{"product_id":"9781450276887","title":"Rags To Retirement: Stories From People Who Retired Well On Much Less Than You'd Think","description":"\u003cp\u003eWondering where you’re going to get the $1,000,000 experts say you need to retire? Join the crowd.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Meet 12 ordinary people who found ways to meet their retirement goals, without sizable nest eggs. Authors Alan Lavine and Gail Liberman describe the journeys these people took to achieve their dreams and the setbacks they experienced along the way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e “Yes, you can retire. Learn how others did it, and how they are living the good life on less.”-Evan Simonoff , editor in chief, \u003ci\u003eFinancial Advisor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e “Real world! Real people! A must read. You can learn how people like yourself made the most of their retirement savings.”-James A. Barry Jr., CFP chairman of the Barry Financial Group and host of \u003ci\u003eJim Barry’s Financial Successon\u003c\/i\u003e PBS\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e “I’ll tell you what’s so good about \u003ci\u003eRags to Retirement\u003c\/i\u003e, what distinguishes it from the long catalogue of damnably boring fi nance books out there. I’ll tell you why it matters. Simple really. It’s about story, not accounting. It’s about people, not money! People like you and me. We’re not rich, never will be. We should have taken Economics 101, but we took Latin or geography, and now we’re facing our golden years with trepidation and empty pockets. Well, take heart, folks. We don’t need a million in the bank, but we do need to live creatively. That’s the lesson in these refreshing and moving stories of people who’ve led hardscrabble lives and have somehow managed to settle with dignity and independence into their golden years. And we can do it, too! \u003ci\u003eRags to Retirement\u003c\/i\u003e: such stuff as dreams are made on.”-John Dufresne, author of \u003ci\u003eDeep in the Shade of Paradise\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eHusband and wife team Alan Lavine\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eGail Liberman\u003c\/b\u003e are the authors of \u003ci\u003eRags to Riches\u003c\/i\u003e, which made two best-seller lists and was featured on \u003ci\u003eOprah\u003c\/i\u003e and CBS?s \u003ci\u003eThe Early Show\u003c\/i\u003e. They are syndicated fi nancial journalists whose columns appear in the Boston Herald, \u003ci\u003ePalm Beach Daily News, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, and Scripps Howard\u003c\/i\u003e newspapers. Their work has been featured or quoted in \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Money, Redbook,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBloomberg\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e They are also the authors of \u003ci\u003eThe Complete Idiot's Guide to Making Money with Mutual Funds, Third Edition\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"iUniverse, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47143202423024,"sku":"9781450276887","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781450276887_p0.jpg?v=1763845085","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781450276887","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}