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Finally, Finally, Finally!
After 25 years of establishing itself as the "The World's Best Retirement Book" — based on three important metrics — the 25th Anniversary Updated Edition of How to Retire Happy, Wild, and Free has been published.
With it having sold over 475,000 copies, the original edition of HTRHW&F proved itself as an excellent book — but the new edition is far superior.
Who Is This Dude?
Ernie J. Zelinski is an international best-selling author, prosperity life coach, and unconventional career expert. Through his remarkable life-changing books, he has helped hundreds of thousands of individuals from all walks of life with their major career transitions and retirement planning.
To maintain his Soul, Style, and Swagger in his creative works, Ernie doesn't use generative AI.
Ernie’s 20 creative works — published in 22 languages in 29 countries — have sold over 1,125,000 copies worldwide.
His retirement bestsellers The Joy of NOT Working and How to Retire Happy, Wild, and Free together have sold over 800,000 copies and have been featured in international media such as USA TODAY, Oakland Tribune, Financial Post, Boston Herald, The Toronto Star, The Globe and Mail, The Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Post.
In August 2026, Goodreads' retirement category ranked How to Retire Happy, Wild, and Free as Number 1 out of 1,648 retirement books.
The Joy of NOT Working was ranked Number 11.
Erne lives by the mantra he first introduced in his Life’s Secret Handbook:
“Be a LEARNER First; become a MASTER Second; and remain a STUDENT Forever.”
EVERYTHING YOU WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT ERNIE J. ZELINSKI (BUT WERE TOO AFRAID TO ASK)
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