The Retirement Survival Pack: Both Sides of the Couch (2-Book Set)

Two funny, genuinely useful survival guides. One retirement, both sides of the couch.
By Nate Quigley

Somewhere right now, a new retiree is standing in a kitchen at 9:15 on a Tuesday with nowhere to be, and the person who owns that kitchen is watching them do it. This set is for both of them.

Book 1: How to Retire Without Losing Your Mind. The retiree's side: the identity crater, the 168 unscheduled hours, the vanished work friends, the hobby gauntlet, the money feelings, and the building of a week that has a shape again. Every chapter ends with The Sane Person's Notes: the advice, minus the jokes.

Book 2: How to Deal With a Spouse Who Just Retired. The other side: the Foreman, the Reorganizer, the lunch siren, the syndrome with an actual medical name, getting your Tuesday back, and helping them build a life without becoming their manager. Every chapter ends with The Peace Treaty: the terms, minus the jokes.

Why buy the pack:

• Two complete ~40-page illustrated-cover ebooks, one for each side of the desk that just emptied
• The single best retirement-party gift configuration there is: one for the guest of honor, one for the person driving them home
• Each book cross-references the other, so the treaties actually get signed by both parties
• Save 25% versus buying the two books separately

Retirement ends one marriage and starts another one, between the same two people. These are the two manuals.