That's great!!
When I retired I was only 52, my brother, 7 years older had retired at 52 also. He started a home care business. You'd be surprised how many people can't even put kitchen cabinet hardware on. When I retired I became partners in a business that kept us busy 5 days a week. We started at 9, an hour for lunch and quit at 3. There were many times it was 40 hours a week plus, but I was looking to send time with my brother, it wasn't about the money. Install kitchen cabinets to changing light bulbs for people with money. Word got around, our client base was about 100 and with permission, they tell someone, and someone would tell someone, pretty soon we're gutting houses for total restore. We had the keys to dozens of homes and we came and went without question. I have mentioned many times about honesty, loyalty, trust and that's what a single woman with kids needs when something in her house breaks and she can't take off work, we delivered that plus we let the dog out to pee.
Money was flowing like sweet wine and I soon realized I was working way to hard. We met some really great people and life long friends. When my brother hit 65, he said he was done. This thing that started out as way for us to get together turned into a machine. So, the idea was given to a friend who lived at the lake and he started, cabin care. People would phone him and he would make sure everything at their lake house was ready for them when they got there for the weekend. Hot water heater was on, house cooled down, boat fueled and ready, everything in order down to the lawn and spiderwebs being taken care of. There are 50 thousand homes on that lake, many people have more money than God should allow. Houses with heliports and 10,000 square weekend get away places. You can imagine how that worked out for him!!
As for my brother and I, When we quit, there were some sad people. From single women, to the gal that does our local news on TV, Bob and his wife Hope, can't make that up, all had to find new help, in this world, that was almost impossible. So there you have it, a possible way for you to make a buck and have fun at the same time. It's easy in this country to become wealthy, if you really want too.
So, The best part, the gal whose bathroom we did years ago is my wife's best friend and still does our hair. Bob and Hope, whose light bulbs we replaced along with everything in their mansion, still is my brothers best friend and my brother told me he and Bob went out to lunch the other day, like they still do twice a month. Now, my brother still replaces his light bulbs before they leave for lunch, but now it's free, because that's what friends do!!!
