The senior service industry is booming, as the number of seniors grows and more seniors choose to remain at home, or”age-in-place” as long as possible. The senior population is growing twice as fast as the general population, as the baby boomers move into their golden years. Right now, almost 15 percent of Americans are over the age of 65, and that number will swell to 20 percent by 2020. There has never been a better time to start a rewarding and profitable senior service business, whether … [Read more...]
Driving Miss Daisy – and 5 Other Ways To Make Money With Your Car
Driving Miss Daisy - and 5 Other Ways To Make Money With Your Car My dependable Toyota Highlander just turned 90 last month - 90 thousand miles - and I confess to a bad case of sticker shock when I got the estimate from the repair shop for the 90K service. You’ve probably had a similar experience, and thought about ways to reduce the high cost of owning anything with 4 wheels. How high? Recent studies by AAA found ownership costs of about 50 to 75 cents a mile, depending on the size of … [Read more...]
Seniors Caring For Seniors
If you are the compassionate type with a kind heart you may find a greater calling in your retirement years in the form of becoming a caregiver. Technically referred to as ‘non-medical’ care giving, you can turn those feelings of wanting to assist others into doing just that in an in-home setting. In-home care has become the most viable option in recent years for a number of reasons. Depending on where you live one reason may be the rising costs associated with nursing home care. If you live … [Read more...]
Earn On The Run With A Errand Service
I know a local guy who runs errands. True story. He does the kinds of jobs you wouldn’t see a courier service do because it’s not their line of work. This guy did everything from making grocery trips for seniors to picking up medications, dropping off garbage, checking the mail and a whole lot of other tasks. He was also making money at it. So I’m thinking, since most of his clients were elderly wouldn’t it be a logical line of work for a semi or fully retired senior? How much could you … [Read more...]