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Take your skills abroad in retirement as a location- independent freelancer
Are you nearing the end of your working career? Or have you already retired and are looking to dive into something new? Silver Surfers reports that provided the access to resources and communications technologies, it’s not uncommon for people to ditch the 9-to-5 and...
How much could your New Year’s resolutions save you in 2020?
Christmas expense and the financial postmortem will have many seeking ways to curb spending in the new year. Here, Sarah Coles looks at some quick wins for saving money. Don’t think of it as giving up cigarettes and alcohol: think of it as gaining a Mercedes. If you...
Almost 1 million over-50s working nights in UK, study says
About 924,000 of record 3.2 million people who regularly work through night are over 50, TUC says. The number of overnight workers over the age of 50 has risen to almost 1 million, a study suggests. Over 50s account for about 924,000 of a record 3.2 million people who...
How to make a timeshare compensation claim
All you need to know about claiming timeshare compensation. 50 Plus reports that if you’re unhappy with your timeshare contract you could have a case for a compensation claim. Owning a timeshare can seem like a perfect opportunity to enjoy regular holidays with your...
Grandparents prove their worth in half-term childcare
50 Plus reports that almost three quarters (71%) of grandparents will be called in for childcare duties over half term, with more than half (57%) taking their grand-kids away, the majority of these (65%) on a staycation. But as many as a third (33%) of Grandparents do...
Dust down the c.v. and un-retire yourself: a quarter of over-65s say they gave up their careers too soon
A quarter of over-65s say they feel they gave up their careers too soon according to a nationwide survey of retirees by leading home care provider Home Instead Senior Care. Mature Times reports that the average retirement age of those polled was found to be 62, yet...
Your pension. 77% or 514%?
In a world of never-ending ‘austerity’, making each pound stretch the best it can is everything. It truly baffles me how far we have come with efficiencies of computers, cars, trains and manufacturing, yet prices just seem to keep rising. It’s almost by design. So, as...
Trump’s Speedos economy
Peter McGahan examines how President Trump's Twitter spats come at economic cost for US consumers but also ripple far further afield. Trump’s trade wars, his ego, and access to Twitter. The triangle of doom. What is an investor to do? Well that very much depends if...
Chasing the most consistent returns
If you are investing for retirement income, Peter McGahan says diversify your investment strategy to ensure consistent returns. A recent headline of ‘advisers should stop chasing unicorn consistent returns’ gave me indigestion. As we have laid out here on numerous...
Succession planning for businesses
Identify what you would like to happen with your business assets in your own Will and protect staff and shares in the enterprise you have sacrificed so much time on. 50 Connect reports that in previous news, we talked about the serious issues that could occur when a...
Volunteering at any age can be fun!
This is the story of Mike, and how he helps national children’s charity, Over The Wall, by volunteering at their summer camps for seriously ill children. Mature Times reports that founded in 1999 by Hollywood legend, Paul Newman, the charity provides free residential...
15 side jobs you can do online while you travel
Travelling is a good thing, and who can ever have enough of something good? We always want more. Making a living travelling the world is not a new thing anymore. It is getting more and more of a lifestyle. Want to join in? Here are a few cool tips on how to make the...