It's Not Just Us, Kiplinger Agrees!

Marty

27 Feb 2026 — 3 min read

**Click here to go to Kiplinger's excellent article where the author addresses income tax implications for earnings during retirement, and more!**

Online Reselling is the Best of Kiplinger's Top 10 Side Gigs For Retirees—I'll Show You Why

"Online selling specialists

There's a wide range of opportunities and pay ranges in the online selling market (think eBay, Amazon FBA, and Etsy, for example), with top resellers earning five-figures annually and hobbyists clocking in at $25 or so per sale."

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"If a retiree truly gets what they put into the job, online sales is a great part-time job that can be done at home and is fun for people who enjoy bargain shopping and making a profit in the resale."

Below are Kiplinger's other Top 9 Side Gig Ideas; let's examine them one by one to see how they compare to Online Reselling

Kiplinger's 10 Gigs Worth Pursuing

If you're in or near retirement and are inclined to work part-time, some gigs are more worth pursuing than others.

These ten well-paying and highly satisfying freelance gigs can get you where you need to go in retirement, financially and lifestyle-wise, too.

1. Business and professional coaching

2. Data management/information technology consulting

3. Professional consulting

4. Content publishing

5. Bookkeeping/financial back-office service specialists

6. Online selling specialists

7. Teaching and tutoring specialists

8. Home repair master

9. Tour guide or experience host

10. Be a landlord

Why sell online versus the other 9 Side Gigs mentioned?

Looking at the other 9 Side Gigs, 1. Business and professional coaching requires years of experience in creating and running a business. That same level of expertise and readiness to begin now is needed for 2. Data management/information technology consulting, 3. Professional consulting, 5. Bookkeeping/financial back-office service specialists, 7. Teaching and tutoring specialists, and 8. Home repair master. If you have expert experience in any of those fields, those paths are open to you. If not, well, we're here to teach you online selling for a quick start where you can build a side gig that earns serious part-time money.

The remaining Side Gigs; 4. Content publishing (that's what we're doing with this newsletter) and 9. Tour guide or experience host aren't for everyone but we highly encourage you to do so if you do have those skills and/or drive. The last Gig, 10. Be a landlord, either requires significant real estate investment OR opening up a portion of your home for either long-term renters or vacationers who use AirBnB--lucrative options IF you meet the criteria.

Bottom Line: We believe we have the best Side Gig for Gen X and Baby Boomers (as well as for single parents and college students). Here's why:

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We're here to guide and encourage you on this path. Compared to the other 9 Gigs, this one allows you to work your own hours, requires minimal starting money, supplies, tools, etc., is easy on your physical well-being (no heavy lifting), requires minimal storage and working space in your home, has a built-in marketplace of 237 million users (eBay 134-million, Poshmark 80-million and Mercari 23-million) and you could have several items listed on day one, for sale to that massive market. The other 9 Gigs fail to offer this significant head start, built-in marketplaces and low barriers to entry.

Still Not Convinced? U.S. News & World Report Agrees With Us

See the second gig listed, Collectibles Reseller; it is their term for Online Resellers using eBay and other marketplaces (but you don't have to focus only on Collectibles):

https://money.usnews.com/money/retirement/second-careers/articles/great-side-hustles-for-retirees

But Wait, There's More!

MoneyDigest.com lists "Become An Online Reseller" in their "The 10 Best Side Hustles For Retirees To Make Extra Money In Retirement":

https://www.moneydigest.com/1957979/best-side-hustles-for-retirees/