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Retirement 101: Kick Your Retirement Planning Off Right [Book Review]
Retirement. Whether you’re 5 years or 35 years away from trading your time for money there’s a lot to consider. From how you’ll spend your days in retirement, to where you’ll live, and how you will pay for it all.
If you’ve not yet considered how much money your retirement years will cost you, or when you’ll be able to stop trading your time for money, Retirement 101 is for you.
Authored by Michele Cagan, CPA, Retirement 101, is a “crash course in retirement planning” for those who don’t know where to start.
With more than a dozen financial books published and over 20 years of experience as a CPA at both large and small accounting firms, Michelle certainly knows her stuff and shares it in an easily digestible format in her latest book.
The Planning
Before you know when you can retire, you need to know what your ideal retirement years will cost you.
In Retirement 101, Michelle helps you plan for your annual and one-time retirement expenses, building your nest egg, determining when you can retire, and consider things like working during retirement, divorce, and protecting your savings.
She kicks-off the book by having you consider what retirement means to you and how…