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I woke up this morning and, while staring out the window, realized it was due two days ago. The reason it’s late is because I’ve been preoccupied with an e-book I was writing and trying to self-publish…which is actually what the topic of this column is supposed to be about. So in a way, this column is accidentally coming together just swimmingly...
After a career in real estate, I revisited the aspirations of my youth, which led to travel writing. For me, it’s been a good move. Here are nine reasons why you may want to consider it, too...
A question we’re often asked is “Are there enough house sitting opportunities to go around?” The answer is a resounding yes. We now have so many requests for repeat sits and referrals that we have to turn some of them down. And since we can’t clone ourselves, here are our top tips on how to become a top-rated housesitter...
Do you dream of ditching the boss...enjoying more freedom in life...and not being ruled by the clock? Do you want the freedom to travel...to take a lazy lunch on a hillside...to savor fine wine and fresh olives in an outdoor café...to spend weeks exploring warm, white-sand beaches? If you answered yes to those questions...
With more time to commit to creative pursuits, and free from the same financial restraints that limit their younger counterparts, retirees are in the perfect position to undertake artistic endeavors, and to earn from from them. We talked to five people who have turned their own hobbies and passions into cash...
One of the early decisions you need to make when you’re starting an online business is whether or not you should use a pseudonym for the ownership and content you produce on your website. There are legitimate reasons for using a pseudonym online and some marketing advantages too...
You've most likely heard the term "digital nomad." You may even know someone who is living the lifestyle. These are people who've made the choice to work remotely while spending the majority of the year traveling abroad.
I discovered a flexible income that is truly a traveler’s best friend. Imagine opening a program similar to Skype on your laptop. On it, you meet your students through video conference and teach them simple English for about 25 minutes. This is exactly what teaching online looks like...
Margalit fell in love with Spain after spending a year in the town of Cazorla as a high school exchange student. After her exchange student experience, Margalit tried to make annual visits to Spain. During one of those trips, she reunited with her host family's daughter, who proposed the idea of becoming roommates in the city of Granada, located in the country's southern region of Andalucía.
I guess you would classify me as the "tirelessly moving, globetrotting workhorse." That's my takeaway from a recent story in Kiplinger magazine by a financial adviser and investment educator that categorizes retirees into nine buckets: Tireless Mover, the Lost, Workhorse, the Lonely, Globetrotter, Reluctant Spender, Superhero, Overly Generous, and Never Retired.