I was curious enough to look it up after not trusting a single thing coming out of her mouth…

It’s a documentary(!) about Elizabeth Holmes, founder of Theranos.

https://variety.com/2026/film/news/nathan-fielder-secret-elizabeth-holmes-doc-you-can-see-everything-a24-telluride-1236853584/

Headed to the coast there was a massive rain storm right on the county line, one side, perfectly dry, on the line? Shower curtain of rain.

Minimum wage where I live is $16.80 an hour, so at 40 hours a week that’s $672 a week, so that’s $34,944 a year or $2,912 a month.

So potentially, yeah, if they make $3,000 a month and send you $2,000, that could be significant.

OTOH, at my peak I was pulling down $12,000 a month, so your mileage may vary!

How do you open a bookstore for under $10,000?

Well, first you find a location with $600 a month rent. LOL.

Floor was $350 and $500 to install it. Bookshelves were $1,100. UV window tint to protect the product was $500.

From there it’s a matter of setting up accounts with major wholesalers and ordering product.

Most folks don’t realize this, but in general, the markup on books is around 35% to 55% depending on the publisher and the service.

I bought a bunch of nice Halloween stock for $6.50 a book, retail is $28.95, which is ridiculous. I’m selling them for $12.95 and still making money on them.

The little free library I did for under $500. 😉

Nope, I opened a full bookstore for less than $10,000. The other $40+ is operating funds. I can keep this going for some time!

I had that happen in January, I built my own bookstore.