From childcare to courier trips - what retirees can do physically or from home to earn money in old age.
Hamburg – The pension is no longer enough for many people to live on.
Although pension payments will increase in 2023, more and more deductions will be made for pensioners.
Poverty in old age therefore remains a problem.
The basic pension introduced in 2020 or other state subsidies for pensioners only help moderately.
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For this reason, many pensioners have to work a part-time job alongside their pension.
The first thing that comes to mind is usually packing boxes or arranging shelves in the supermarket.
But if you can no longer work physically, you often face a problem.
Which jobs are also suitable for pensioners who are not too physically demanding.
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Additional income limit lifted: pensioners are allowed to earn in addition to their pension
Since 2023, when the additional earnings limit has been lifted, early retirees have been able to earn as much as they can and want in addition to their pension.
So you no longer have to be careful not to exceed a certain financial limit above which the salary is counted towards the pension, which would be reduced accordingly.
Nevertheless, the question arises for many early retirees and pensioners: What can I still work for?
For example, those who retire early for health reasons or are older often no longer have the physical ability to do any job.
So it makes sense if you can do jobs from home.
All you need is a laptop or PC.
Earning money as a pensioner at home: An overview of non-physical jobs for seniors
Anyone who is physically no longer able to do so but is technically affine can also earn money from home with their laptop – even as a pensioner.
There are various ways to do this.
By the way: Income from part-time jobs has to be taxed, but there are still a few tricks for pensioners when it comes to tax returns.
Online
tester: There are numerous platforms on the internet where you can register as an online tester.
recommended.de, trendsetterclub.com or meinungsort.de are just three of the many addresses where you can fill out paid surveys or test products such as apps and games after registering.
There are rewards for each order, which are paid out either as money or in the form of vouchers.
Babysitting
: You are fond of children and have time?
Then you can also work as childcare during your retirement.
The job as "rental grandma" or "rental grandpa" not only brings a nice extra income, it also keeps you physically and mentally fit.
And the parents are happy that their children are in loving care.
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Retirees can earn extra money with online courses or childcare.
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Tutoring and courses
: Anyone who has been a teacher in the past or has otherwise been particularly strong in an area that could be useful to students can also offer their services as a tutor.
Either offer your services at the local schools, or simply do the tutoring online on a tutoring platform such as gostudent.org or schuelerhilfe.de.
Of course, you can also offer lessons in piano, guitar, handicrafts or similar if you have the opportunity.
Advice
: Those of retirement age usually have decades of professional experience behind them and are familiar with their field.
Many companies are looking for these people with know-how.
On platforms such as rentarentner.de, pensioners are placed for jobs where they can pass on their knowledge from their working days.
Some companies are also deliberately looking for retirees to share their experience.
Corporations such as Bosch and Daimler, for example, have entire teams of consultants who have reached retirement age.
More jobs for retirees: How to stay active
If you are still physically fit, you can also do jobs that require more exercise.
These include, for example:
City guide
: Have you lived in your city for decades and now you know every corner, every old house and the stories behind it?
How about a job as a city guide?
You can tell tourists or interested locals about your homeland and at the same time exercise in the fresh air, after all, walking is a well-suited sport for pensioners.
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Courier
: If you are still able to walk physically or have a driver's license and a car, you can also offer to be a courier.
Both pharmacies and delivery services for magazines or newspapers or restaurants always need people to deliver products, orders etc.
Blood donation
: Not a real job, but there is still money for it.
If you are under the age of 73 and physically fit, you can donate blood regularly.
In the hospital you get up to 25 euros per donation.
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