Flunking at retirement - Hustler Daily Thumbs Up - May 8

Hello fellow Encore Hustlers

Encore hustles can be a way of providing you a glide path until you are ready for retirement.  Read this article from Yahoo! Finance about Jay Franklin, a former sales executive, who took 10 years and three encore careers until the notion of retirement was right for him.

The great thing about encore hustling is that it is allows you to be in an "either or" situation.  You don't have be committed to committed to working a 40 hour week (unless you want to) and don't find yourself waking up in the morning looking for a reason to get out of bed.

Cheers,
Mr. EH

The Hustle High Five - Hustler News of the Week - February 1

Much of the country is indoors taking shelter from the polar vortex.  It's a good time to read this selection of curated stories related to Encore Hustles.

1)   Chris Farrell has written extensively on retirement and encore careers.  He has a new book Purpose and a Paycheck coming out on February 5th.  Here is an exert from his first chapter.  I highly recommend picking up a copy of this book.








2)   In Australia seniors are turning to Airtasker, which is similar to the American TaskRabbit, to earn extra money by performing a variety of tasks that others want outsourced: gardening, baking, handyman work and IT help.  Check out this story from Yahoo Finance of an Australian senior who has made $20K over three years by being an Airtasker.

3)   Read and watch this story of a 71 year old Nashville retiree who funds his bucket list goal of visiting every National Park by working 4 months of the year Amazon.

4)   It is a big decision when to retire, assuming you are not forced into it by layoffs or poor health.  Read this article from Canada, where 1 in 4 retirees regret retiring and want to go back to work.

5)   One of the reasons people consider an encore career is to pursue a passion.  Here is a story from NextAvenue of an aerospace executive, who at age 60, left corporate life to become a high school tennis coach in Chicago.