On another thread, I pointed out that retirement in Mexico is quite inviting. To be a fulltime resident there, your visa requires that you do not work locally and that you can support yourself while living there.
So I asked for ideas on how one can work on-line to supplement retirement income. Here are a couple of ideas.....
So I asked for ideas on how one can work on-line to supplement retirement income. Here are a couple of ideas.....
Any others?I have several semi-retired friends who bring in income by doing translation work. In Mexico there is probably some demand for translating Spanish publications to English (you wouldn't want to try translating English to Spanish unless you're a native Spanish speaker). You obviously need a good working knowledge of Spanish to be able to do translations, but you don't have to be totally fluent -- a good dictionary and some good native Spanish speaking friends to verify your translations with or ask questions could help you get started.
Of course another option for online work to bring in extra income is blogging. If you're a good writer and can come up with useful material, you can make decent income as a blogger -- J.D. Roth of Get Rich Slowly is a fulltime blogger and is making a lot more money than he did as a manager of his family business (a box manufacturing company); I think he said at one point his blog was bringing in $60K/year, all from people clicking on those little Google ads, which amazes me because I've never clicked on one of those in my life. Obviously a lot of people do.