More Baby Boomers Launch Encore Careers

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If any government would give the freedom of retirement to baby boomer, they would most certainly find the near 65 or older while getting their well deserve pension could have these pension free of income tax they would continue working into field of their choices.

I am one to be retiring this year and debating with myself if it is worth to give back my pension to the same governement that provide me with some sort of security or keeping me into the poor section of population we have no choice but to find a way to make a living with this low income revenue if we want to use the pension we all paid into it.

robert allard 12:23PM March 16, 2012

I think the yearning for an Encore Career has a couple of roots. One is the need to make money beyond normal retirement age. The second is a deeper yearning.

After a lifetime as a wage earner, most of us know what work is fulfilling, what we enjoy, what has meaning and what we would do differently, "Next time around." Well, that next time is turning out to begin at retirement age for many.

What I wish is for the people who decide to spend time in an Encore Career (out of necessity or desire) to find a way to do work that is fulfilling ... something with dual benefits - money and meaning.

My two cents,

Dike

Dike Drummond MD

http://www.threehourmidlifecrisis.com

Dike Drummond MD of WA 1:23PM November 30, 2011

Clearly the trend to encore careers builds daily. Yet it amazes me that the number in encore careers, among people age 44 and above, has shifted from 8.4 % in 2008 to 9 % in such a short time.

It also amazes me how many people seem to have come to the conclusion independently. I marvel as I talk with people about an encore career being their goal without ever having discussed this with anyone else, or even don't remember seeing this being discussed in the press.

Thanks for a wonderful update.

Shallie Bey of TX 4:15AM November 30, 2011

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