Spending the more significant part of your life working can be the biggest reason to look forward to retirement, but some people cannot even imagine spending their days without some kind of work.  Many choose a side-line business.

Here are the five types of people who semi-retire with sideline businesses.

  1. The talented and successful person – Whether you are a musician, actor, writer, lawyer, an engineer, or a CEO, you certainly don’t see your age as anything but a number. You probably have so much to give and provide, that it would be a real shame to retire just because you have a certain age. Even if your job requires you to retire, you can always put your focus at creating something yours, such as side business for example.
  2. You love working – Or with other words, you are a workaholic who can’t stop working and staying at home and watching TV is simply out of the question. Although being a workaholic is not the best thing for your health, this state of mind is crucial for people who will do their best to find ways to continue their work.
  3. The person that enjoys working with people – Retiring means no longer seeing your co-workers and mingling with them after work. Some people find the peaceful life that comes with retirement as some punishment, which is why they either continue working for their company or are eager enough to build their side business and create a team on their own.
  4. The person that can’t afford retirement – The salaries have dropped, financial crisis kicks the economy more frequently than we want to admit it, so it is not weird not to be able to afford retirement. These people will have to work longer than others, but they are also the ones who seek new ways to earn money and come up with brilliant entrepreneurship ideas.
  5. The investor – If you have invested in your side business in your forties and the whole work took off successfully, there is no reason you should retire now that you are in your fifties or sixties. To the contrary, now is the time to dedicate to it and fully build your business.