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Welcome to Hindsight — the show where we cut through the hype and get the truth from real business owners.
You’ve probably seen videos claiming you can make a fortune with laundromats. But how much money do laundromats really make? Are they truly passive income, or just another overhyped side hustle?
I quit my Wall Street job to own a laundromat, and in this episode I sit down with real laundromat owners at different stages of their journey to get answers:
- Why they chose laundromats in the first place
- How much revenue and profit laundromats actually generate
- How long it takes to break even and scale up
- The biggest mistakes new laundromat owners make
- Whether laundromats are worth it in 2025
If you’re curious about passive income businesses, laundromat investing, or just want the unfiltered truth behind the “$1M laundromat” claims, this is for you.
Massive thanks to my roundtable of guests!
Erin and Jon Carpenter (Instagram: @erinv_carpenter)
Alex Jekowsky (www.trycents.com)
Lloyd Silver (www.sagelaundry.com)
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00:00 Welcome to Hindsight: Why laundromats?
00:50 WASH or TOSS? Owners react to controversial laundromat claims
03:03 Laundromat HORROR STORIES every owner faces
04:56 The BOARDROOM: Lessons learned the hard way
07:07 Talking numbers: How much do laundromats really make?
10:19 Meet the experts: Q&A on owning laundromats
27:25 One business, eight income streams (how to scale laundromats)
28:58 What's next?
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If we haven't met, I build and buy businesses and help you make money. I used to work on Wall Street and in Private Equity for too many years. Then I realized I'd rather YOU AND I own our businesses locally instead. So I built up Main Street Holding Company, Contrarian Thinking Capital & Co. Now, we own and grow dozens of businesses. My mission is to create 100,000 business owners and help 1 million of us build profitable businesses. I hope you’re one.
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