Review of Reconfigurement

[Susan Kihleng]

[Following is a volunteer review of "Reconfigurement" by E. Alan Fleischauer.]

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4 out of 4 stars

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The majority of Americans today have a retirement plan in some way. Many spend a good deal of their life planning for the golden years, dreaming of relaxation, travel, and blissful days of no longer working for a boss. But in reality, the plan often turns into just enough to barely survive in the post-retirement period of life. The hard truth is that many individuals will have to continue full-time employment long after the age of retirement in order to survive.

Reconfigurement by E. Alan Fleischauer is a book that addresses new retirement strategies and focuses on less traditional planning. Mr. Fleischauer explains the term “reconfigurement” to mean a turning point in one’s life, a time when one turns from having hopes and dreams to actually living those dreams. It is a method of reconfiguring your retirement plan into a workable plan for the future.

This book is a valuable guide in planning for the future. It gives a good deal of excellent advice for financial planning, and I took quite a few notes throughout the book, anxious to put the advice into practice. I appreciate the author’s style of writing. His style flows as though he’s having a conversation with the reader, and I often felt as though he was having a chat with me over a cup of coffee. I particularly like how the chapters are divided by topic and offer practical advice as well as product or website recommendations for resources. I especially enjoyed the links offered for personality and career aptitude assessments.

I’m not sure that the author had any new, earth-shattering ideas to give for a guaranteed successful retirement, but I found the material he offered as practical and worthwhile. There was one thing I did not enjoy about this book, however. His frequent puns had a tendency to be annoying, as well as the occasional joke that had absolutely nothing to do with the topic. I imagine this was the author’s way to lighten up a usually serious subject, but I found it more distracting than anything.

I came across only a handful of minor grammatical errors in this book, making it easy to read. There was no profanity. Even though I found the jokes throughout the book to be a distraction, I realize that is a personal preference, and therefore, I give Reconfigurement four out of four stars as it is indeed a well-written book full of valuable information for retirement planning. I recommend this book to anyone who is looking for ways to adequately plan for the future and would enjoy an easy read packed full of beneficial financial planning advice.

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[Raquel Sojo]

I'm not a big fan of this genre but, for the beginning of a series, this story looks like it lacks details to hook the reader into the story. For this reason, I have to say that I'll pass on this one. However, I hope fans of the genre and this story will enjoy it.

[Raquel Sojo]

I'm not a big fan of this genre but, for the beginning of a series, this story looks like it lacks details to hook the reader into the story. For this reason, I have to say that I'll pass on this one. However, I hope fans of the genre and this story will enjoy it.

[Valeria Riveraa]

It's very true how people don't look forward to retirement. People are really focused on working really hard but not really thinking about what will happen when retirement comes around. Author Alan explains the importance of long term planning and its benefit to retirement. Thank you for the review.

[Joy Wendy]

This book is filled with real-world examples and practical exercises that help readers take control of their career journeys.