If you are already a retiree or will be embracing retirement soon, we’re going to let you in on some work options you can pursue without the need for giving up the benefits of retirement.
You can still tend to your garden, spend time with your grandchildren and do all those things you always wanted to do, while also earning an income. Just make sure you don’t go berserk with your Credit Card now that you have a free reign to do everything you ever dreamed of.
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Stay In Touch With Your Former Employer
Just because you’ve been treated to a farewell party by your former employers, doesn’t mean you cannot continue working for them. You know the ropes and have years of invaluable experience on your side.
Ask them if they can offer you a part-time role. Chances are they’ll be thrilled to continue having you onboard in some capacity or the other. You can continue in an advisory role or opt to perform tasks that don’t take up too much of your time and don’t need to adhere to strict deadlines.
And with the gift of the internet, you can even move to your countryside home and carry on your work from the comfort of your porch.
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Find A Role As A Consultant
If you have one of those fancy degrees, or if you happen to specialise in a particular field of work, you can scout for a role as a consultant. Consultants are much sought after and most prospective employers will attach great value to your experience, connections and know-how.
If you bag a consultancy role, you could choose your own working hours. And the icing on the cake could be a more than generous compensation. But, be mindful! There’s no guarantee that work will just flow in. It might come to you in fits and starts at the beginning, so you’ll have to be patient. In any case, you have all the time in the world after you retire.
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Make Your Passion Your Work
Retirement is the perfect time to pursue hobbies like painting, sculpting, gardening or just about anything that takes your fancy.
You could remodel a small part of your home into a retail outlet to showcase your work. If you are an avid reader, you probably have an envious collection of books that you’ve acquired throughout the years. Open a little library and share you collection with other readers.
If you are grandparents to a bunch of toddlers, you’ll certainly know what keeps kids entertained. How about an hour or two of storytelling and maybe even painting?
Needless to say, you can take all these ideas to the internet. A little online shop where people can explore and buy plants from your nursery, purchase your paintings or anything else you can offer.
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How about teaching?
Sure, you’re retired, but remember, you are a treasure trove of knowledge. Pick a subject you are passionate about and conduct tuition sessions for kids from the neighbourhood. You could even enrol yourself as a tutor with institutes that offer career guidance to senior school students.
There are several online portals where you can teach a range of subjects to children over the internet. It’s a great way to earn some money while imparting knowledge to the next generation.
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Community Work
Having reached your retirement days, at last, you may probably be interested in undertaking some community work. There are a number of options out there. You can either volunteer to perform community work within your own locality, or choose something more exciting like travelling the world on a cultural exchange program.
Working after retirement can be a fulfilling experience. It’s rewarding in ways which are not just monetary. You can learn, teach, or travel the world and all without having to spend your savings.
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If you aren’t retiring anytime soon, you can start planning now by exploring different investment options. You could use all that money, plus the hefty sum of interest to start your own little venture when the time comes.