Are you dreaming of a life of leisure but still many years away from retirement age? Have you been thinking about pursuing a second career, something totally different but what you've always really wanted to do? Or, are you worried that your company may downsize and your job disappear in the process?If any of these scenarios hit home, Kiss the Rat Race Good-Bye offers you a positive plan to gain financial security within 15 years to retire early, change careers, or face the reality of shrinking jobs and layoffs with confidence.Elizabeth Lewin, a certified financial planner with many years of experience, has a knack for helping you take a realistic look at your financial situation and see how you can develop a plan for saving and investing to meet your schedule to kiss the rat race good-bye. She offers practical advice about analyzing personal financial situations and identifying issues and options. Lewin then provides worksheets for planning and widening your range of choices and dozens of strategies for putting them into action. She skillfully makes often complex matters seem simple, injecting a spirit of "can do" into financial planning. She supports her advice through real-life scenarios that show how others from varied backgrounds have put together their plans to escape the rat race.The recent economic downturn and escalating jobless rate has shown us that planning for financial security is no longer just for those dreaming of getting away from corporate life and the nine-to-five treadmill. Kiss the Rat Race Good-Bye is must reading for everyone who wants to take control of his or her financial future, and to make their dreams come true. Read Less