AARP Roadmap for the Rest of Your Life: Smart Choices About Money, Health, Work, Lifestyle ... and Pursuing Your Dreams

"Bart Astor has written a marvelous, eminently readable guide for achieving balance and happiness in all the areas of life as you grow older. Health, wealth, lifestyle, leisure, family: If you're looking for a shot-by-shot course map as you play life's back nine, this is it. This book deserves—and will earn—a prime spot on your desk or night table." —Tyler Mathisen, anchor, CNBC "For a personal GPS, pick up a copy of the AARP Roadmap for the Rest of Your Life. Bart Astor delivers with a comprehensive, easy-to-read, tip-laden guide that will make the rest of your life the best of your life. This holistic roadmap will put you on a path toward successful and rewarding years ahead—whether you retire or not." —Jan Cullinane, retirement expert and author of AARP's The Single Woman's Guide to Retirement "In my experience, people who are most successful in this special chapter of their lives prepare themselves well in advance to meet their financial, health, intellectual, and social needs. Astor addresses all the major opportunities, issues, and challenges." —Thom Clement, Executive Director, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at George Mason University

Foreword ix Introduction xiii Chapter 1 Where Are You on the Level of Activity Scale? 1 Chapter 2 What Are Your Goals for This Stage in Life? 9 Chapter 3 Staying Healthy for the Rest of Your Life 21 Chapter 4 All About Health Insurance 51 Chapter 5 Making It Last for the Rest of Your Life 71 Chapter 6 Transitioning from Full–Time Work 95 Chapter 7 What Do You Want to Do with the Rest of Your Life? 107 Chapter 8 Transitioning What You Own 131 Chapter 9 Have “the Talk” with Your Heirs 147 Chapter 10 Home Sweet Home 161 Chapter 11 Relationships with Family and Friends 179 Afterword 199 Acknowledgments 201 About the Author 203 Index 205

Bart Astor (BartAstor.com) is a recognized expert in life's transitions and eldercare. His Baby Boomer's Guide to Caring for Aging Parents is in its second printing. Author of eleven other books as well, Astor has appeared on television and radio shows, including ABC's Good Morning America , PBS's Marketplace , and Ric Edelman's The Truth About Money .