The Second Half : Money, Purpose and the Art of Living Well After 50
Overview
You spent the first half of life building resources. The second half is about learning how to use them well.
Somewhere around fifty, the financial question begins to change.
For years, the goal was accumulation: earn more, save more, invest more, build the pension, pay down the mortgage. Then another question gradually appears:
What is all this money actually for?
The Second Half is a practical and reflective guide to the years when money stops being only something to accumulate and becomes a resource for creating security, freedom, purpose and a life well lived.
Frank Rothaus Jensen explores the questions that traditional retirement planning often leaves unanswered: How much is enough? How do you turn savings into dependable income? Which financial risks really matter after 50? When should you spend rather than save? How should you think about your remaining healthy years, your home, your relationships, your family - and the purpose that may remain when a career no longer defines your days?
Through clear frameworks, relatable stories and warm illustrations, The Second Half will help you:
- understand where you really stand financially
- define what "enough" means for your own life
- turn accumulated capital into sustainable income
- prepare for longevity, inflation, market and care risks
- use money to buy greater freedom and control over your time
- make better decisions about home, family and the next generation
- prepare for the transition from career to a different kind of life
- think about legacy as more than the money you leave behind
This is not a book about retiring as early as possible or dying with exactly zero.
It is about something more difficult - and more useful: becoming a good steward of what you have built, while remembering to enjoy the life it was built for.
If you are entering your fifties, sixties or the early years of retirement and wondering what should come next, The Second Half offers a calmer way to think about money- and a richer way to think about the years ahead.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9798161576564
- ISBN-10: 9798161576564
- Publisher: Independently Published
- Publish Date: October 2026
- Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.22 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.34 pounds
- Page Count: 108
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