If you have a retiree in your life and are wondering what to give them as a gift this Christmas, perhaps a helpful financial book would be a good choice. After all, you can arm them with knowledge in an entertaining way.
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You’ll find all kinds of books that offer advice on all aspects of personal finance. Here’s a look at five titles that may be great choices for the retiree on your gift list.
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The Get Ready Blueprint: A 52-Week Guide To Changing the Way You Think About Money
The author, Tony Steuer, aims to help you achieve peace of mind with healthier money habits. If you’re looking for a practical book to give as a gift this Christmas, this may be one to check out.
As the subtitle suggests, this is a 52-week planner to help you understand your money goals and achieve them through clear action steps. In addition to looking at your big financial picture, Steuer looks at financial products, money habits and a calendar system to help you organize your financial life.
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The Essential Retirement Toolkit: Complete Guides to Social Security, Estate, and Retirement Planning
If the retiree you’re shopping for this Christma likes to read, here’s a toolkit they may appreciate. It’s a bundle from RetireWise with three guides to help someone navigate Social Security, estate planning and retirement strategies.
The guides in this bundle are meant to be easy-to-read books with actionable steps to help retirees. Your gift recipient will learn about wills, tax strategies and expert tips to navigate Medicare.
The Financial Compass: How To Navigate Money With Confidence
Here’s another practical and no-nonsense personal finance book that would make a good gift for a retiree. It’s meant to be a guide to organize all of a reader’s day-to-day financial strategies in a single place.
This book includes topics such as credit, investments and insurance. It not only looks at what to do with your finances, but why to take certain steps and actions to navigate your money with more confidence.
Aging in Place (On a Budget): Your Home, Your Future: Affordable Paths to Age in Place
You can help a retiree in your life enjoy their independence without breaking the bank. This book includes tips and inspiring stories to motivate the reader to take action.
The book includes step-by-step financial strategies for the reader to learn to better budget and tap into resources designed to help seniors living on fixed incomes. In addition, the reader will find information on in-home healthcare options and using technology for independence.
How To Retire: 20 Lessons for a Happy, Successful, and Wealthy Retirement
Your retiree gift recipient may be a reader who likes to hear from experts and everyday people about how to live their best life. If so, this is an excellent book choice.
For this book, author and podcaster Christine Benz asked 20 retirement thought leaders about a single lesson they believe contributes to success in retirement. With the answers, the reader is left with lessons and secrets to living a healthy, happy and wealthy retirement.
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