Recommended Reading Financial and Travel Guides The Adventurer's Guide to Early Retirement, A Common Sense Approach by Billy and Akaisha Kaderli. Written by Early Retirees for Early Retirees and Dreamers. People love it! Check out the kudos and comments. Cashing in on the American Dream Paul Terhorst is the Granddaddy of the early retirement movement. He writes in a conversational style, with simple ideas to implement if you are interested in planning for your early retirement. Paul and Vicki have been retired for decades now and continue to travel the world. Bob Clyatt (ESRBob) has featured us in his well-regarded book, Work Less, Live More: The New Way to Retire Early. The book offers financial information and many options to the retirement conundrum. He illustrates how a one-sized solution does not fit all. Recommended. Clear Your Clutter with Feng Shui by Karen Kingston There is very little of actual Feng Shui here, and certainly nothing you can't get elsewhere, but the clutter problem gets full and complete treatment. Kingston reminds us that clutter is stuck energy that keeps you stuck in undesirable life patterns. Therefore, you can "sort out your life by sorting out your junk." Amazon.com Free Agent Nation The Future of Working for Yourself, a book by Daniel Pink. "Fixed loyalty to corporations is morphing into a new independent model of working. In a free-agent world, people serve their work ideals and personal needs, rather than a specific company. Without oversimplifying the so-called demise of loyalty, Pink sees a mutually informed contract between those with talent and those with opportunities for work..." Gift of Fear - Gavin de Becker Highly recommended for anyone who is thinking of traveling or moving overseas. Actually, it is recommended for everyone who finds themselves in fear of living. The world is not a more violent place than it has ever been, however we live as if it were. Substantive and practical.
How to Live Well Without Owning a Car Award-winning journalist Chris Balish, who lives in Los Angeles, exposes the true costs of car ownership and shows how car-free living can put anyone on the path to financial freedom. Prodigal Sons and Material Girls: How Not to be Your Child's ATM - Nathan Dungan - teach your children how to become savvy consumers who make decisions based on their values. This book is for every parent, regardless of their wealth or status. Sound and practical advice. RE-FIRE! Don't retire Dr. Cynthia Barnett, Retirement Lifestyle Specialist and author of Stop Singing the Blues, will help you develop an identity apart from your present work role, thus facilitating a smooth and easy transition to retirement. She offers programs, books, and newsletters to those who wish to remain active, involved, or productive in activities that are meaningful to them. Hers is an upbeat site, stressing self reliance and creativity.
The Simple Living Guide: A Sourcebook for Less Stressful, More Joyful Living by Janet Luhrs. A thoughtful and practical guide to simplifying your life. Walden by Henry David Thoreau continues to inspire and inform. Your Retirement Dream IS Possible The Adventurer's Guide to The Possible Dream, Twenty Years Later. A must read for anyone who dreams of retirement but is worried that their plan has been derailed by a weak economy. Using their own inspirational retirement as an example, they step readers through practical advice about building and managing a financial portfolio, health care concerns, housing, traveling and lifestyle choices. After reading this book, you'll come away not only with a solid financial plan, but the courage and know-how to take the leap into the life you want. - Judy Martel, author of "The Dilemmas of Family Wealth," and Bankrate.com's Wealth blog.
Travel Books and Guides Art of Travel publishes a free ebook on How to See the World, European and World Backpacking. Covers good topics, 25 chapters. The Adventurer's Guide to Chapala Living A common sense approach to your new life in Chapala, Mexico. Step-by-step instructions with over sixty pages chocked full of details for your first visit to this extraordinary area. The Adventurer's Guide to Destination Choices: Mexico, Thailand and USA Stop dreaming about it ! Make it happen! Reduce your cost of living. Find better weather. Create a healthier way of life. It IS possible to retire and live well on $2,000 USD a month. The Adventurer's Guide to Mexico's Highlands Traveling through the highlands of Mexico is a must adventure for any traveler. The Adventurer's Guide to the Pacific Coast of Mexico details our route, the places we stayed, prices we paid along this adventure and history and culture of these locations. After each city you will find information on hotels in the area, transportation available, useful notes and the pros and cons of each place, as we view them. Blue Guides have been published continuously since 1918. They offer the best researched, best presented, cultural guide books in the English language. The Complete Guide to Full-Time RVing: Live on the Open Road, Moeller. Older book, but great information. It's the one we read back in the 80's when we considered Early Retirement living options.
One Year Off Round-the-World journey with children by David Elliot Cohen. When Cohen turned 40, he quit his job, sold his house and car and left to travel the world with his wife and three kids. Pauline Frommer's Travel Guides See more, spend less! Guides for cities and countries. Worth your time to view.
Live Your Road Trip Dream is a how-to-guide that includes step-by-step information on planning the trip you've always wanted to take, but didn't know how to make a reality. Learn how to take an extended trip for the cost of staying home, written by Carol and Phil White. The book covers Road trip budgets, road trip tips, travel guide information for those wanting to take an adventure. The Lonely Planet Newsletter, travel forums, travel stories, volunteer opportunities. How do you know if you would like to see a particular country? Check it out here first. Rick Steves Through the Back Door For 30 years Rick Steves has taught smart European travel. Tours, travel store, website, Rick on the radio, Rick on TV, guidebooks, free podcasts, free newsletter. The Rough Guides publish guides to hundreds of worldwide destinations, as well as benchmark books on diverse subjects, from Ethical Living to iPods and Opera. Browse them online and check them out!
Take Your Kids to Europe by Cynthia Harriman. A book of practical tips for traveling families traveling to Europe on limited budgets. Travel with Kids is an award-winning travel documentary television series designed with families in mind. Experience destinations around the world. Both educational and entertaining, the Travel With Kids series presents the history and culture of a destination in an innovative format that is fun and informative for the whole family. The travel show produced by parents and kids for parents and kids.
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