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01-06-2022, 06:13 PM | #1 |
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Odd jobs you'd like to try in retirment
I just turned 36 last month, and with each passing year my desire to retire increases in intensity. I'm still a good 15-20 years away from that goal, but I like to fantasize about all the things I'd do once I'm retired.
Here's a few things in no particular order that I'd like to try out just for the hell of it once I'm retired. The beauty of it is I can just quit if I don't like something. 1) Car Salesman - I'd love to try this out to get an in with the industry, but without the pressure to sell to support my livelihood (or to not get fired). 2) Turo business - I like the idea of purchasing cars as an investment to rent out on Turo. And if there's downtime where people aren't renting? I get to enjoy my pick of daily driver 3) Participating in various focus groups - Not really a "job", but seems like an interesting thing to do and be compensated for. 4) Photography - I love the idea of photographing cars and/or landscapes. 5) Start a travel blog - Because I love travel, and I'm hoping to do a lot more of it in retirement
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I’d love to retire early and fund it with a travel blog. Now thats living!
Not sure I want to work at all when I’m done. I certainly work to live, although I enjoy working, I want that season to have a hard stop. |
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Yeah these odd jobs are more out of curiosity than a need to fund my retirement. The goal is that I'll have a fully funded retirement where I don't need to work, and any of these jobs I do are just out of plain curiosity. The money I make from these jobs is just extra gravy.
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I always wanted to be a resort and fine dining photog, or maybe only fine dining at lavish resorts. Unfortunately I don’t think there’s any money in it and I don’t know that I’ll ever retire
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I’d say then I think a high end auto purchase agent would be quite fun. I realize it’s very specialized and Niche, but hunting for luxury and exotic vehicles with someone else’s money would be very entertaining and feed the beast.
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I've been retired since this past May. I'm busier now than when I was working. Seems I never have enough time in the day. I've been taking care of long overdue projects around the house. In the better weather I was cycling outdoors every day, but now I ride inside on the trainer. Plus I'm out walking a couple of times a day. I've been doing most of the cooking and I'm getting pretty good at improvising now that I understand more about the spices and quantities of ingredients. I've been working with a geospatial professor who was a colleague of mine on mapping the local biking/hiking trails around the lake. He flies the drone and gets the pics and I stitch them together.
I'd like to get back into my photography hobby, but I need to find the time. Something I never thought I'd be short of in retirement. I wouldn't go "back to work" for any salary. Retirement is too sweet.
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Lmao. Animals treat you better than most people!
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I'd want to teach a class in an university. One of my professors' advice etc helped me more than the actual class content; I taught two years of freshmen engineering orientation classes and a few of those kids still reach out to me asking for professional advice.
@OP if you want to do focus group stuff you can do that, it pays somewhat well (I did one a few weeks back) and got $200 for 2hr with validated parking. What sucks is they're really selective so you can't really go back and live off of them, I haven't been called back for anything since. (Or I just do not fit anything lol) |
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I've been retired for 10 years and have relished not having to go to work. I mean, really relished doing whatever I want and when I want.
But to stay active, I've become the webmaster in a club, as well as the secretary. No pay of course, just for fun. A friend in the club, and another friend/author/former classmate asked me to consider being a docent at our local veterans museum. I'm still thinking about that one. It's nice to have choices that I can take or leave.
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This is what it's all about!
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I figured door greeter at Walmart would make an appearance. Almost seems like a rite of passage. Don't think I'd last longer than a day on that job.
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