Thinking About Working Together in Retirement? Here’s Some Fun Stuff You Can Do!

9. Operating a Bed & Breakfast

Talk about a job that’s literally in your home! Running a bed and breakfast could be your ideal retirement business. Most of the skills needed, from cooking to maintenance, are probably already in your wheelhouse. Plus, the opportunity to meet fascinating guests? Priceless. And with a seasonal schedule, you’ll get plenty of downtime too.

However, this isn’t a “sleep-in” type of job. If you want to run a successful B&B, you need to be a morning person, organized, and ready to juggle a bunch of tasks at once. Keeping everything pristine and greeting guests with a smile are just part of the gig, and a good business sense never hurts.

You could start right where you live, turning those empty bedrooms into cash. If that’s not an option, you might want to invest in a new property or even purchase an established B&B. Just make sure you and your partner divide the duties clearly to avoid stepping on each other’s toes—or worse, having one person do all the work. Trust me, writing it down is a lifesaver.