The working from home encore hustle - Hustler Daily Thumbs Up - September 7

Hello fellow Encore Hustlers.

Thanks to the internet there are thousands of opportunities to work from home (or remotely from any location).  It is win-win situation for both employers and employees.

For the employer a remote employee eliminates the need to have maintain costly office space and provides a workforce with flexible schedules that are especially needed for customer service positions.

For the employee a work from home job means you can kiss the commute goodbye and allows you to use geographical arbitrage to live in a low cost of living region that may not have the best paying opportunities.

The prerequisites to pursuing these positions may include:

• good internet connectivity
• Windows/Mac PC or laptop
• dedicated phone line
• telephone headset
• webcam
• printer 

If this seems like a big investment the good news is that many companies will supply the hardware or will provide an allowance.  Also many companies may subsidize yourdedicated telephone/internet monthly fees.

Check out this link from singlemomsincome.com that features several companies that are not only hiring for work-from-home positions but also offer benefits, such as 401k's and medical insurance. The list includes:

• Apple at Home 
• Carnival Cruises 
• American Express
• Hertz

Mr EH especially likes the benefit package for Carnival, that in addition to a matching 401k, includes tow complementary cruises a year and discounts for friends and family.

Cheers,
Mr Eh

Online English tutoring encore hustle - Hustler Daily Thumbs Up - July 18

Hello fellow Encore Hustlers

Being an online English tutor has become one of the most popular work from home encore hustles.  There is a great demand for teaching elementary school age children in Asia, and tens of thousands of English speakers in the US and Canada are going online to provide instruction.

While degreed teachers are preferred to provide instruction, especially with an ESL certificate, the demand is so great many online tutoring services will accept applicants with only a Bachelors degree.  You do not have speak the native language of the students.  The tutoring service will typically provide the lesson plans.

Other prerequisites include a computer, high speed internet, good headphones with a microphone and a video account, such as Skype.  You must be willing to work hours that accommodate the schedules of students half way around the world, so that means providing lesson early in the morning or late at night.

The most well known ESL tutoring service, VIPKid, pays $20 per hour, which is about average for online ESL tutoring.  There are over a hundred online ESL companies that are looking for English instructors and I would recommend checking out ESL Authority which provides information and links to these companies.

Also read this story of an Oklahoma teacher who makes thousands of dollars extra annually by being an online ESL instructor.

Cheers,
Mr. EH

The Hustler High Five - Hustler News of the Week - January 18

Hello fellow EncoreHustlers.

I rounded up some great stories this week and I hope you enjoy reading them and find them useful and inspiring.

1)  Age discrimination in the workplace is real and your resume should always be evergreen.  Here is some good career advice in this Forbes article Baby Boomers: Get Ready to Job Hunt in 2019.

2)  It is never too late to start a business to pursue your passion.  Check out this story about Lynn Bright, from West Virginia, who opened the Old Mill Bakery after nearly 50 years in positions as varied as being a youth director for the Army, a recreation director for the Federal Bureau of Prisons and an English teacher in China. Once you finish reading Bright's story click to Time to 2: 5 Steps to Find Your Ideal Encore Career.

3)  After years of working the 9 to 5, with long commutes and office politics why not trade it in for working from home.  AARP profiles five people who have made telecommuting work for them in You Can Earn a Living While Working From Home.

4)  Working past the traditional retirement age is a global phenomenon.  In Singapore, for example, 27 percent of the population past age 65 continue to work.  Yes, it is true that many seniors work for strictly financial reasons, but a significant number work because they enjoy the challenge and their skills are in demand.  Read Aging Singapore: City-state helps firms retain workers past retirement age to see how the government provides grants to employers to help make the workplace older worker friendly.

5)  It is not uncommon for people to "fail at retirement", when they decide to return to working after a short period of retirement.  Read The Age of Unretirement for advice on returning to the workforce.