RETIREMENT RENEGADE

The retirement rulebook is broken. Nobody told Edward Samuelson he was too old to be hired. Nobody suggested he consider a different kind of life. So he figured it out himself — and what he found was better than anything the rulebook had promised. Retirement Renegade is the honest, practical, and deeply personal guide that edd wishes someone had handed him when the corporate world let him go at fifty-eight. It is not about financial planning or early withdrawal strategies. It is about something far more important: how to actually live. Drawing on twenty-five years of retirement by a lake in Jalisco, Mexico, edd shares the wisdom, the missteps, and the philosophy that got him here: — Why VISION matters more than a pension — and how to create one that lasts forever — The A-to-Z guide to feeling better and feeling your best, every day — How to set boundaries so fierce that nobody wastes your time again — The truth about loss, impermanence, and finding JOY anyway — Location, location, location — and why edd ended up in the second-best climate in the world — The NEVER list — the things edd refuses to do, believe, or tolerate — Why Henry David Thoreau was the original retirement renegade This is not a book about withdrawing from the world. It is a book about entering it more fully — on your own terms, in your own way, following your intuition and your heart wherever they lead. Whether you are fifty-eight and just lost your job, sixty-eight and dreading the transition, or seventy-eight and wondering if you did it right — this book is for you. About the author: Edward A. Samuelson MA, DD, known as Lalo or edd, is an artist, healer, life guide, and retirement renegade. He has lived in Chapala, Jalisco, Mexico since 2006 — retired, joyful, and completely unconventional. Your way. Your vision. Your life.