I am thinking about selling organic hot sauce and maybe organic vegan chili on ebay (at first). I like meat, but I figure there is a niche market for the vegan chiliheads (maybe). I have a large pressure canner, and have made/bottled mead/beer/wine for friends for awhile. The great thing is, there is no real startup costs, and anything I don’t sell will definitely not go to waste. Should be a lot of fun!

I love the older UniBall have an old stash from a few past jobs running out though. Current new pen TomBow? very nice but have to wait to get refills not common. Good Posts. And you can have fun wih Hot Sauce I am. You just have to sell a boat load to make any money. Right on spot about the hard work. With no efforts there will be no rewards!

Anyway, regarding your posts on saving and investing, perhaps you could add a supplementary note from an international persepective where 401 schemes, etc. are replaced by an alternative?

Unfortunately, most hot sauce is better called hot vinegar.

T

My current favorite brands are Death Sauce and Cross Pens, respectively.

(We’re still dismayed that our old favorite, the Uniball Deluxe, was discontinued/retooled(?)) Actually uniball has been going the way of gimmicks these days sadly. I’ve found myself experimenting with pilot and rotring more often. Would love to hear about your interests in pens.

Oh yeah, and hot sauce is awesome I have a bit of a stash myself.

BTW awesome blog. Your series on index/mutual funds etc. was approachable and informative. Keep it up.

I get that wine of the month clubs make money on the markup, but you’d have to spend time building a reputation that allows that markup no? Seems like it’d be about as profitable as writing a book, and becoming a successful author.

If you really want a successful business in hot sauce, then I’d ask, how would you improve the experience of hot sauce, from the bottle to the food to any point along the process of using hot sauce? That blog only addresses one aspect of the process, that of selection, but there is so much more to hot sauce, right?

Is it me, or people like David just sheer poison at the beginning of a business venture. They’re trying to cut down a tree without even giving it some sunlight and water. His questions are really valid, but not something worth hearing at the get go. On the other hand, Ramit, I think the idea is great and would say you were undervaluing yourself by proclaiming your idea is worth 0… well until I saw the sheer passion and thoroughness Hot Sauce Blog has.

Johnie! I totally agree with you. I think you’re dead on! The subtext in the frat-boy post (and many posts on this site) is there’s no get rich quick schemes in life. A lot of hard work is usually involved. But you’ll get paid for your effort.