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A side hustle can make retirement more fun, more purposeful, and surprisingly fulfilling—even when it brings in little money. Here are seven reasons why.

I’m on a mission to build $1,000 a month in extra income during retirement — starting with the $100 I already earn from LegalShield. From affiliate marketing and website flipping to T-shirt designs and content creation, I’m sharing every win, loss, and lesson along the way to prove it’s never too late to start.

I spent over three decades chasing numbers, deadlines, and goals. Retirement flipped the script. Now I chase interest. If something sounds fun or meaningful, I try it. I’ve started blogs, built websites, designed shirts, and written books—not because I have to, but because it feels good to make something again.

The first morning after I retired, I poured a cup of coffee and thought, Now what? After 30+ years of running plants, managing teams, and living by schedules, it was strange not having somewhere to be. That’s when I decided to start building something of my own—not because I had to, but because I wanted…