A long way from retirement, but checking out your options?
Are you a planner who wants to ensure your future is secure?
Are you looking for a challenge to maintain your “work momentum” during retirement?
If you answered, “Yes” to any of those questions, you are in the right place to get some answers, ideas and suggestions.
RETIREMENT
The phase in life that many people strive for is retirement. They count the years, the months, the days until their retirement will arrive. Often times, retirement is the subject of their conversations.
They speak with great excitement and anticipation of the “Big Day” .
Retirement has become an end goal, equal to getting to heaven where everything will be wonderful.
I was NOT one of the ones keen on retirement. I was just one of the ones getting older and feeling pressure from all the young crowd to move on and open up a space for the next generation.
I entered retirement reluctantly because I loved my job. I thrived at being a school principal. I welcomed the daily challenges and the problem solving that took place on an hourly basis. It was exhilarating for me.
Watching students learn and teachers re-ignite their love of teaching and seeing the school community proud of who we were was not an easy thing to walk away from.
Yes, retirement meant that I would have free time. Time to travel and be with my children and grandchildren. That was the most important part of retirement for me.
My first year of retirement was filled with all those things; however, I missed the challenge of problem solving.
I missed being a part of a dynamic community that propelled everyone forward to be the best they could be.
I missed the learning and commitment to a purpose that running my schools had given me. I needed to do something that would give me a taste of that again.
I wanted to try my hand at something completely different from what I had been doing for 33 years. I wanted to start an on-line business because I really enjoyed working with my computer. I knew if i could ever get an on-line business going, that I would be challenging myself and forcing myself to maintain my desire to be a life-long learner.
I tried finding my way around the on-line business opportunities and came across two that caught my attention.
One cost me $3,000.00 and the other $15,000.00. I did not make any money on either of those two ventures.
The $15,000.00 on-line business, that I bought into, required a knowledge of HTML coding. I spent four months creating my web site. I spent another nine months editing and adjusting the website, only to find out they are updating their programs so that HTML coding will not be necessary!!!!
That company contacted me to tell me that I could get the new upgrade for an additional $3,000.00!
While researching the company I was with, I came across scam information that helped clarify which sites were legitimate and which ones were not.
That search lead me to Wealthy Affiliate. That search was the best search I ever conducted, because the results brought me to what I was looking for in the first place.
At Wealthy Affiliate, I am learning all I need to know about on-ine marketing. The program is designed to teach you step-by-step how to start up and run your own business on line. There is NO coding required!
You can create a webpage and get it on line is minutes…not months!
The support is beyond what you would expect. Once you join Wealthy Affiliate, you become a member of a very large community of like-minded individuals from all over the world. The sense of belonging, team work and working towards common goals is palatable.
I found what I wanted in retirement at Wealthy Affiliate. I get to challenge myself, learn new things everyday, build a business on-line and have fun while doing it!
One of the great things about Wealthy Affiliate is the extremely low and reasonable cost of being a part of this community. It is not $3,000.00, it is not $15,000.00, it is a small monthly fee of $49.00!
That works out to $1.64 per day! Imagine, running your own business for $1.64 per day!
You could not DRIVE to work, for $1.64 per day, let alone make money for that small investment.
What you get for that $49.00 is something you will not find elsewhere.
Using the program and being a member is like staying at an “all inclusive resort”.
Kyle and Carson, the developers of Wealthy Affiliate, have thought of everything you could possibly need to help you become your own business owner and a successful on-line entrepreneur!
Check it out!
You will be glad you did!
Let me know what your thoughts are on your retirement options. I would be happy to hear your plans.
The phase in life that many people strive for is retirement. They count the years, the months, the days until their retirement will arrive. Often times, retirement is the subject of their conversations. 
I wanted to try my hand at something completely different from what I had been doing for 33 years. I wanted to start an on-line business because I really enjoyed working with my computer. I knew if i could ever get an on-line business going, that I would be challenging myself and forcing myself to maintain my desire to be a life-long learner.
While researching the company I was with, I came across scam information that helped clarify which sites were legitimate and which ones were not.