Working past 65 is becoming common among seniors. Persons who reach the age of 65 are necessarily not retiring but instead are pushing retirement off a few years. You may work as long as you want thus you can hold on to your job until you are ready to enjoy your sunset years and your pension. You may find programs designed to ramp up skills for seniors willing to continue [...]

You may want to reenter the earning bracket because you do not know what to do with the free time you have. Having your own business brings along benefits such as flexibility, being your own boss, choosing who to work with, taking on risks that may reward you and challenging yourself. As a senior citizen, you can join many other budding entrepreneurs and those who are already successful in their [...]

Retiring may have its perks such as becoming a happier elderly. This is according to a recent study that shows millions of seniors who are jobless and gave up on job search are happier. If you are 55 years and older you may not find it easy to find work and could be unemployed for long. You may find it impossible to get a job compared to your younger counterparts [...]

Stop and think, if there will come a time when you need to look for a job, have you covered yourself adequately? Many times we have heard of companies who have laid-off some of their employees for financial reasons and people losing their jobs for various reasons. This can happen to anyone and you find yourself seeking for new job. Perhaps you do not like your job very much and [...]

As a retiree, you may find that you want to get a job for various reasons. You may need to get a job for a salary, to earn a living, to keep yourself busy and engaged in life or other reasons. Sometimes it could be hard since you are not sure what to do or where to find the right work for you as a senior person. IF you are [...]

With so many unemployed people in our country today chances are high that you know a friend, if not a few, who is not employed. Probably one of the hardest things you have encountered is to find the right words to tell such a friend especially one who has just lost a job. A talk with such a person can really affect your relationship and thus you should be careful [...]

Losing a job is never really easy, especially for people who need it the most. Even if you receive compensation when you leave employment before retirement, you still lose income, health insurance, other benefits and most of all, financial security that go with it. Losing your job doesn’t necessarily mean a hard push to the brink of financial dilemma, and worst a financial disaster. If you are wise enough to [...]

The only thing that could save you from age discrimination and prevent abuse from happening to you is that if you arm yourself with proper knowledge and information about age discrimination. What pains me is when I hear stories from my senior friends telling me about how they lost their jobs or how they were not able to land a job they really wanted just because of their age. The [...]

When you just lost your job and maybe even a *gasp* girlfriend, it is only natural to feel insignificant like your whole life is a complete waste of time. I highly suspect that it comes with age. When you reach 60, it becomes harder to stay optimistic and still be looking forward to a brighter future. Most of the seniors I know, especially those who have reached 60 with bagful [...]

Contrary to popular notion, being a senior or indeed a baby boomer can be financially hard especially if you have retired earlier than your nest egg could afford you. Unfortunately, in a cut throat world of corporations, nobody is indispensable – the minute you’re laid off, there are about 30 people waiting in line to replace you! This effectively places seniors and baby boomers in a very difficult situation. I [...]