How a laundromat can make you a millionaire.
21 Aug 2025 · 1 min

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The video (by Codie Sanchez) compares investing in the S&P 500 to buying a laundromat over a ten-year horizon. It states the S&P 500 averaged about 12.7% per year over the past decade, but presents a laundromat example where an investor recoups their purchase in two years, earns roughly $500,000 net profit by year ten from cash flow alone, and could approach nearly $1,000,000 after 10 years by adding services (card readers, vending, wash-and-fold). The piece argues laundromats can outperform passive S&P investing due to strong cash flow and opportunities to boost margins.
Questions this video answers
About 12.7% per year.
Two years.
About $500,000 net profit by year ten.
Nearly $1,000,000 after ten years.










