Let's Make Money, Honey: The Couple's Guide to Starting a Service Business

"Let's Make Money, Honey" Shows How Couples can Successfully
Run a Service Business Together --
Offers How-to Advice and Compatibility Tools

Let’s Make Money, Honey: The Couple’s Guide to Starting a Service Business is about a baby boomer couple who start a small service business as a second career. As much as it is a good story, Let’s Make Money, Honey is also a how-to guide that covers planning, financing, outfitting, and launching a service business, as well as operations, marketing, sales, customer service, and managing growth. Included are useful tools to help couples assess their business interests and compatibility.

Inspiring and instructional, Let’s Make Money, Honey will help couples consider whether to start a service business together – or provide those ready to move forward with a blueprint for success. Packed with detailed how-to advice based on real-world experience, Let’s Make Money, Honey is a must-read for self-starter couples of all ages and especially those exploring encore careers.

Let’s Make Money, Honey is available now in paperback and eBook formats through major online booksellers.

You can read a free chapter by clicking on the link below!

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Let’s Make Money, Honey: The Couple’s Guide to Starting a Service Business

by Barry Silverstein and Sharon Wood

GuideWords Publishing
October 1, 2015 publication date

Trade Paperback: 194 pages, $16.95
ISBN 978-0-9965760-0-0, LOC Control Number 2015946471

Kindle: $6.99
ISBN 978-0-9965760-1-7

ePUB: $6.99
ISBN 978-0-9965760-2-4

eBook Edition Half Price Through March 11!

March 5 through 11 is "Read an eBook Week." To celebrate, Happily Rewired is offering the eBook edition of Let's Make Money, Honey: The Couple's Guide to Starting a Service Business at half price -- just $3.50 -- if you order it through Smashwords. You can get the book in any format for any device, including a PDF. 

If you've ever thought about going into business with your spouse, this is the book for you. It tells the story of how my wife and I started a small service business and sold it seven years later. You'll find plenty of advice about what to do and what not to do when starting a business with your spouse. It has received excellent reviews and I know you will find it helpful.

To get your copy at half-price, simply go to: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/568837  When you place your order, enter the code RAE50 and you'll pay just $3.50 instead of the regular price of $6.99. This offer is only good from March 5 through 11 at Smashwords so order today!

New Year Special: Save $6 on the Print Edition!

Through January, you can get a copy of the print edition of Let's Make Money, Honey: The Couple's Guide to Starting a Service Business at $6 off the regular price.

Get your copy of the print edition of this book for just $10.95 -- $6.00 off the regular price of $16.95, a 35 percent savings!

To take advantage of this special offer, you must order the book here: www.createspace.com/5616668 When you check out, enter this code: GKYC7AGA to get your $6 per copy discount.

If you have ever considered going into business with your spouse or significant other, this book is a must-read. It has received rave reviews from reviewers and readers alike. 

Save $6 on the print edition when you order now!

Article by Book Co-author on LinkedIn

Read the article by Barry Silverstein, "5 Tips for Boomer Couples Who Want to Start Their Own Business," now available on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/5-tips-boomer-couples-who-want-start-own-business-barry-silverstein

Anniversary Sale-a-bration: $6 Off the Print Edition!

This month, we're celebrating the one year anniversary of the publication of Let's Make Money, Honey: The Couple's Guide to Starting a Service Business with an anniversary sale-a-bration!

Through a special "preferred customer" offer, you can get a copy of the print edition of this book for just $10.95 -- $6.00 off the regular price of $16.95, a 35 percent savings!

To take advantage of this special offer, you must order the book here: www.createspace.com/5616668 When you check out, enter this code: GKYC7AGA to get your $6 per copy discount.

If you have ever considered going into business with your spouse or significant other, this book is a must-read. It has received rave reviews from reviewers and readers alike. 

Save $6 on the print edition when you order now!

Advice from Couples who Work Together

Working with a spouse isn't for everyone -- but for those couples who figure out the ground rules, it can be both personally and financially rewarding.

In a FORTUNE article, four couples who work together talk about how to make it work. For example, Jessie Randall, co-founder of a shoe and handbag brand, says she and her husband have well-defined roles. "Brian and I have really complementary skill sets. I've always headed up creative and design. He really runs the business, oversees e-commerce and sales. The one place where we work together is marketing."

Read more from working couples here.

Barry Silverstein and Sharon Wood, married for thirty years, also make working together work. They started a service business together, ran it successfully for seven years, and then sold it. Read about their experiences and learn how you can duplicate their success in the couple's book, Let's Make Money, Honey: The Couple's Guide to Starting a Service Business.

Last Chance to Get eBook at Half Price... Offer Expires July 31

Through July 31 only, take advantage of a special half-price sale!

The eBook edition of Let's Make Money, Honey: The Couple's Guide to Starting a Service Business is available this month only at Smashwords.com for just $3.50, half the regular price. You can download the eBook in a format for any device, including a PDF if you prefer.

To get your copy at half-price, simply go to: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/568837  When you place your order, enter the code SSW50 and you'll pay just $3.50 instead of the regular price of $6.99. This offer is only good at Smashwords.com through July 31, 2016, so order today!

Creative Ways to Make Money as a Senior

A recent post on the Retired Brains website (highly recommended for Boomers) discusses the "gig economy." Entitled "5 New Ways to Own Your Own Business," the post listed some creative ways to make money on your own, primarily through the new "sharing economy." Among the ideas were becoming a driver for Uber or Lyft, renting your home through Airbnb or HomeAway, and becoming a pet sitter through Dogvacay.

Non-traditional work opportunities like these never even existed a few years ago. Now, through a combination of our online-enabled world and the concept of taking on "gigs," options are opening up to Boomers to replace the the more typical part-time work with a former employer or in retail, fast food, or hospitality. Gigs can provide a means to generate income to supplement Social Security and retirement savings while also giving a Boomer the chance to enjoy greater flexibility and be self-employed. Boomers who have been pursuing professions or careers on a full-time basis for most of their adult lives may find this novel type of work to be different and maybe even invigorating.

So when you consider what to do next and you still want to make some money, you might find an opportunity among the many services that use independent contractors as part of the sharing economy.

By the way, have you considered another creative way to make money: starting a business with your spouse? My wife and I started a service business together and generated pre-retirement income for seven years. Then we sold the business. Learn how you can do this too in our book, Let's Make Money, Honey: The Couple's Guide to Starting a Service Business. For the month of July only, the eBook version is available from Smashwords.com for half price -- just $3.50! To get your copy in any eBook format, including PDF, visit: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/568837. When you check out, enter the code SSW50 to get the eBook for just $3.50. This special offer is only good at Smashwords.com through July, so order today!

July Sale: Get the eBook Edition of Let's Make Money, Honey at Half Price!

During the month of July, take advantage of a special half-price sale! The eBook edition of Let's Make Money, Honey: The Couple's Guide to Starting a Service Business is available this month only at Smashwords.com for just $3.50, half the regular price. You can download the eBook in a format for any device, including a PDF if you prefer.

To get your copy at half-price, simply go to: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/568837  When you place your order, enter the code SSW50 and you'll pay just $3.50 instead of the regular price of $6.99. This offer is only good at Smashwords.com through July 31, 2016, so order today!

Ideas for Starting a Business After Age 50

Entrepreneurship is alive and well in America -- and not just among the young 'uns. More and more Boomers are striking out on their own for the first time, many after successful careers working for someone else. In fact, the 55 to 64 age group actually has a higher percentage of people starting businesses than the 20 to 34 age group.

A recent article by Benjamin Pimentel of NerdWallet in USA Today offers some good ideas for starting a service business after the age of 50. Consulting is an option that could make sense if you have a special expertise and depth of knowledge in a field that is something people or businesses need. Another option you may not have thought of is taking advantage of an aging population and starting a business that serves the needs of people who are older than you. One example, writes Pimentel: "Patient advocacy services for seniors who need assistance with health care-related issues, such as tackling billing mistakes or sorting out insurance coverage. There’s also a need for home-modification professionals, fitness trainers for seniors and personal finance planners."

Pimentel has other good suggestions; check them out in his article.

I can tell you from personal experience that creating a service business after 50 can be very rewarding. My wife and I started a business together in our 50s, ran it successfully for seven years, and got an unexpected bonus -- we were able to sell it. You can read about how we did it in our book, Let's Make Money, Honey: The Couple's Guide to Starting a Service Business.

Resources for Boomers Looking for Work

It's no surprise that Boomers want to or need to work -- but as I've written in this blog before, finding work at 50-plus can be a challenge.

The following is a good list of a variety of resources that could be just what you need to point you in the right direction, as well as understand the implications of work over 50. This list is provided courtesy of Lisa Gonzalez at Eldercorps (http://elderscorps.org/).

Re-Entering the Workforce - Marketable Skills After 50

An Aging Workforce: New Opportunities for Older Executives

5 Part-Time Jobs for Retirees

The Senior's Guide to Becoming a Real Estate Agent in Their Golden Years

Recruitment and Retention of Older Workers: Considerations for Employers

Aging and Mental Health: Workplace Considerations

Spotlight on Seniors: 10 Ways Employers Can Encourage a Healthy Work-Life Balance for Senior Employees

And here's one more idea. If you think you might want to start your own business with your spouse, check this out:

https://www.amazon.com/Lets-Make-Money-Honey-Starting/dp/0996576002