A New Kind of Career Plan

What about designing a career that works for you and one that you may continue with even into retirement? A portfolio career requires that you juggle your schedule and, to the extent that you sell your own services, you will need to market yourself. But essentially you design a career around the things you love to do for which you can get paid! So, let’s say gardening is your passion. You can get a part-time position in a nursery or garden shop. If that doesn’t pay the rent or provide needed healthcare benefits, then add another part-time position that does.

If you plan appropriately, you may continue to engage parts of the “portfolio” long into your retirement years. You may choose related occupations or utilize all sides of your personality and talents by working in completely different occupations.

If you are working part time chances are that you may not qualify for benefits, so take into consideration the number of hours you devote to various aspects of your career and how you will manage health care and retirement savings. Many more organizations are now offering benefits for part-timers. So check them out. Here are some examples: www.moneycrashers.com/part-time-jobs-health-insurance-benefits/

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