I was made redundant from a major pharmaceutical company at age 55 after 30 years as a rep and the worse part was the years notice. Sounds daft but, as I was based at hom,e i never knew whether I was going to be asked to work on a 2project" each week or not ("gardening leave"). Very stressful as i just couldn't get on with the rest of my life. Anyway, this book was extremely useful, prompting me on all sorts of things that i had never considered. Lots of useful stuff from the usual financial things, to volunteer organisations, health issues (look after your feet!!), CV's, how to get up in the mornings and dealing with all the choices ahead. Gave me lots to focus on and was recommended by the professional (external) course my company sent me on as part of my leaving package. Well written and really good at helping you deal with that stunned "what now" feeling.