{"product_id":"the-solo-series-early-retiree","title":"The Solo Series: Early Retiree","description":"\u003ch3\u003eThe insurance has a deadline. The other two don't, and that's why they get skipped.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLeaving work before 65 brings a COBRA notice with a deadline on it, and no spouse's plan to move onto instead. What a Marketplace plan costs you turns on this year's income, which is the one number you still control. Then a hospital form asks for an emergency contact, and with no spouse, nobody is the default name on it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe coverage that has to last until Medicare, the person who signs if you can't, and the care somebody has to arrange. Three paperbacks, one parcel, free US shipping. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHealth Insurance — cover yourself from your last paycheck to 65.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCOBRA against the Marketplace, under the 2026 subsidy rules.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSolo Aging — choose your people, ask them, put it in writing.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe proxy, HIPAA release and power of attorney that let them act.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLong-Term Care — what an hour of help costs, and who runs it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThree books exactly as sold separately — nothing abridged.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eQuestions people ask\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat's actually in the bundle?\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAll three paperbacks, shipped together in one parcel: Health Insurance for the Solo Early Retiree (76 pages), Solo Aging (146 pages) and Long-Term Care on Your Own (294 pages), all 5.5x8.5. They are the same editions sold separately — nothing is abridged.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhich one should I read first?\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003eHealth Insurance, because it's the only one of the three with a deadline you don't set. HealthCare.gov lets you pick a Marketplace plan within 60 days before or after losing job-based coverage, and the help you get with the premium is priced off your income for the year. Solo Aging comes next: naming your people takes an afternoon and can't be done retroactively. Long-Term Care is last because it has no date attached at all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eI'm already on Medicare. Is the insurance book wasted?\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003eYes, and we'd rather say so than take the bigger sale. Health Insurance for the Solo Early Retiree is written for the years before 65 and hands off to Medicare at the end. If you're already enrolled, buy The Solo Series instead: the same two books without it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThree Paperback Books · 516 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eEducational information only — not legal, financial, medical, or tax advice.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Retirement In Order","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50419014729831,"sku":"k5vgem","price":69.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0680\/7312\/8039\/files\/the-solo-series-early-retiree-thumb.png?v=1791658651","url":"https:\/\/shop.retirementinorder.com\/products\/the-solo-series-early-retiree","provider":"Retirement In Order","version":"1.0","type":"link"}