{"product_id":"how-to-retire-happy-wild-and-free-25th-anniversary-updated-edition-retirement-wisdom-that-you-wont-get-from-your-financial-advisor-9781927452257","title":"How to Retire Happy, Wild, and Free: 25th Anniversary Updated Edition: Retirement Wisdom That You Won't Get from Your Financial Advisor","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"To be sure, retirement books are a glutted field, but most focus on money and financial planning. They view the finish line as the last day of employment. That's where Zelinski's begins.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e-- Jonathan Chevreau, \u003ci\u003eFinancial Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE REMARKABLE RETIREMENT BOOK THAT TEACHES YOU: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe best retirement activities for maintaining your mental and physical health\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow to matter and make a big difference in your retirement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow to have more purpose in your retirement than you had in your career\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhy you should be a LEARNER First; become a MASTER Second; and remain a STUDENT Forever\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow to abolish boredom with The EZ Rule of Life\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow to develop an important element of happiness that the vast majority of billionaires and multi-millionaires will never have\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow to always get what you want in retirement\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhy The Get-a-Life Tree is a powerful tool for creating activities worth pursuing in your retirement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhy 3D Vision reduces your chances of having a happy retirement -- and why 3C Vision greatly increases your chances of having a happy retirement\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow to avoid loneliness which has been cited as a serious health problem by the US Government Health Department\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe most powerful ways to get satisfaction and happiness from spending your money\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhy your needs have always been provided for -- and likely will be in retirement\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe most endearing and enduring legacy that you can leave for your family, friends, and the rest of the world -- that costs the least money\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNo other retirement book covers the important nonfinancial aspects of retirement as comprehensively and with as much humor as\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow to Retire Happy, Wild, and Free\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e. That's why the original edition sold over 475,000 copies.\u003cbr\u003e - Print Sales: 424,801\u003cbr\u003e - Apple eBook Sales: 3,723\u003cbr\u003e - Amazon Kindle Sales: 35,319\u003cbr\u003e - Kobo Sales: 706\u003cbr\u003e - Brilliance Audio Sales: 22,304\u003cbr\u003e TOTAL = 486,853 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eResults don't lie, in other words. Indeed, on August 20, 2026, Goodreads ranked \u003ci\u003eHow to Retire Happy, Wild, and Free\u003c\/i\u003e as Number 1 out of 1,648 books in its retirement category. \u003c\/b\u003e(The author's \u003ci\u003eThe Joy of NOT Working\u003c\/i\u003e was ranked Number 11.) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eThis book is the perfect gift to give to someone about to retire. In this updated edition, author Ernie J. Zelinski gives important lessons for soon-to-retire and already-retired individuals on how to have a healthy, happy, and prosperous retirement.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eIn short, the retirement wisdom in this book will prove much more important than how much money you have saved. \u003ci\u003eHow to Retire Happy Wild, and Free \u003c\/i\u003ehelps readers create an active, satisfying, and happy retirement in a way such that they don't need a million dollars to retire happily and comfortably.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"Get this book if you look forward to a retirement with 'zing!' \"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e-- Nancy Paradis, \u003ci\u003eSt. Petersburg Times\u003c\/i\u003e, Florida\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/incorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-18401194\"\u003eErnie J. Zelinski\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Visions International Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/13\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.87lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781927452257\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1927452252\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/incorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BUS\"\u003eBusiness \u0026amp; Economics\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/incorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BUS050040\"\u003ePersonal Finance | Retirement Planning\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/incorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SEL\"\u003eSelf-Help\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/incorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SEL016000\"\u003ePersonal Growth | Happiness\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/incorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BUS\"\u003eBusiness \u0026amp; Economics\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/incorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BUS012000\"\u003eCareers | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eErnie J. Zelinski is an international best-selling author, prosperity life coach, innovator, professional speaker, and unconventional career expert. Through his remarkable life-changing books, he has helped hundreds of thousands of individuals from all walks of life with their major career transitions and retirement planning.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eTo maintain his Soul, Style, and Swagger in his creative works, Ernie doesn't use generative AI.\u003c\/b\u003e Ernie's twenty creative works -- published in twenty-two languages in twenty-nine countries -- have sold over 1,125,000 copies worldwide. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eHis retirement bestsellers \u003ci\u003eThe Joy of Not Working\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHow to Retire Happy, Wild, and Free\u003c\/i\u003e together have sold over 800,000 copies and have been featured in international media such as \u003ci\u003eUSA TODAY, Oakland Tribune, Financial Post, Boston Herald, The Toronto Star, The Globe and Mail, The Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e In October 2025 the review site Goodreads rated \u003ci\u003eHow to Retire Happy, Wild, and Free \u003c\/i\u003eNumber 1 out of over 1,450 retirement books. \u003ci\u003eThe Joy of Not Working\u003c\/i\u003e was rated Number 10.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Ernie has been a ditch digger, a wheel barrow pilot, an equipment operator, a laborer, a flag man, an electrical engineer, a Simon Fraser University sessional instructor, a professional speaker, and an international best-selling author. He was fortunate enough to have been fired from his job as a professional engineer over forty years ago and to have leveraged his many years of struggle without a real job into a lifestyle of personal and financial freedom. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eErne lives by the mantra he first introduced in his \u003ci\u003eLife's Secret Handbook\u003c\/i\u003e: \"Be a LEARNER First; become a MASTER Second; and remain a STUDENT Forever.\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Ernie plans to write twenty-seven books in his lifetime. He semi-retired when he was forty-one years old and had a net worth of minus $30,000. Practically everyone said this was impossible. He proved them wrong. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Today Ernie is prosperous and free. He doesn't like sitting in the cheap seats on airplanes, the symphony, live theater, or at Rolling Stones concerts. He spends most of his vacation time in Vancouver, BC; London, England; and Honolulu, Hawaii. You may see him on his daily morning runs near Stanley Park in Vancouver, in Battersea Park in London, or in Ala Moana Park in Honolulu. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Ernie lives in Edmonton, Alberta where, besides hanging around cosmopolitan coffee shops and restaurants with his laptop and meeting new friends, he enjoys running, cycling, reading, telling twisted jokes to his best friends, and traveling.","brand":"Visions International Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53639586382133,"sku":"9781927452257","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0896\/9656\/7605\/files\/9781927452257.jpg?v=1790355028","url":"https:\/\/incorrectionsbookstore.com\/products\/how-to-retire-happy-wild-and-free-25th-anniversary-updated-edition-retirement-wisdom-that-you-wont-get-from-your-financial-advisor-9781927452257","provider":"Indiana Corrections Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}