisions then this is a great help. Well structured and not heavy at all.

Rob T

Essential Reading

Great retirement planning guide. Puts it all in plain English you can understand

D Miller

Great retirement planning book

Great read even if already retired to check you are still on track and have ticked all the boxes.

Mike

Good informative read