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What if I don’t love retirement?
You can spend decades saving for retirement and still wonder what your days will feel like once work ends.
In this short ebook, Deana and RC Arseneau explore the questions money alone cannot answer, and help you begin imagining a retirement that reflects who you are and what matters most to you.
The moment behind the question
The party ends. Then ordinary life begins.
At first, the freedom may feel wonderful. Then a quiet Tuesday arrives. The day stretches ahead, and you realize work gave you more than a paycheck. It gave you a rhythm, people to talk with, and an easy answer when someone asked, “What do you do?”
If you have wondered whether retirement will feel as good as you hope, you are asking a thoughtful question. This book gives you a place to begin exploring it.
What you will take away
A clearer way to think about retirement
- Know where you are going. Picture the life you want your money to support before asking, “Do I have enough?”
- Know how you will get there. See why a financial plan should answer your questions in plain language and help you understand what your money is designed to do.
- Know who is walking with you. Recognize the connections work may have provided and why community matters during a major life change.
- Stay open to who you are becoming. Question assumptions about aging and rediscover the interests and possibilities that years of responsibility may have pushed aside.
Through everyday scenes and their own story, Deana and RC invite you to ask better questions about the retirement you are creating.
Who this is for
Read it if you have ever thought…
- “I know when I want to retire, but I cannot quite picture the life afterward.”
- “What if I miss the people, purpose, or routine I get from work?”
- “If the numbers say I am ready, why do I still feel uncertain?”
- “Is it too late to try something new or become more of myself?”
About the authors
Meet Deana and RC Arseneau
RC has more than 30 years of experience in financial and retirement planning. Deana is a financial advisor, an MBA, and a Certified Professional Life Coach. Together, they believe retirement planning should begin with the life you want your financial plan to support.
Frequently asked questions
No. It helps you think about the life your financial plan should support and the questions a good advisor should be able to answer.
Yes. Its questions about everyday life, identity, connection, and possibility can be useful after work has ended, too.
The designed ebook is 12 pages, including its cover, contents, and author information.
Final invitation
Start with the life you want to wake up to.
What If I Don’t Love Retirement? will help you think beyond the date on your calendar and the number in your account. Begin the conversation about where you want to go, how you will get there, and who will be beside you.