The story of a woman in Arizona has begun to circulate strongly in the United States after revealing how left behind a stable career in the health sector to dedicate himself completely to a laundry business.
According to CNBC Make Itthe entrepreneur, identified only as Cami For security reasons, he assured that his business invoiced close to $475,000 last year.
According to Newsweekthe former nurse found in the enterprise a opportunity for a more flexible lifeless stressful and with financial stability that surpassed that of his years in hospitals.
Her laundry brought her back to work… but with freedom and a better income
According to CNBC Make Itthe Cami’s laundry generated about $475,000 in 2024in addition to Additional $30,000 for the rental of a small attached room. The owner reported about $119,000 in profitsof which $66,000 They became his own salary.
The former nurse explained that currently dedicates between five and six hours per week to administrationthanks to the fact that it now has a team of six employeesallowing you to focus on growth, marketing and social media presence. “My life has completely changed: now I have weekends, holidays and real time for myself,” he told CNBC Make It.
Besides, Cami has found a second source of income on digital platforms. According to the same source, in six months he obtained $22,000 for content related to your business and plans to reach close to $200,000 that way in 2025.
Give up nursing to bet everything on a business
Cami’s professional turn was not improvised. According to CNBC Make It, he spent more than a year evaluating options until he found a laundromat for sale in Arizona. To finance it, sold his house by $310,000 and allocated approximately $150,000 of the operation as capital for the purchase, adding other $50,000 of your savings. The rest, some $100,000financed it directly with the seller.
The laundry It had been operating for more than two decades, which gave it confidence to move forward. After becoming the owner, she invested $20,000 in renovations and since then has continued to improve the service, including vehicles for home deliveries and new industrial machines. Today it maintains the operation through several commercial loans that total close to $4,900 per monthaccording to his testimony.
Cami also recognizes that her main challenge was Learn without prior management experience. To build a solid foundation, he says he turned to books, podcasts, specialized conferences and continuous training. Their goal now is to grow, open a second branch or even acquire other laundries.
A business that changed his life completely
According to Newsweek y CNBC Make Itthe entrepreneur stated that her motivation was not to follow a passion, but rather to seek economic stability and personal time: two things that, she assures, nursing I couldn’t give it anymore. Today he highlights that the ownership of the business has allowed him independencebetter income and a more balanced life.
Cami even considered retire in about six or seven yearsor keep your laundry as passive income while delegating the administration. “I see it as a game I want to master,” he said.
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