Are you retiring, already retired, or do you expect to retire soon? Are you worried that by the time you retire you will get bored or run out of money or both? This article looks at job opportunities for retirees and selects the best retirement jobs.

DO YOU REALLY WANT A RETIREMENT CAREER?

First, take a moment to consider why you are looking for work after retirement. Do you really want to work after you retire? Perhaps it is the pressures and expectations of our modern society to be rich and always busy rather than a genuine desire for retirement income or a way to fill your day.

Recent research has shown that three-quarters of German adults find it difficult to disconnect and do nothing. They have even coined a term for it: ‘freizeitstresse’ or ‘stress in free time’. This is guilt or stress when we do nothing with our free time. We could be stressed because we “just” read a book, sit in the garden, take a nap, or watch television.

Even retreats are believed to suffer from this stress in their free time. They feel a subconscious social pressure to be active and “get things done.” Is this the reason you are looking for retirement work? Don’t rush into the first retirement career that comes your way. Consider the underlying motivations for your desire to work. You can keep busy and live a full life without having to work, or you can do absolutely nothing! It is your life and you have earned the right to do whatever you want with it.

You may want to supplement your retirement income. He worries that it will end. This is a perfectly valid concern. Many people retire without sufficient funds. Discuss your financial situation with an advisor or check with one of the many online retirement calculators to see if you have enough money to support the lifestyle you have chosen in your later years.

Also be careful jumping to work as a status symbol. Having a job often defines who we are and therefore our self-esteem. People love to brag about how busy they are, that they haven’t slept for days to meet this or that deadline. It is a curse of modern society that we consider overwork and high job stress to be a badge of honor. Are you looking for a retirement career just to avoid sitting down to dinner and hearing those words “so what do you do?”

Now that you’ve considered your reasons for going back to work, let us list the best retirement careers out there.

WORK AT HOME
Finding a work-from-home occupation is probably one of the most popular retiree jobs. Work from the comfort of your home, without having to go to the office every day, wear a suit, or deal with the same old office politics, gossip, and pointless talk; Without a doubt, working from home has many advantages.

Businesses are looking for ways to reduce their overhead. With this come the opportunities for part-time work from home.

Some of the most popular jobs you can do at your kitchen table include writing, proofreading, editing, and research. If we just look at the copywriting category, there is an incredible variety of related jobs such as ghost writing, resume writing, technical writing, blogging, travel writing. I’ve even seen job postings for people to simply cut and paste the results of internet research into a Word document.

You can find many opportunities like this on freelance websites like elance.com, odesk.com, and freelancer.com.

Other home-based jobs include data entry, crossword puzzle creation, recipe writing and testing, graphic design, and computer programming. My friend’s retired mother is a medical coder. His local hospital even provided him with a computer to work with and an allowance for his broadband internet connection.

It is true that she was a trained medical coder at the same hospital for many years before she retired, but it is possible to receive training and certification online for this.

GARDENING

Some see gardening as hard work, while others see it as a glorious opportunity to work outdoors and become one with nature again.

In modern families, both parents often work, so they have less time to maintain a garden. Isn’t it one of the ironies of life that people work so hard today to be able to afford a big house with a nice garden and then don’t have time to enjoy any of them? Your loss, your gain. They are more likely to hire a part-time gardener to mow the lawn, trim hedges, remove weeds, and water the plants.

Gardening is physical work, but there are many useful gardening tools and devices for almost every task. This includes knee supports, lightweight tools, and longer handles so you can avoid straining your back.

There is a wealth of anecdotal evidence to support that gardening improves your mental state and may even prevent Alzheimer’s disease.

MYSTERIOUS BUYER
How can you meet your shopping needs without spending money? Even better, get paid to shop or eat out! A mystery shopper walks into a fast food restaurant or store and pretends to order or buy something like a regular customer. Meanwhile, without the staff noticing, they calmly write down all the little details of their experience and service: the time it takes to order and receive food, cleanliness of the bathroom, response to inquiries or complaints, appearance and attitude of the workers.

This is the life of the mystery shopper and for many retirees, this is the career of their dreams. In 2004, in the United States alone, they estimate that a whopping $ 645 million was paid to mystery shoppers. You can be in a fast food restaurant in the morning, shopping for electronics in the afternoon, and enjoying a classy first-class restaurant in the evening; All with someone else’s money!

Once I was paid to spend a night in one of the best hotels in the world. A third-party security company had hired me and dozens of others to secretly test the emergency fire procedure. We spent a very comfortable evening enjoying the delights of the hotel, including dinner, the pool, the spa and the gym. Around 10 a.m. the next morning the fire alarm sounded. The staff guided us to the nearest emergency exit and we simply had to complete a 45 minute interview about our experience. The easiest supplemental income I have ever made.

When looking for mystery shopper opportunities, you can do a search online, but research each opportunity thoroughly as there are scams on the internet. Also, there is no guarantee that you will be accepted the first time or by the first company you apply to, so be patient and persistent.

NEW RETIREMENT CAREER

It is said that 80% of people end up in the wrong job. So looking at a new career in retirement is an opportunity to try something completely new. Po Bronson says that his popular book “What Should I Do With My Life?” He says that many retirees are inspired by his stories to find meaningful work for their retirement years.

These are just a few of the opportunities available to add to your retirement income. I hope you enjoyed this short guide to the best retirement jobs. All best wishes for your new career!