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And then I rented a building for 500 bucks a month, bought some used fixtures and opened a business. That cost a grand total of 15k to start-up and that was leaving a buffer in the bank for payroll and inventory. It was so much easier because the government didn’t regulate-out the little guys. That was a great feeling to be able to do that. Most of the young people I grew up with who came from immigrant families with family businesses could do that effortlessly back then. Being able to create a job for yourself is a fine trick to learn.