“Sandy and Dave Reynolds”
Retirees, yes even senior citizens based on some standards, and yet we still are excited about using computers and the internet. It appears to be a challenge that we must master even in our retirement. I listen to many of our friends who have no interest in text messaging, being on Facebook, Twitter, etc. Just a quick note, most of them do send emails and have a cell phone so they are not totally in the dark ages. I guess it is just not something they are not familiar with and they have no desire to learn. Instead I say join them. I love to try to master new technology. I must say I enjoy the new technology and getting text messages from my lovely daughter in addition to our daily phone calls. To me it is just another way to stay in touch yet it is not the only way. We enjoy spending as much time as possible with her. We even have the privilege to puppy-sit for her two dogs when she is traveling. Believe it or not, we still love her dearly.
Dave and I retired from teaching after 33 wonderful years in the classroom. Dave taught science in the middle school and high school, as well as being athletic director for 3 years. I taught in the elementary classroom while spending most of my time in second grade — my all-time favorite. Education was a very rewarding career but it is your life. So much time is spent on school work, by the time you have your family time, there is not much time left for anything else. I longed to be actively involved in church and volunteer activities. That is just what our retirement has allowed us to do.
However, after retirement we continued to feel the need to be productive — Possibly a home-based business opportunity? Preferably internet based? During our teaching career, we had both received a computer endorsement and used computers extensively in our classrooms. When presented with an online travel website opportunity, we decided to give it a try since we were planning to travel. Although we found that the traditional network marketing was definitely not for us, we did learn one valuable piece of information…
Everybody should have a home-based business for the tremendous tax benefits. Having been in education all of our lives, Dave and I were totally unaware of the many tax benefits of owning a home-based business. There are hundreds of tax laws concerning home-based businesses. To us it makes total sense.
With our knowledge of online marketing that we had vigorously pursued during our retirement years, our next endeavor involved the pursuit of the perfect home-based business opportunity that we could promote online rather than in the traditional networking sense. Online marketing involves the use of social media marketing as well as solo ads.
Current projects include:
Since my retirement, I have developed an intense passion for online writing. My writing can be found on e-How, Ezine, and HubPages. However, once I developed my blogs, the online writing has suffered. It is in my plans to begin adding additional articles.
A couple of the blogs that I have created and currently maintain include Sandy and Dave Reynolds and Meditations of My Heart.
Dave and I are currently co-authoring a book on marriage and possibly another on weight loss. We hope that by sharing some of our life experiences that others may benefit in some way.
