👴👵 Need to Earn Some Extra Money in Retirement? Here's How! (AARP Article)

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FROM THE ARTICLE.

Finding unclaimed assets, tapping your home equity and other steps you can take to fill your wallet.

By Cameron Huddleston, AARP. Published July 22, 2025.

When Dan Simms left his job selling insulation at age 56 and needed cash to tide him over until he found a new job, a friend suggested he look into a surprising side hustle: dog sitting.

On his friend’s recommendation, Simms signed up with DogVacay (now Rover), an online platform that pairs pet owners with sitters. He also tapped into his sales background to land clients, handing out business cards at veterinarian offices, dog groomers, kennels and other places around town.

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[copy&paste below my comment] Yes, that was ALOT of money for a few hours but there is the "possibility" of damage & theft.

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8. Make money through peer-to-peer rental services.

Consider renting out your home for a few hours to photographers and filmmakers through sites such as Giggster, Avvay and Peerspace. Kristof used Giggster to rent her home near Los Angeles to filmmakers for a day and made $1,455.