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Fun Sources of Extra Cash for Retirees
Have some fun. Make extra
money. That could be the mantra for many retirees who just
want some additional pocket money. So we have some ideas
for you. All of our suggestions come from retirees who have
turned a hobby into money--a great idea! To read all of
them starting with Number 1, click
here.
(If you
are looking for a more substantial income after retirement, we
have very different advice for you on our Best
Retiree Job page.)
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7. The Pie
Lady. Peggy had a great
reputation among her friends for her home made pies.
She even won some awards at the county fair. After doing
some calculations about how much money she would need when she
retired, she realized she needed more. So--you know
where this is going, but there is an unexpected decision--before she retired she came up with a name
for her new pie-making business, got business cards and checked
out local health department requirements. |
She started selling pies
to friends right away for birthdays and other parties. And told them about her plans to
expand once she retired. As soon as she left her full time
job as an office manager, she approached local businesses
about pies for parties. ("Cake?" she often
says. "Who wants cake when you could eat a delicious
coconut cream pie? And you can put candles on it,
too!")
Her latest effort:
teaching pie-making to pre-teen and teenage girls.
Friends and family have encouraged her to start selling pies on
the internet but she has said "No, it would take too much
of my time. I'd have to set up a factory and work 12 hours
a day." She
earns enough locally and wants to continue to have free time to
do other things with her life.
8. Children's
Entertainer. A homemaker, Ann, whose husband had
finally retired, decided to get out of the house and become a
children's party entertainer. She developed a Mother Goose
costume and a goose hand puppet so she could entertain and tell
stories to the children at birthday parties. She handed
out her new business cards, posted some in local coffee shops
and stores and soon had bookings.
Several other local women,
not retired, also do this kind of work. One has a Hawaiian
theme where she comes dressed in a hula skirt and tells Hawaiian
stories, plays recorded Hawaiian music and teaches the children
to do hula dances wearing the paper leis she provides.
The other one comes as a
Fairy Godmother and she, too, tells stories. She also
leads the children in making big soap bubbles and some group
games. (You need to develop about two hours of
entertainment and activities, if you want to be a children's
party entertainer.)
And
here is suggestion 9 of 10
| SCAM
ALERT! You may see ads
on the internet for jobs that promise thousands of
dollars of extra income while working part time from
home. Almost all of these are frauds! You
will be better off trimming
your expenses and making extra cash on your own
locally. |
NOTE: All names
on this site have been changed to protect individual privacy.
The stories are real, the names are not.
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