My biz

Since I haven't kept up on the blog in almost a year, you probably don't know that I bought a laundromat about five months ago.

Owning a laundromat wasn't a dream of mine, but I did want to own a business. I looked at a couple previous businesses. I passed on a run-down bar a couple of times (it never seemed right). I came in second on a drive-thru coffee shop. I missed on another coffee shop.

So whan the laundromat popped up on the radar I jumped at it.

I learned a tough lesson: people lie.

The folks who I bought it from padded their numbers and I bit on it. I am struggling to get close to what the previous owner reported as their income and I am running a cleaner biz with more machines working. Well, it's time to bring a lawyer into the mix. I will let you know how that comes out.

As for the biz, I have swung back and forth on if I really dig it or if I want to pack it in and give up.

Today I am doing good. In fact, I have felt better about it lately. The money is not there but I don't feel like the world is crashing around me anymore.

I will continue to push forward and try to make it a success.

Even if I bail on it, I am glad I tried it. I've learned a lot about myself and the knowledge on how to operate a biz is a bonus.