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Seven Retirement Lessons Learned

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

When I was preparing to retire, I tried to go part time – but my company wasn’t willing to fill my spot with a part-timer. However, I had just taken on a new assignment and didn’t feel I could desert the post and leave my company in a lurch. Then the Great Recession hit so I postponed for a few years.

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50 Best Small-Business Ideas – NerdWallet

Savings Corner

You’ll need access to a commercial kitchen, a part-time staff of servers and a couple of assistant cooks to start. Self-storage business Starting a self-storage business can be a lucrative business, especially close to a city—where apartments are small and people are going to need access to space to store their extra belongings.