Comment below to win this book!
Today is your last chance to comment for a chance to win Mike Piper’s “Can I Retire?” Only 20 readers have entered, so your chances of winning are super high! Piper answers three burning questions in his quick, 99-page book.
- How much money do I need to retire?
- How do I manage my retirement savings?
- How do I plan for taxes in retirement?
On the first page, Mike admits that there are plenty of good retirement books out there. So why did he write another one?
Can I Retire?
is not meant to be better. It’s meant to be shorter. It’s written for the person who”¦
“¦might not be able to find the time to read Otar’s entire 525-page book or the 370-page Boglehead’s Guide”¦But if there’s a good chance that, if you were to buy one of those other books, it would sit unread on your coffee table or bookshelf, then this book is written for you.
I met Mike at the Financial Blogger Conference in October 2011, where he told me about self-publishing on Amazon. Mike gave me a free copy of his book, even before I said I would review it on BargainBabe.com.
Each chapter is a few brief pages, with practical and simple steps to take action. Mike summarizes each chapter with bullet points at the end. Can I Retire?
Because the book is so short, it does not cover when to start taking retirement benefits, whether you should buy long-term health care, and some other subjects. Mike suggests you supplement the book with advice from a professional adviser or continue to self-educate yourself.
If you’d like to win my review copy, comment on this post with how you’d like to spend your retirement. Comment by Thursday, Nov. 3, 2011 at 11:59 p.m. EST to be eligible to win. A winner will be selected and announced on Friday, Nov. 4, 2011. Or buy Can I Retire?
Welcome to Bargain Babe! I’m Mara, and I’m so glad you’re here. I am an obsessive bargain hunter and penny pincher, and I am determined to live a full life without EVER paying full price. 
I’d like to spend my retirement traveling!
I am looking forward to retiring so I can do all of the things I have always wanted to do but had to work instead. Volunteer at the local animal shelter, become a docent at the local zoo, spend more time with my family, audition for the philharmonic are just a few. I want to get more exercise, read more books and see Greece and Australia. Hopefully I will be blessed with enough retirement years to accomplish them all.
I’d like to spend retirement traveling, and pursuing creative endeavors!
I am looking forward to retirement so I can live close to my daughter and grand-children.
downsize, and a little traveling, a little volunteering, and maybe the two could be combined…I’d love to see the world!
I would like to enjoy my retirement by not worrying about anything financially
I want to spend my retirement sleeping past 5:00 a.m., volunteering for my local animal shelter, my church & with a program called daughters for a day. I’d also like to visit with friends & family.
I would love to spend my retirement with my friends and family…enjoying our time without worrying about money!
I am looking forward to retirement so I can volunteer at my local animal shelter and do some traveling.
I want to be able to relax and enjoy each season. . maybe find a husband since I’ve singled parented my kids there was no time. I also would LOVE to volunteer with single moms and help them develop a careeer path – i sew so maybe i could fit them for attire from goodwill .. that would enable them to join the workforce in style .. along with helping them budget, I love trying to budget, and for me it’s harder and harder w/prices higher and higher .. So those are my goals, I’m just hoping health holds out as I age.. Thank you!
I would need to read your book first to see if and when I can retire, then if my health holds out, I would like to do what ever I choose or absolutely nothing if I so desire.
I want to retire in order to be able to have the time to do everything I like to do. I would like to spend my summers in Vermont and my winters in Calif or down South. I want time to work on my Model A, listen to me old record collection, play my juke box and just do whatever I like. Now, I just need the resources to do all of this. 🙂
i’m not sure if it’s too late to comment but i would like to spend my retirement traveling, writing, taking pictures, and cooking