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As a kid, I thought we ate food like that because we were poor.
Who knew, that a lifetime goes by, and poor people food becomes gourmet?
I get it. Restaurants market it as Asian Fusion. When I was a kid, we ate it because dried pasta was cheap, and there was already a bottle of soy sauce in the kitchen.
I went out with this girl for ramen. Ramen is the new trendy food. Obviously, cultural differences rose to the surface. She didn't know that fresh noodles even existed. Most Americans have never had fresh noodles. Noodles like pasta, instant Cup Noodles, and Manischewitz egg noodles are sold as a dry good which you add to hot water. She only knew Top Ramen in those packets as something people ate in jail.
Before you take that long drive, try making it at home. Maybe you can become the noodle master up there. If it works out, you can quit the day job, throw away your career, and lose your pension - mortgage your house and sink your savings into a restaurant.
My friend's dad did that. Cashed out his retirement and paid the penalty for early withdrawal. Liquidated his savings. Borrowed money against his house. Sunk all the money into a fish market. Fresh fish in live tanks. Bankrupt in less than a year. Now my buddy is working 2 jobs to pay the bank off, so that his parents don't become homeless.
I don't remember the percentage, but it is very high, like 80% or so of businesses that just start out, failing in the first year. Mine did. failed in the first six months. Same with my brother's whom I financed. Hindsight is 20/20. Should have used that money for something else.
I don't remember the percentage, but it is very high, like 80% or so of businesses that just start out, failing in the first year. Mine did. failed in the first six months. Same with my brother's whom I financed. Hindsight is 20/20. Should have used that money for something else.
Jim
That's pretty accurate based on what research I've done. A lot of entrepreneurs get around this by failing fast and failing often. By the 3rd, or 4th, or 5th try, you start to even out the odds. The trick is getting funding until you come up with a winner.
Well, this Door Dash idea doesn't seem to be working. I have only made $10 this week. I worked one hour on Monday, But Tuesday, Thursday and today have been a bust. They tell me this area isn't busy, yet they are offering an extra $3. per order between the hours of 11:30am to 1:30pm. Yet there are no slots available for me. At this rate I'll never make an extra $400 a month.
I'm out here between I5 and 99. In The Valley. It's hot. I could never live here.
I know just enough about small business to know that I don't know enough. Successful people don't do it by getting lucky. Warren Buffett said that he spends hundreds of hours reading financial reports and researching businesses before he decides to buy or sell. That's a lot of time on the toilet.
Whatever it takes to run a small business successfully I don't have it. My brother took small business courses in college, and he still did not make it. Although, in his case, it wasn't his fault. People who said they would help him when he didn't have the money, backed out of the deals when he did. Go figure.
Well, so far, this Door Dash gig has not been going very well. I tried dashing on Tuesday at lunch time (11am-1pm) but was told the area was not busy. I did not try on Wednesday because my caregiver arrives at 12:45pm. So, I tried again on Thursday, and Friday, and am told the same thing. Area not busy. I have made a grand total of $10 this week, and that was one delivery on Monday. They sent me an email stating tonight from 4pm until 8pm will be busy, so I will try and get some deliveries in then. It is interesting how my very first day I made $45, and haven't made anything since, except $10. And the week of the accident, they gave me $8 for some reason. An incentive, I guess. However, I have tried three times since then and not been able to dash. I am thinking now that because the weather has cooled down, there are a lot more people dashing, as I can't even schedule a time in advance to dash. I think I have enough for next month's payment, but if this dashing thing doesn't pick up, I'm going to be screwed the following month.
I did get my gun back from Fresno PD last week, and the next day took it to PRK Arms to sell on consignment. That is the gun dealer I bought it from back in October of 2016. It is also the one I bought my current gun from. They asked me what my minimum was, and I told them $300. Since they charge 20% of the price for their commission, they set the minimum at $400. They highest is $700. The gun is no longer available in California, so the only way a dealer can sell it is thru consignment. I would love for it to sell for $700 although I doubt that will happen. It would give me $560, which is more than the $400 car payment.
You've got a CCW and a fast car. Look for security work. You could drive around some guy who is selling diamonds, or something like that. You could work for one of those big corporations. They always hire guys with gun permits to drive their executives. Most of those jobs pay decent, and are very low key. It's only in the movies, where the eco or bio terrorist shoot it out with the chairman of the board of a makeup company, because they test their lipstick on monkeys. One of my friends retired after XX years in the military working ordinance disposal - the VA got him a job with a drug company, where he literally does nothing except take naps. If security finds something "suspicious", they call him, and he decides if it's worth calling the police. The VA could probably find something for you where you sit around, don't have to do much, work part time, and there's a company cafeteria where you can eat and drink as much as you want. A lot of the tech companies have perks like that.
While at church today, I get a message from Door Dash that they are busy, and I could "Dash Now". This was at 11:15am. I get home from church around 11:35am, get in my car, and login to the app. "Not busy" in your area. What a joke.
Personal bodyguards need to stay with the client. If the client doesn't mind me following him/her around in an electric scooter, then I am fine. However, unless they provide transportation for the scooter, I would be unable to follow them outside the building. Contacting the VA is not a bad idea. I am sure they have some kind of part time job I can get that will pay enough to cover the car payment.
I think I have enough for next month's payment, but if this dashing thing doesn't pick up, I'm going to be screwed the following month.