How To Retire Happy Wild And Free – Ernie Zelinski

Now is a good time to return to Ian Hammond from Scotland, who was mentioned earlier in this book. Note that in his resignation letter quoted on page 6, Ian had planned a variety of activities for his retirement. Moreover, all of his activities fell in the active category versus the passive category. Given that Ian pursues these activities, do you think he gets bored? In August 2002, I sent Ian a letter and a copy of my book The Lazy Person’s Guide to Success (as a bribe) to find out what he was up to.

I was also curious about how old he was, given that he had not mentioned this in his earlier letters. Here is Ian’s response: Dear Ernie, The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time. — Laurence J. Peter Thank you for your letter and a copy of your latest book. I hope to return the compliment one day, because I still intend to write my travelogue, starting next year.

It will be fairly easy reading, detailing my bike journeys (one country per chapter), with humor, historical snippets, and descriptions of landscapes, but also with some autobiographical content and a few opinions of life philosophy. I want to write it for myself (the best reason!) and maybe self- publish it with my own paintings or illustrations. Of course, I have never written a book before and have no idea how to do it, so it will be fun.

As you say in your books, the process is more important than the result. Since I last wrote I have been too busy to write my book, in spite of not working. I hiked Chile for 2001/2002. Chile was a superb choice and exceeded all my expectations (each destination does, but this was exceptional). The landscape was incredibly varied, like a ‘super New Zealand’. But the real reason was the warmth and generosity of the people, which I have never experienced anywhere else. The Chile chapter will be a long one!

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Published in Canada by Visions International Publishing & Distributed by Sandhill Book Marketing, Kelowna, B.C. Library of Congress Cataloguing-in-Publication Data Zelinski, Ernie J. (Ernie John), 1949- How to retire happy, wild, and free : retirement wisdom that you won’t get from your financial advisor / Ernie J. Zelinski. p. cm. ISBN 1-58008-578-4 (pbk.) 1. Retirement. 2. Early Retirement. 3. Leisure 1. Title. HQ1062.Z448 2004 646.7’9—dc22 2004000580 Printed and bound in Canada 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 — 09 08 07 06 05 04 Contents Preface 1 Chapter 1: Thank Heaven for Retirement!

5 Perhaps it’s time to tell your boss, “I’m outta here!” 5 Retirement should put a perpetual smile on your face … .10 To not plan for an active retirement is to set yourself up for a difficult one 14 You are never too young to retire 18 Retiring too late means you don’t get another chance to do it right 20 You can have your retirement cake and eat it too 23 A major dilemma: life is short — and so is money 27 If deep down you know you are ready, “just do it!”

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