We are very pleased to be giving away three copies of Kristin Sutherland and Di Murphy’s book ‘Dare to Retire Free’, to our GrownUps members.
All you need to do to enter the draw is be a GrownUps member, make sure you’re signed up to our newsletter and fill in your details near the bottom of the page!
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About Dare to Retire Free
The ultimate guide to achieving a fulfilled retirement by a New Zealand mother and daughter team.
Dare to Retire Free is for you if you are struggling with the transition to retirement or retirement itself. It is the definitive guide to creating a plan for this major life change. The book has many tips and covers a wide range of topics designed to help you make SMART decisions and plan for your retirement.
Plan for the best years of your life by:
- Identifying what gives you your sense of worth and purpose.
- Anticipating potential relationship issues that may arise and plans to avoid them.
- Mapping your social network – to plan for support networks and friends following retirement.
- The importance of health and exercise in retirement
- Planning your day in retirement to avoid common issues such as loss of structure and purpose.
- Utilizing your existing skills in retirement or learning new ones.
- Exploring work options – volunteering, part-time work, consulting and more.
- Evaluating downsizing options and looking at the paperwork.
By the end of the Dare to Retire Free walk away with your plan to achieve happiness and fulfilment for the next 30 or so years and become an Elder – wise, well-travelled through life, and deeply experienced.
‘By far the best book on planning for retirement that I have read, and I rate it as a must-read.’ – Vern Warren, former Director of Planning and Community Development for the City of Auckland.
About the Authors
Kristin Sutherland is a radiographer by profession but got tired of seeing the insides of people. Kristin moved into health services management after completing an MBA in London. She returned to NZ and has worked for Price Waterhouse Cooper, Ryman Healthcare, Ministry of Health, EQC, the University of Auckland and most recently as a Financial Strategist at enable.me.
After watching her Dad collapse on his first day of retirement, she realised there was a gap in how people approach retirement, and this inspired the founding of SMART Retirement. Travel is her passion, so in her spare time, you will find her and family on the top of a mountain or under the ocean exploring our beautiful planet.
Di Murphy has very successfully chartered several career paths, including tourism, marketing, health project management, real estate, local government councillor and, subsequent to her husband’s first go at retirement, established, with him, a successful small business.
Di initially trained as a high school teacher but decided high school kids were already far too smart; so, after venturing into many different careers co-founded SMART Retirement to work with people at the other end of the life cycle.
She has worked for an impressive array of organisations including Darling Harbour Authority, Ticketmaster, Sydney Children’s Hospital Foundation, and Radio 2UE in Australia. Now a recent retiree, Di can speak personally about how to survive retirement. In her spare time Di can be found with a paintbrush in one hand, a saxophone in the other, whilst looking after her grandchildren (Kristin’s children).
You can read an extract from Dare to Retire Free here
Terms and conditions
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- You must be a GrownUps member and receive our newsletter to be eligible to win.
- Competition closes on the 29th May 2024, winners will be notified via email by 30th May 2024.
- It is your responsibility to ensure you correctly enter a New Zealand postal address where the prize can be sent. GrownUps will not take responsibility for prizes sent to incorrect addresses.
- Winners are drawn at random by the GrownUps administration team.
- GrownUps employees and family are not eligible to enter.
- By entering the giveaway, you approve for GrownUps to use your name on social media as winner of the competition.
- One entry per household.
- Prize in non transferrable.
- You must reside in New Zealand – the prize can only be redeemed within New Zealand.
- You must be over 50 years of age to enter, please check your details are correct in your membership dashboard.