This Midlife Hustle

Gen-X TikTok Journey

Sun, 20 Oct 2024 09:05:08 GMT

Lisa and Ray discuss their initial experiences on TikTok while trying to grow and monetize.

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30 Year Married Life

Sun, 13 Oct 2024 18:49:04 GMT

Ray and Lisa reminisce about their 30 year marriage and how they grew as a couple.

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Update & New Format

Sun, 29 Sep 2024 16:50:13 GMT

Ray reports disappointing candle sales, Lisa needed to find a new salon location.

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Salon & Candle Business Update

Sun, 19 May 2024 23:11:53 GMT

Ray and Lisa give an update about the candle business and Lisa's salon suite setup, including a startup cost estimate, and advertising costs.

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The Chaos Begins

Mon, 29 Apr 2024 00:35:31 GMT

Ray and Lisa give an update about the chaotic mess of trying to get Lisa's new salon suite setup and Ray's candle business going while still keeping up with other responsibilities and trying to stay sane.

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Hair Styling Business

Sun, 14 Apr 2024 14:56:11 GMT

Lisa discusses what she's doing to reboot her hair styling career in the Central Florida area now that the salon in Maryland is sold. She shares the options considered and the gem she found as well as the important of treating it like a business.

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Starting a Candle Business

Mon, 08 Apr 2024 02:12:05 GMT

We explain why our unique approach to starting a luxury candle business (Cire Artistry) makes sense for us, how it's related to our Amazon FBA journey, and we offer some insight about using Etsy, Amazon or Shopify for our sales platform.

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Embrace The Stuck

Mon, 01 Apr 2024 01:01:56 GMT

We discuss the challenges we've been having getting to the next step with our product ideas, how work-life balance can be difficult to navigate, and what our next steps are in our attempts to create a product for Amazon FBA.

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Our Salon Ownership Story

Sun, 24 Mar 2024 09:00:00 GMT

We discuss the highs and lows of our experience as salon owners of Tough Love Salon, a critical flaw in the business plan, how much money Lisa brought into the salon, and why we ultimately decided to close it early.

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Almost Lost $250k

Sat, 16 Mar 2024 09:00:26 GMT

We discuss how we almost lost $250k on the purchase of a commercial real estate property and the lessons we learned from that experience.

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First Steps on Alibaba

Sat, 09 Mar 2024 18:06:04 GMT

We discuss our experience of trying to use Alibaba to find a manufacturer for one of our product ideas, and offer some suggestions based on what we've learned so far.

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Product Search Blues

Mon, 04 Mar 2024 03:05:39 GMT

We share more about our attempt to find the perfect product to start selling on Amazon, the tools we're using to research, and the difficulties we're facing.

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Getting Started With Amazon

Sun, 25 Feb 2024 10:00:08 GMT

We talk about our experience learning about selling on Amazon, the emotional reaction we had that almost made us run the other way, and how we rationalized that the reward is worth the risk.

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Our Next Hustle

Tue, 20 Feb 2024 06:15:35 GMT

We explain our process of selecting our next business pursuit and invite you to follow along with us.

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From Bankruptcy to Business Owner

Tue, 20 Feb 2024 06:13:20 GMT

Our story of how we went from bankruptcy to owning a business and what we're doing next.

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Let's Talk About Hustle Culture

Tue, 20 Feb 2024 06:10:22 GMT

Straight talk about our opinions on "hustle culture" when we can't level up our lives and finances without a healthy dose of HUSTLE.

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