Retiring at 45 . Must Be Nice

While some people are just starting their careers at 45 the man below wants to retire . It must be nice to have that option .

NEW YORK (Money) — Question: I am 45 years old, earn $105,000 a year working as a nurse and hope to retire within three years and collect a pension of $25,000 to $30,000. My wife, 54, has just retired from a nursing job that paid $80,000 and now gets a pension of $22,000.

We have real estate investments worth roughly $900,000 after mortgage debt, a home worth about $1 million net, $375,000 in 401(k)s and $75,000 in assorted mutual funds. We also have health insurance that will be subsidized in retirement.

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The 20 Richest Women In Entertainment

1. Oprah Winfrey
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7. Janet Jackson
8. Julia Roberts
9. Jennifer Lopez
10. Jennifer Aniston
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Santamail.Org = $1 Million A Year

Byron Reese “37″ Started his company, SantaMail.org, which sells fully personalized letters from Santa Claus all across North America (they’re even postmarked from North Pole, Alaska, to give them an authentic feeling). Reese sold 10,000 letters in 2001, his first year in business. Though holiday sales have increased every subsequent year, he still looked for ways to expand his offering. Now, parents can order birthday cards for their children from Santa as well. The strategy pushed 2005 sales to $1 Million .                         
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Momcorps.com = $1.3 Million in 2006

 Headquartered in Atlanta, GA, Mom Corps is a matchmaker between companies looking to recruit and retain top talent and experienced professionals looking for flexibility. The company was started by Allison Karl O’Kelly .

O’Kelly, 33, can relate. A certified public accountant with an MBA from Harvard, she left the management track at Toys R Us after having her first child. She tried being a stay-at-home mom for three months but said it wasn’t for her. She started a bookkeeping business from home and got more work than she could handle.

She gave the extra work to her at-home mom friends, and Mom Corps was born. The company is too small to be profitable yet; O’Kelly expects profits next year. Mom Corps takes a cut of the paycheck when it lands work for a client.

Although Mom Corps has been active for just over a year, “word is spreading very quickly,” according to O’Kelly, and she believes the company is “opening employers’ eyes” about flexible work arrangements.

And the numbers prove the story. Her company had $1.3 million in 2006 revenue.

http://www.momcorps.com/ 

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