At this stage in life and with the current economic situation, it's a good time for baby boomers to take a look at any and all of their options.
One of the best, one that offers the most freedom, is to work from home.
It's not news to you that baby boomers have been looking for and seizing home-based business opportunities as they arise for many years.
This year should not be any different.
Who doesn't want to work less, make more money, and set their own schedule? On a daily basis, most of us get up, make coffee, and check our email.
Wouldn't it be nice if when we checked our email we were already at work (in our PJs, no less)? Or maybe, spend the day with the family, kiss your significant other good night around 10PM, and then log onto your computer and start your day at work, from home.
Then, when you get tired, you go to bed.
And best of all, you can get up the next day at whatever time you want.
Here's another scenario you might like.
You and your family move across country or even overseas, settle down somewhere you've always dreamed about, and you just fire up your computer, and guess what, you're at work.
This concept known as working from home is growing like wildfire.
And, there are home business opportunities galore out there for everyone.
On the other hand, you can do your daily chores like cleaning, mowing the lawn, fixing the sink, doing the wash, cooking, playing with the kids or grandkids, and even entertaining guests.
No matter what, you probably have to do these things as well.
These tasks are called working at home.
They are also fulfilling in their own way, and help to create a work-life balance that keeps you going.
So, now you see that you work at home, and work from home.
Both are equally important, but you need to remember the difference between the two.
Working at home is the age-old set of chores that must be done, no matter whether you work from home, or have a regular nine to five job.
If you work a regular job, then your work-at-home duties will are compressed into evenings or weekends.
No matter what, they still have to be done.
They are fulfilling in that they make you happy in a job well done, or they make your significant other happy because you finally finished what you were supposed to do.
Either way, you have to get them done.
Now, working from home becomes more fulfilling in that you are able to set your own schedule, define your own self worth, challenge yourself mentally, and best of all, you are rewarded financially.
You have the opportunity to learn new things, take chances, and achieve things and develop a sense of pride from what you do.
Overall, working from home makes the work at home so much more tolerable.
One fringe benefit of starting an online business and becoming a work from home entrepreneur is that you set an example for your children or others.
You tell them in no uncertain terms that they are in charge of their future, and their destiny.
All they have to do is get out there and take action.
Instead of having kids that sit around and wait to have it handed to them or have it taken away, you have the ability to create a generation that can provide for themselves.
In conclusion, let's combine the points mentioned above.
If you have techno-savvy kids, use their knowledge and expertise in all things new on the Internet.
Doing so can help you create a work from home empire that will more than provide for you, your family, and your retirement.
What are you waiting for, join the growing list of baby boomers who have stepped out of the conventional working role and start working from home instead.
You'll love it!