The cost of life and bad working conditions that had to accept thousands of retirees It means that they have not quoted social security sufficient and in the end their pensions are low. Therefore, while many of their acquaintances are enjoying their retirements with trips such as those organized in Spain Imserso (Institute of Seniors and Social Services), a French retiree has decided to undertake his own company. Although his company is not very large or aspires to be a multinational, María José, 64, hopes to earn enough money to complete his low retirement pension.
Know however the market is since it has been a furniture saleswoman in the French fisterre area. A job that left for health problems and that was forgotten when, in 2025, he launched his microenterprise. Its history has published it Figarowho has talked to her. She is delighted because she now works on what she likes, the elderly, children and environmental care since all your products are ecological.
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“I have always worked and I didn’t want to be without doing anything, I need to have the mind and body busy,” he said to this newspaper. All his working life has been to go from here to there. For more than 38 years, he has held a position in an important company in Cherburg and Quimper, where he rose to being one of the bosses. He worked selling pointers, high -end appliances and managed to stand out among his teammates reaching very high quotas.
Unemployed at 60, when two left to retire
At 60 he began to have medical problems and diagnosed him a chronic disease that forced her to leave her job. Now, I thought, unemployed and with that age, where did he go? He thought, before knowing his illness, asking for ordinary retirement two years later.
Without employment, life began to look for temporary contracts as a portfolio and packet distributor but suddenly, she found a job opportunity that could not miss. In 2024, a company in southern France offered to work with them. They were dedicated to the sale of glue and other school products respectful of the environment.
I had, yes, go up as an autonomous And among the requirements was the obligation to start a small company. “I didn’t know anything about self -employed workers and found a very complicated world, with heavy procedures and where there are also scams.” He leaned on the BGE network (something similar to the Association of Autonomous Workers, ATA, in Spain) that helps entrepreneurs and managed to get ahead. “Thanks to them I clarified, they unlocked everything,” he explained.
“I work part -time and I don’t want to charge more than 1,000 euros”
Little by little, María José has understood what she wants. At the moment, he does not want a salary greater than 1,000 euros “not work for the State” and has established the workplace as its schedule. “This amount allows me to complete my pension that is 1,800 euros net without raising the tax burden,” he said.
She is proud of what she has created and sends a message to many other senior who seek to complete the pension or feel useful work when they turn 60 and approach retirement. “I don’t want to be a model of anyone, but I can help you, I will have fulfilled my purpose.”
Now he is saving to travel to Canada, which is his preferred country that he goes as long as he can.