After playing for a few Premier League clubs

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Are my sentences grammatically correct?

After playing for a few Premier League clubs, Jim retired at the age of thirty six. With his earnings he was able to buy a hotel at the seaside and then went into tourism.
 

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Thirty-six.

Other than that, it's okay. You might want to try revising the second sentence though.
 

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Maybe I should add "he" in my second sentence.

With his earnings he was able to buy a hotel at the seaside, and then he went into tourism.
 

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The final clause doesn't flow well from the first.
 

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Would this sentence be OK?

With his earnings he bought a hotel at the seaside and invested into tourism.
 

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Would this sentence be OK?

With his earnings he bought a hotel at the seaside and invested in[STRIKE]to[/STRIKE] tourism.
With my amendment, yes. I like this version better than any of the earlier ones.
 

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With his earnings he was able to buy a hotel at the seaside, and then he went into tourism.

The second he bought the hotel he went into tourism, so then does not work for me.
 
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