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Oct 29, 2026
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5 min read
Vending side hustle on track for £43K 🤯
A £2,400 vending machine became six, AND: the Facebook group behind $25K a month
A £2,400 vending machine became six, AND: the Facebook group behind $25K a month ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
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Issue #6 · Thursday, October 29, 2026 |
☕ THE COLD OPEN - 🥤 One £2,400 vending machine became six, now pacing ~£43K a year
- 🍰 YC wants AI that turns regular workers into paperwork experts
- ⚡ Stop handing your AI agent your real API keys
- 🧠 A “boring” Excel site doing $30K a month on under $100 of hosting
- 🍒 Show a free redesign, close the deal on the call
Small machines. Boring niches. Real money. 5 minutes. Money first. Let’s go. |
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👀 ALSO MAKING MONEY 💳 $25K a month: SaveWise flopped on Product Hunt, Hacker News and Indie Hackers. Then Avneesh posted a free spreadsheet in the “Rakuten Stacks” Facebook group and one post pulled 1,500+ visitors. It now has ~1,500 paying customers, and 97% of revenue comes from a lifetime plan users asked for (via Starter Story). |
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💰 THE MONEY DROP ONE MACHINE, SIX MACHINES, ~£43K A charity worker’s £2,400 vending machine side hustle👉 Your move: Pitch one care home or office manager this week on a vending machine that costs them nothing. Read how Shabaz did it → |
Shabaz Khan works full time at a charity in Kilmarnock, Scotland. | | |
