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Are you retired — or planning to quit work soon — and looking for ways to put a little extra cash in your pocket?

Your years of hard work and experience can be valuable after you retire. Now, you’re in a position to leverage those skills in a new way or to try your hand at something completely different.

Here are ideas for your next phase of work.

Earn cash back

Did you know you can get paid for buying things you were going to buy anyway? All you have to do is go through a cash-back website such as Rakuten.

Just sign up for an account, which is free. Then, the next time you shop online, head to Rakuten’s website first and click on the retailer where you want to shop. That will direct you to the retailer’s site, where you then can shop as

American workers have spoken: They want to work from home whenever possible.

Of course, some still enjoy office life. But surveys show that the majority of employees prefer to work remotely much of the time.

While some companies are reluctant to embrace the work-from-home ethos, others are only too happy to let their employees log in to work remotely.

Recently, ZipRecruiter highlighted companies that posted the most remote job openings in the first eight months of 2022. Following is a list of those that posted more than 20,000 such openings during that time.

1. Anthem

Remote jobs this company posted from January through August 2022: 60,445

Anthem recently changed its name to Elevance Health. The company long has provided health insurance plans to American consumers.

It says that in its new incarnation, it has “evolved beyond traditional health insurance to focus on

Are you looking for a way to beat inflation, as well as diversifying and strengthening your savings?

Of course you are: Everybody is.

Well, gold could be part of the answer.

It’s no accident that gold has been a currency, store of value and go-to investment all over the world for thousands for years.

Here are a few reasons why buying gold today could be a smart move.

1. Gold is an inflation hedge

We’ve all experienced it.

The government prints money, the value of the dollar declines and inflation soars, sending prices higher on everything from pickles to pickups.

In 2022, inflation was worse than it has been in 40 years.

How to fight back? With gold.

Gold has historically held its value over time, making it an ideal asset to protect against inflation.

So, if you’re worried about out-of-control politicians and rampant government spending, gold could be part

Remote work is now more common than ever — a simple convenience born of a very inconvenient pandemic. While there are many more remote work opportunities than ever before, there’s much more competition for these jobs.

Experience is important in an office or online. It proves you can do the work, and it helps you stand out from the crowd. But not all work-from-home jobs require a lot of experience.

For these remote jobs, skills and willingness to learn tend to matter more than years of service.

1. Customer Service Representative

It’s not hard to tell if someone has good people skills and is an effective communicator. Employers looking for customer service representatives can tell if you have these skills through interviews and tests.

Any experience you lack can be made up for with on-the-job training. These jobs often provide you with a script and digital resources

The COVID-19 pandemic brought a number of abrupt changes to the U.S. economy, but some of the most lasting impacts could be in the future of work. From the rise of hybrid and remote work to the Great Resignation and “quiet quitting,” workers have been renegotiating how they work and what they look for in a job over the last 2½ years.

And amid continued tightness in the labor market, employers have been forced to respond and make jobs more appealing to current and potential employees. The Great Resignation is perhaps the most significant trend demonstrating workers’ increased power and mobility since the COVID-19 pandemic began.

While the Great Resignation has affected all industries and income levels, turnover has been most concentrated in low-wage sectors. Fields like retail and hospitality have seen a disproportionate share of the country’s job turnover in the last two years, with workers frequently citing difficult