The $3 ATM Fee Is the Clearest Pricing Lesson I Know
Why people pay nearly $5 to get their own cash, what that teaches about pricing any small business, and the break-even formula to test a price change.
ATM business
Ten Grand, Two ATMs, and the Money That Never Leaves the Box
What $10,000 really buys in an ATM business: two machines, a cash float that earns nothing, and a 90-day test of whether you bought income or a job.
Pitching a Bar Owner on an ATM Is Just Sales. Here’s the Part Nobody Practices.
The machine isn’t the scary part of an ATM route, the walk-in is. What commission sales taught me about pitching bar owners, handling no, and following up.
I Like Bitcoin. I Still Wouldn’t Own a Bitcoin ATM.
Three states banned crypto kiosks in 2026. Why I’d run a cash ATM or host a kiosk instead of owning one, and how I’d get bitcoin exposure separately.
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 skip the spots that look good but never pay.
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 to buy, and the per-machine log that matters most.
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 the cash-flow lesson it teaches everyone else.
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 EMV, and the short list worth considering.
