Part-time work

It sounded terrific. I had spent eight years scratching out the cost of my education with the help of scholarships, college loans, and part-time work as a sperm-donor, file clerk, common laborer, camp counselor, typist and night technician at a downtown blood bank. I worked straight through summers and almost every vacation break. 

Some people decide it is best for them to ease into retirement by having a part-time job. Those who possess skills that are in demand find it profitable and comfortable to work as consultants, freelancers, or temporaries. Many who follow this route like the arrangement so well they stay with it for years—long beyond the normal retirement age of 65. Others stay with the plan until they find even part-time work so demanding they give it up. Still others move into full retirement when they discover they no longer need the additional income or the contacts that work provides. 

If you have not already done so, before reading this section, turn to Appendix A and complete the Inventory of Retirement Activities (IRA). When this has been accomplished and you have read the chapters in this section, you ll be able to compare your high, average, and low retirement interest activities decide if Plan A (leisure), Plan B (leisure plus part-time work), Plan C (leisure plus a volunteer activity) or Plan D (full-time work) is best for you. 

Some retirees try a pure leisure lifestyle and move on to part-time work or volunteer activities. 

Plan B Leisure Plus Part-Time Work... 

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