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Retirement Coach Income Guide

By Curt Roese

Published: December 1, 2025

Retirement looks different today than it did even a decade ago. Many professionals step away from full-time roles only to realize they're not done contributing—they're just done with the corporate grind.

If you've spent 30...

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Turn 30 Years of Experience Into Your First Consulting Offer retirement entrepreneurship

Your Expertise Is More Valuable Than You Think

You've spent decades solving problems that cost companies real money—hiring mistakes, missed deadlines, poor forecasting, inefficient processes, weak leadership, messy financials.

You've done this work so long it almost feels... easy.

And that's ex

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Starting Small, Building Real: Low-Investment Business Models That Work retirement entrepreneurship

The Kitchen Table Revolution

Most people assume starting a business requires deep pockets. They picture glossy branding, leased office space, and five-figure startup budgets.

But for many seasoned professionals stepping into retirement, that assumption quietly kills great ideas before they e...

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Starting a Business After 60: 13 Lessons Experience Already Taught Me retirement entrepreneurship

By Curt Roese | Published October 28, 2025

When Experience Becomes Your Superpower

What if everything you thought made you too old to start something new—your caution, skepticism, and track record of hard-won lessons—was actually your competitive advantage?

Recent research from MIT confirms wha

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Learning New Skills After 60: Your Brain's Surprising Capacity for Growth retirement entrepreneurship

By Curt Roese | Published October 21, 2025

What if everything you've been told about aging and learning was wrong?

For decades, we accepted that cognitive decline was inevitable—that our ability to master new skills peaked in our twenties and thirties, then slowly faded. We heard phrases like "y

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Your Next Great Idea Is Already in Your Head retirement entrepreneurship

The IDEATE Framework for Second-Act Entrepreneurs

If I had a dollar for every time someone in their 50s or 60s asked me, "But what would I even do?"—well, I'd have a pretty solid consulting fee by now.

Here's the truth: You're not short on ideas. You're buried under them. The real issue isn't

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✍️ About the Author
Curt Roese is a CPA, entrepreneur, real estate broker, and a graduate student in entrepreneurship at the University of Florida. With over 40 years of experience in finance, small business, and real estate, Curt understands the challenges and opportunities that come with embarking on a new chapter after retirement.

He Founded Retirepreneur to help others navigate this transition, offering straightforward tools, honest advice, and practical strategies for launching second-act businesses.

His mission is to empower retirees to live a vibrant, fulfilling, financially secure future!