Codie SanchezFounder @ Contrarian Thinking

The best businesses might just be hiding in your neighbor's to-don't list

15 Jun 2026 · 1 min

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In this energetic solo video, Codie Sanchez challenges the common belief that you need a lot of capital to start a business and immediately presents three concrete, low‑cost side‑business ideas that can be launched for under $100 each. The first idea is a mobile car‑washing service, using a $39.88 kit of brushes and tools; she advises starting with friends and family, documenting before‑and‑after photos, and leveraging social media comments to attract paying customers. The second idea is a dog‑waste removal service, requiring a $29.99 kit (bin, scooper, bags); she suggests door‑to‑door outreach to neighbors with large dogs, positioning the service as an immediate solution to a disliked chore. The third idea is headlight restoration, the cheapest at $22.88 for a highly‑rated kit; she recommends watching online tutorials, restoring headlights in the neighborhood, and marketing via windshield notes and door‑knocking. Throughout, she uses a direct, instructional tone, emphasizing quick start‑up, low overhead, and simple marketing tactics to generate cash flow.

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You need money to start a business. That's some of the worst business advice you can take. So don't take it. Here are 3 businesses you can start today with under $100. Starting with business number 1, a car washing business. A car washing kit with multiple brushes and tools is super cheap, starting at $39.88. Start by asking your friends and family if you can bring the shine back to their dirty cars for a few bucks. Take some before and after pictures, post them online. Conversations will start in the comments, and before you know it, boom, you're offering up your services, securing new customers, money is being made. Business idea number 2, 2. Picking up dog shit. No, seriously. You can get a dog poo cleaning kit for $29.99 right now. That's your bin, your scooper, your bags. Huge bang for your buck. And besides, no one wants to pick up dog shit. So ask around if you can do it for them. You know that one neighbor with a big-ass dog? Knock on their door. Say you're starting a dog waste cleaning business. Immediately hired for an immediate need that so many people hate doing. Can't do craft? Try business idea number 3. Headlight restoration. The cheapest of all these to start. I already know what you're thinking. That sounds so hard. It's not! That's way easier than washing cars. For just $22.88, You can buy a highly rated headlight restoration kit. So grab your phone while you wait for that Amazon Prime delivery and watch a few hours of headlight restoration videos. Spruce up some sad-ass headlights all around town. Next, you leave a note on car windshields all up and down the street and knock on some more doors. Offer them driveway service in the comfort of their homes.