Possibly your savings or pension is just not enough to carry you through as you enter retirement. It happens, and you are not alone. However, the good news is that there are several ways to increase your retirement income and many of them can be work-at-home situations. The reality is that as good at retirement planning many of us think we are, few of us are really doing well at it at all. In fact, only 22-percent of workers surveyed in 2015 for the Employee Benefit Research Institute’s … [Read more...]
Gig Economy Jobs Are Just Right For Boomers
The word ‘gig’ is often used in the world of music. Musicians typically refer to a show, concert or event with this word. In today’s economy, a gig is a job or task that can be either a one-time event or longer term. In fact, many seniors are turning to gig economy jobs to earn a little extra income as they ease into retirement. The best part about working a ‘gig’ or series of ‘gigs’ is that you get to control how often you work. Plus, the variety of gig economy jobs flooding the marketplace … [Read more...]
Will Robots Steal Your Job?
Let’s face it. The way technology is moving it is not a hard one to figure out that you have the potential of being replaced by a machine of some kind. With the speed in which corporations have been downsizing and filling in ‘redundant’ positions with some form of automation, you could be next. Or at least that’s the fear of many of the mature workers in the age bracket of 55+. But there is a way around the technology. There is a way to protect yourself, your career and your … [Read more...]
A Genealogy Business Is About Family
If you have a passion for research and history then working on your own family history is very likely something you have already started. So why not turn your passion into a genealogy business? As you enter your retirement years one of the most valuable gifts you can pass down to the younger generations of your family is the history of your family. In fact, it is also a great hobby that can become an interesting business of researching other family histories. The days of spending hours upon … [Read more...]
10 Qualities Of The Best Retirement Business To Start
If you plan to start a small retirement business, what qualities should the business have that make it more likely to be successful, profitable and make you happy to go to work each day? Here are 10 that have been proven to work by thousands of successful small business owners: 1. The best retirement business can be home-based. Operating a small business out of your home can be a real time and money saver. Without a commute, you can be more productive, vehicle operating costs … [Read more...]