Book as Springboard

I find it fascinating the way people are using the book to launch into important conversations with spouses, partners and friends. Brian wrote to say that he took the book with him on vacation and discussed it with his wife and the other two couples with whom they shared a house. He says, “It made a good holiday even better.”

Jonathan Chevreau, who writes the Wealthy Boomer blog for the Financial Post, read the book and then passed it on to his wife to read. He says, “I bought the book at a bookshop while on vacation last week at Bayfield (billed as Ontario’s West Coast) after an enthusiastic endorsement by store-owner Mary. After reading it, my wife started on it and we find it a useful springboard for discussing several issues we expect we’ll have to deal with at some point. [We're a few years younger than Green but most of the content is relevant.]” http://opinion.financialpost.com/2010/09/07/super-longevity-are-baby-boomers-up-for-it/#ixzz0z4jpLhWh  

The results of these conversations can be important – and surprising! Peter admitted to his wife that he could not bear the thought of spending winters in Florida. He is a thoughtful policy-maker and has not been able to find any soul mates in their recreation community. His wife doesn’t care about the conversation; she just wants to be out of the snow. So they’re reluctantly coming to the conclusion that, in the future, they may be spending several months apart in the winter and they will need to plan accordingly.