Haynes - Retirement Manual

Ah, retirement

Don't we all dream of the day we won't have to wake up at 6 am to get into the office? Or of having a lunchtime where you decide what time to eat and how long it's going to take you? This step-by-step manual breaks everything down into manageable chunks for you and is there so that you can revisit it time and time again

From how to spend your new-found leisure time, to taking care of your mental and physical health and even sensitive issues like coping with grief, this manual provides easy to understand information about how to make the most of your retirement and enjoy what you have always dreamed of: free time! Features:

• Finance: from pension planning to prescription charges

• Modern technology: from satnavs to Skype and everything in between

• Leisure time: hobbies, college classes, volunteering, book clubs and travel

• Mental and physical health: advice on everything, starting with aches and Alzheimers

• Your home: pros and cons of downsizing, living with relatives, retirement homes, safety and security, useful home aids

• Becoming a carer and being cared for: hospices, nursing homes and support

• Legalities: age discrimination, wills, power of attorney

• The final curtain: funeral planning, organ donation, coping with grief.