No-Brainer
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Location: Oregon USA
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It suddenly occurred to me that the best thing I did before I retired was to learn a few skills that I could freelance with and pick up extra money in my spare time.
Who wants to be retired and run a full time business? Not me, I put my time in doing that and now I want to be footloose and fancy free, ready to take a trip on a moments notice and drop whatever I'm doing with no consequences.
I'm not saying you should learn the same skills I did, but find something people are willing to pay you for on a per job basis as completed. In my case it's PC troubleshooting and maintenance and website design and hosting. I pick up a few hundred extra dollars every month and have been doing it six years since I retired.
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fultron
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Investing in yourself is always good advice. Always look to learn something new and increase your skills. Challenge you mind or you'll lose it!
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tancp
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I agree. Anyway, no one can retire doing nothing. Life will be meaningless. Having a skill that can earn you some money as and when you want while enjoying your retirement certainly looks good. It is something worth considering as part of the retirement planning.
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Fern123
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Ditto that. I am in my 40s and not retired yet, but a few years back i began freelance copywriting and i hope and plan to continue doing that after I offically retire from my full-time job as i find it easy to do and can make my own hours and work from home too.
The extra money i make makes a big difference in my general budgeting.
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