Retirement Guide 101

For those of you that know me by now, I have been in marketing all my life. I owned a graphic design business for 10 years and then my son Mark drafted me into the Mortgage buisness. That’s another story for another day.

To keep my hand in the creative world I partnered with some friends to build websites. It became my hobby. Instead of fishing or headint to the garage workshop I went to my office to develop content for my sites.

I found other of like interest and before I knew it I had found the right combination or freinds to soinhare my hobby with as a part time adventure. As we started making money and learning more about how the internet works, I owe a lot to my hobby buddies. As a team we are building an investment portfolio of websites that will finance our retirement. Then when I do jump ship from the corporate world I will have more time to enjoy my hobby.

I have nothing against fishing. In fact when the grand kids come around we have a blast. But I can’t say it made me a dime.

My daughter-in-law makes these fabulous pine cone gift baskets for fun. Guess what, we are working on a websit now that features her work along with some other gifts for hiliday occassions. I think it is going to be a great little buisness. I will keep you posted.

So, if you have a hobby with commerce potential why not think about how to build it up part-time into a full time source for additonal retirement income? Hobbies are supposed to be fun and retirement is supposed to give us more time to do the things we enjoy. Now, think about how you can supliment your income.

Last story for the day. A lady I work with can bake anything. What a talent. And she is a great writer. So, I am talking to her about how we can turn these interests into a little buiness. She is so excited that she make money doing something she loves to do.

What do you do that has potential to enahance your life and pocket book?