Money

Hotels Taught Me the Difference Between Size and Traffic

A 200-room hotel sounds like a great vending spot. The number that pays you is occupied room nights, and it…

1 month ago

Follow the Cash: How I’d Pick ATM Locations If I Started Today

The ATM isn't the business, the spot is. Here's how I'd map where cash still changes hands, grade venues, and…

1 month ago

Count Every Dollar: Why a Cash Business Needs a Bill Counter (and a Log)

A cash business has no statement except the one you make. The time math on hand counting, which bill counter…

1 month ago

I Priced a Cotton Candy Robot Like an Investment. The Yield Looks Great Until Year Three.

A $6,500 cotton candy robot run through investment math: yield on cost, novelty decay, what can go to zero, and…

1 month ago

Cheap Robot or Expensive Robot? What an Extra $10,000 Buys You

A $4,800 import or a $15,000 US-supported cotton candy robot? The downtime math, what the spreadsheet misses, and my rule…

1 month ago

Cash Through the Machine Is Not Income: ATM Business Tax Basics

An ATM can move $200,000 a year and earn $8,000. How taxes really work for a small ATM business, and…

1 month ago

Buying Cash Flow Instead of Building It: What an ATM Route Listing Is Really Selling

An ATM route for sale is mostly contracts and history, not machines. How I'd read the price, what the real…

1 month ago

Buy the Boring ATM: New vs. Used and the Hidden Cost of Downtime

Why the ATM I'd buy first is the most boring one: downtime math, a new-vs-used rule built around TR-31 and…

1 month ago

Business Money Has Three Jobs: Float, Reserve, and the Bitcoin Question

Sort business cash by when you'll need it, not by return. Where float, reserve and surplus belong, T-bills vs HYSA…

1 month ago

Mastering Guilt-Free Spending: A Guide To Proper Money Management

Disclosure: As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Some links in this post are affiliate links, so I…

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