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✈️ Retirement Travel Dreams Deferred: A Modern Reality Check
Retiring and traveling the world? It’s not as simple—or affordable—as it used to be.
Here’s why using your skills to earn online might be the smartest move for your “what’s next.”

jeannebellew
1 day ago2 min read
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Why Freelancing Wins After 50: 7 Reasons to Consider It Over the Office Life
I took my income with me from Costa Rica to Spain. Here's why freelancing—and learning to earn online—is a smart move after 50.

jeannebellew
2 days ago2 min read
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Thriving Through Transition: 5 Practices I Return to Again and Again
Duffels and Dogs 2.0 ❤️ Hi! Transition is never a one-and-done event—it's a way of life, especially when you're over 50, traveling...

jeannebellew
May 71 min read
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We’re Back to Duffels and Dogs 🐾✈️
We’re back to Duffels and Dogs—because it’s always been us.
Travel. Transition. Two poodles.
A life designed for freedom, purpose, and earning from anywhere.

jeannebellew
Apr 241 min read
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Do you know someone navigating their “what’s next” after 50?
I’m looking to talk with people over 50 who are navigating what’s next—career changes, relocation, or life shifts. Know someone? Send them my way.
Also, my free Zoom session is tonight! Let’s explore how to earn online after 50.

jeannebellew
Apr 221 min read
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Join Me Wednesday: Zoom + Curiosity Checklist for What's Next After 50
Curious about earning online after 50?
Join me for a free 45-minute Zoom session on Wednesday, April 16, and get started with my Curiosity Checklist—a simple mindset tool to help you thrive through change and explore what’s possible.
Whether you're dreaming of traveling extensively, moving abroad, or working differently, you'll learn how to earn online with your existing skills.

jeannebellew
Apr 132 min read
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Join My 45-minute Overview: Earning Online After 50
Ready to earn online after 50? Join me Wednesday night to find out how!
6:30 p.m. Central / 8:30 p.m. Eastern / 5:30 p.m. Pacific

jeannebellew
Apr 72 min read
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The Tsunami of Your Career: How to Reflect and Move Forward
Your career is a tsunami. When you crest, will you like what you see?
Will you feel unprepared or see possibility and a new direction?

jeannebellew
Mar 254 min read
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Freelancing After 50: The Best Path for Supplemental Income & Flexibility
Freelancing offers freedom to earn on your terms — supplement income, travel more, live abroad, or have an adaptable lifestyle.

jeannebellew
Feb 232 min read
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🔍 Are you 50+ and figuring out what’s next? I’d love your help!
I'm asking for help. Would you let me interview you? I would love your insight.

jeannebellew
Feb 141 min read
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Your Life, Your Bakery: A Fresh Take on Priorities
A fresh take on priorities: it's your life, your bakery.

jeannebellew
Feb 63 min read
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Why Gig Work is the New Frontier for Generation Jones and Gen X
Stephen Crane, Unsplash Hi, If you're between the ages of 55 and 70, you're navigating a unique stage of life. First, here is a brief...

jeannebellew
Jan 274 min read
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An Alternative Approach to Manifestation — Trust, Courage, and Letting Go
These alternative practices to manifesting work!

Jeanne and James Bellew
Jan 134 min read
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My Five Action Words for 2025 — What Are Yours?
Five Action Words to Guide Me in 2025. What are yours?

Jeanne and James Bellew
Jan 62 min read
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9 Pieces of Advice Nobody Asked Me For: 2025 Edition
Hi! The following is my end-of-year advice in preparation for the coming year. Hey, we can always become better humans in our...

Jeanne and James Bellew
Dec 31, 20243 min read
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7 Tips on Relishing 2024
Photograph by Timo Volz Hi! Ready to get on with it? Too often, we race into a new year with resolutions, eager to change, improve,...

Jeanne and James Bellew
Dec 17, 20245 min read
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2025: The Year of the R's and an E
I'm frustrated. Whenever I hear "retirement," I feel like screaming. Why? Because it's become a shorthand for giving up—on purpose,...

Jeanne and James Bellew
Dec 10, 20241 min read
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Thriving in Uncertainty: Best Practices for Building Multiple Income Streams
Grit (my word of the week) — The combination of passion and perseverance toward long-term goals. It reflects a person's ability to remain...

Jeanne and James Bellew
Dec 2, 20243 min read
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Gratitude Without Borders: My Freelancing Thanksgiving
Hi! While reflecting on Thanksgiving (a holiday I don't fully embrace), I'm thinking about how my gratitude has changed and evolved since...

Jeanne and James Bellew
Nov 25, 20244 min read
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Insights from the International Living Conference & Costa Rica Retreat: Your Guide to What's Next
Hi! I'm home! 😊 🌴 As you may know, I've attended two inspiring events in the past few weeks: the International Living Annual...

Jeanne and James Bellew
Nov 17, 20244 min read
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