{"id":978,"date":"2013-04-04T01:12:05","date_gmt":"2013-04-03T20:12:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blazeminds.com\/blog\/?p=978"},"modified":"2015-05-02T03:38:24","modified_gmt":"2015-05-01T22:38:24","slug":"why-retire-when-you-can-work-at-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blazeminds.com\/blog\/why-retire-when-you-can-work-at-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Retire When You Can Work At Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today\u2019s seniors aren\u2019t really senior citizens anymore.\u00a0 At least not the way we remember them when our parents were our age.\u00a0 Baby boomers who reach the magic age of 50 consider themselves the \u201cnew 40.\u201d\u00a0 And even the older boomers who are hitting 65 and their Medicare years, are still feeling pretty young at heart.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Many of these \u201cnew\u201d seniors have worked long enough that they are ready to retire from their Nine-to-Five jobs.\u00a0 But that doesn\u2019t mean that they\u2019re ready to sit around all day watching\u00a0<em>The Price is Right<\/em>.\u00a0 Many seniors are looking to keep busy and make a little extra money.\u00a0 Some are actually looking to start a new career or turn a hobby into a real job.\u00a0 Others want to continue what they\u2019re good at \u2013 from the comfort of their own homes.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a look at some of the most popular home-based businesses for\u00a0seniors.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Web Designer<\/strong> \u2014 Whether this was your full-time job or just something you\u2019re good at, there are always people looking for someone to design a website for them.\u00a0 Start a niche business where you cater to other seniors or broaden your sites and offer your expertise to anyone.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Graphic artist or Desktop Publisher<\/strong> \u2013 Like a web designer, this is a job that anyone can do from home.\u00a0 All that\u2019s required is a computer and some knowledge of the industry.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Freelance Writer\/ Editor<\/strong> \u2013 Did you work in communications or as an English teacher?\u00a0 Whether writing was your formal training or you just have something to say, writing is another natural home-based job.\u00a0 From articles to blogs to eBooks, the possibilities are endless.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Tutor or Online Instructor<\/strong> \u2013 Is your background teaching?\u00a0 Or do you have expertise in a field that people want to learn?\u00a0 Consider tutoring from home or becoming an online instructor.\u00a0 There are also positions available for teachers to offer assistance for online homework sites.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>EBay Power Seller<\/strong> \u2014 Do you have things sitting around the house that you could sell?\u00a0 Do your friends and neighbors have junk as well?\u00a0 Consider selling for fun and profit (and a percentage of other people\u2019s sales) on an auction site like eBay.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Medical Claims Assistant<\/strong> \u2013 Help other seniors with their medical bills.\u00a0 Are the bills correct?\u00a0 Have they been paid?\u00a0 How does insurance factor in?\u00a0 You can help.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Tax Preparer<\/strong> \u2013 Are you an accountant, financial planner, banker, bookkeeper or just someone who has done their own taxes for the last 30 years? \u00a0Maybe this is a job for you.\u00a0 Many people \u2013 especially seniors \u2014 are intimidated by tax documents and would be happy to pay someone with a little expertise to prepare their taxes for them.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Seamstress<\/strong> \u2013 Most people are in awe of anyone who can sew.\u00a0 If you do, and you enjoy it, you can set up your own business doing alterations, hems, bedding and more for those who don\u2019t.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Lawn Care<\/strong> \u2013 Got riding mower, will travel!\u00a0 Many\u00a0seniors\u00a0can no longer do their own lawn work and the younger folks want to get out with the kids or their favorite hobby.\u00a0 If you enjoy the great outdoors and have the right equipment, lawn care might be the field for you!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today\u2019s seniors aren\u2019t really senior citizens anymore.\u00a0 At least not the way we remember them when our parents were our age.\u00a0 Baby boomers who reach the magic age of 50 consider themselves the \u201cnew 40.\u201d\u00a0 And even the older boomers who are hitting 65 and their Medicare years, are still feeling pretty young at heart.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":980,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_s2mail":"yes"},"categories":[1323],"tags":[372,371,373,370],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blazeminds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/978"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blazeminds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blazeminds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blazeminds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blazeminds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=978"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blazeminds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/978\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9180,"href":"https:\/\/blazeminds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/978\/revisions\/9180"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blazeminds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/980"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blazeminds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=978"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blazeminds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=978"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blazeminds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=978"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}