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In years past, when retirement age hit, people retired. However, baby boomers' retirement may not involve retirement, according to a recent survey. In fact, many baby boomers plan on working well into their retirement, just doing something different.
Retirement Equals Career Change for Boomers
It seems the baby boomer generation is not looking at Social Security as their save all means to retirement. Yes, they plan on drawing Social Security because they have put into it for years, however, they do not expect it will be enough.
Therefore, many anticipated retirees are making plans for a career change when the time comes for them to retire from their present occupation. For some, it will be a part time job working their favorite hobby. For others, it simply means blogging their adventures. Others will be starting a new business.
Making Money at Your Hobby
This is the ideal career move for many people quickly approaching retirement. With the advent of the Internet, turning hobbies and pastimes into cold hard cash is easier than ever. All one needs to do is create a product and then use E-bay, Craigslist or any number of other sites to sell the product.
For the more adventuresome entrepreneurs, instead of limiting their sales to classified ads, they will create web pages to sell their goods and services. Yes, services too are being sold online to pad the retirement income. With the price of web hosting dropping, the cost of running a business went way down as well.
Blogging for Cash
Some retirees find their niche in blogging. They utilize years of word processing experience and their natural social skills to turn a profit. Baby boomers are blogging about everything from weight loss, to food critiques, to world-wide travels.
Blogging takes little more than an Internet connection and a computer. Throw in a laptop and a blogger can blog from anywhere Internet is available. Since many blogging sites are free, it is a no risk way to earn some extra cash.
New Home Based Businesses Make Retirement Dreams Come True
Again, the Internet comes to the rescue with home based online businesses. Baby boomers looking for more than a bit of extra cash are turning to the Internet for a new business. They want a business they can run from home, the beach, the hotel or the mountains. They are on the go and they don't want anything to hold them back.
For baby boomers looking to go this route, a computer and an Internet connection is a must. Popular home based business ideas include:
Affiliate Marketing
Drop Shipping
Web Design
Content Writing/ Article Marketing
Direct Marketing
To find more information on any one of these, all one has to do is search Google. However, baby boomers should beware of whom they trust. Ideally, you will want to learn from someone who has had already made money doing what you want to do. Find a mentor, trainer or at least a book written by someone that has been where you are and is willing to help you get to where you want to go.
The money is out there, all you need to do is find it.
