Don't Panic About Retirement: A Calm, Practical Guide to Financial Freedom, Flexible Income, and Life After Full-Time Work

By Jack Lawson

Don't Panic About Retirement is a calm, practical guide for people who feel anxious, confused, or stuck when thinking about retirement. Instead of overwhelming readers with complex formulas, rigid rules, or fear-driven advice, this book reframes retirement as a flexible life phase built around choice, resilience, and financial confidence. Written for professionals, freelancers, and small business owners aged 35 to 60, the book focuses on how real people actually think and feel about money. It helps readers understand their financial behavior, redefine what retirement truly means to them, and replace avoidance with clear, manageable action. The book guides readers through designing a future lifestyle before obsessing over numbers, building multiple income layers beyond a single paycheck, and investing with long-term discipline rather than emotional reactions. It also addresses the often-ignored emotional side of retirement, including identity shifts, purpose after full-time work, relationships, health, and preparing for uncertainty. Retirement is presented not as a fixed age or a sudden exit from work, but as a state of optional work and financial resilience. By the end of the book, readers have a clear, personalized roadmap that helps them move forward with confidence-without panic, pressure, or jargon. Don't Panic About Retirement is for anyone who wants clarity, control, and peace of mind about their financial future, and who believes that a well-planned retirement should feel empowering, not frightening.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0G7XG9X7L
• ISBN13: 9798261716914
• Release Date: December 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"