Master Gardeners spill the dirt sometimes
There are many ways to pursue your love of gardening besides getting your hands in the dirt. One of the best known is the Master …
Become a Beta reader. Get free books.
If you love books and would enjoy reading them before they are available to the general public you will, no doubt, have a great time …
Entertain at children’s birthday parties
Quite honestly, only a few retirees go into the party entertainment business unless they have been involved in entertainment before retirement–for example, in a local …
Sewing, crocheting and knitting for kids, pets
Here are two true stories about women who turned their needle hobbies into extra spending money for retirement. Sewing for Children Liz was for decades …
Reselling tools, sports equipment for cash
Reselling is a popular self-employment option for retired women and men. So often they start by selling off old stuff from around their homes at …
Turning used books into spending money
If you are a book lover you probably have a large personal library. Maybe even some signed First Editions. But as we all know, used …
Cooking up extra cash for retirement fun
You do not have to be a skilled chef to earn extra retirement money with food, nor do you have to work long hours in …
Which retirement for you? Step-Down or Jump-Off-Cliff
Retirement is not a choice for about a third of the people in the U.S. They are forced into abrupt, overnight retirement by their companies’ …
Early Retirement: Prepare for the Unexpected
Permanent, lifelong vacation–that’s the goal of many people who consider or take early retirement. And by early we mean people in their fifties or even …
How to Spot Vacation Rental Scams
You love to travel and are looking for ways to do it inexpensively, so you look at online want ads or in newspapers for vacation …