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5 Ideas to Keep Busy During Retirement

November 1, 2011
By Kyle Murphy

Just because you’re retired doesn’t mean you are done working.


For some of us this means, now we get to pursue something we’ve wanted to do all our lives. Before retirement, we had responsibilities and obligations to provide for family and set aside for retirement; now we actually have the time and hopefully the energy to begin a new chapter. The best part is the luxury of not having to worry about whether your new venture is extremely profitable or not.
Some of These May Seem Obvious

However, consider this a checklist of things not to forget to ask yourself during your Idea Hunt.
Think about jobs that relate to childhood dreams or old hobbies. Buy and sell baseball cards online.Consider a job that enables you to continue or grow your expertise in a certain area. Working at a nursery or teach at a local community college.Do you love fishing, cooking, golfing, traveling, spelunking, law enforcement? There is a creative solution to working as a retiree in almost any industry, especially if you have a comfortable financial lifestyle already.If you can afford to sacrifice income for a rewarding job and vitality, than volunteering is certainly an option.

There is never enough people to fill all the worthy causes in the world, starting with hospitals, schools, libraries, churches, parks, zoos, international relief organizations, and so much moreIf you just want to do something, anything…you can find a company that actively recruits seniors. You may be surprised to find everyone from McDonalds to MetLife wants to employ older people. Why? The AARP has developed a program that partners with companies who encourage experience and leadership from older Americans.

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