Whilst Embracing Adventure, Financial Freedom and Joy
Ladies, you’ve reached your fabulous 50s or 60s and you dream of a life filled with joy, adventure, and financial independence, not a mediocre retirement after another 10-20 years from a job that doesn’t feed your spirit.
This article aligns with your desire for a of life that is not about slowing down – but about revving up your personal power, pursuing new experiences, and designing a lifestyle that resonates with your true self. Let’s explore how you can achieve this lifestyle!
Outside the Norm – Embracing Alternative Lifestyles
Gone are the days when life after 50 meant retreating into the background, becoming a snowbird, playing shuffleboard, donning the mumu, organized vacations on cruise ships. Today, midlife women are redefining what it means to live fully in their later years.
Cohousing Communities: And you thought long gone were your roommate days, but living in shared communities with individuals that are aligned with your interests and values can offer intentional friendships, shared responsibilities and costs, and a sense of belonging.
Digital Nomad Lifestyle: Grab your laptop, tablet and mobile and hit the road. There are so many opportunities to work for yourself or established companies as a remote worker that allows you to travel the world while earning a consistent income.
Solo Travel Adventures: Goodbye girls’ trips and say hello to solo adventures. Many midlife women are hitting the skies, seas and roads solo, exploring new cultures, finding empowerment in independence and learning more about their resilience – how they shift their perspectives and problem solve on their own.
Various Income Streams
Financial freedom is key to living the life you desire. Understand that financial freedom does not mean that you need to be generating multiple 5- or 6-figure income months or years to feel free. It is about having the money you need to support your lifestyle and any emergent needs whilst feeling fully free and supported without emotional or mental stress about not having the money you need for living.Here are some income streams that align with a joyful and adventurous lifestyle:
Online Teaching/Tutoring: Share your knowledge in subjects you’re passionate about. Popular now is moving abroad to teach English or a foreign language or tutoring in subjects such as math and science via virtual platforms.
Freelancing: Leverage your skills in marketing, web development, consulting, or content creation to work on your terms.
Blogging/Vlogging: Combine digital nomad with blogging/vlogging and build a community through your adventures or expertise in travel, food, technology, etc. which can generate monetization through ads or sponsorships.
Investments: Consider investing in stocks that yield dividends, annuities, digital products such as courses, affiliate marketing, or real estate investments for passive income, but don’t negate crypto (do your research), gold, and precious metals.
E-commerce: Sell handmade crafts such as candles, jewelry, or graphic t-shirts; re-sell vintage finds, or curate friends’ products online. Take advantage on-demand services where you only create a product once a customer has placed an order meaning you don’t have to store inventory stocked in your home or offsite facility which adds to your cost.
Prioritize What is Important to Your Life
If you want to live joyfully on your own terms, don’t over complicate your life. Embrace simplicity, flow and ease whilst reducing expectations of others, society.
Health and Wellness: At this stage in your life, your health is even more important if you want to live with vigor and joy and not watch life from the sidelines. Be sure to incorporate activities like lifting weights, pilates, meditation, light jogging, rowing, or forest walks to maintain physical and mental well-being.
Mindful Living: Focus on experiences over possessions will allow you to live more freely vs focus on working to consume more which can add anxiety and stress.
Creative Pursuits: Don’t forget the fun stuff. Embrace old and explore new hobbies that brings you joy and sparks creativity, such as sailing, pottery classes, photography, writing, or dancing.
Here’s to Living Boldly, Freely!
Once you’ve arrived in your 50s and 60s, you’ve already lived so much life, but there is so much more life to live! Now is the time to live authentically you, boldly without care of people’s opinions or fear of being judged. Choosing to detour off the road most traveled to embrace alternative lifestyles and income streams, will allow you to create a life that’s not only financially sustainable but also overflowing in joy and adventure. Remember, you’re not too old, and it is never too late to pursue the life you’ve uniquely designed to embody your dreams. Here’s to living boldly, freely!
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