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Once Upon A Child Franchise Costs: Estimated Initial Investment (Item 7, 2022 FDD) The typical size of a Once Upon A Child Store ranges from 3,500 to 4,500 square feet. For several items discussed below, your cost will increase as the number of square feet increases. Except where otherwise noted, all fees you pay to Winmark (the franchisor) are non-refundable. Third-party lessors, contractors, and suppliers will decide if payments to them are refundable. 1.  Initial Franchise Fee:  $25,000 The Initial Franchise Fee for new Once Upon A Child franchisees is $25,000. The Initial Franchise Fee is $15,000 for a second...

Is Your RV Slide-Out Moving While Driving? Here’s What To Do Driving or towing an RV is a large responsibility that can be stressful. There are lots of things to watch for and be aware of. Your pre-trip inspection and walk-around is a must to ensure you’re road safe. When it comes to your slide-outs, not much thought is usually put into them. You fully close the slide and move on without any hesitation. Slides are either open or closed, right? Although slide-outs are very reliable, and for the most part don’t move unless you are at the controls, there...

It gets hot in Florida, and my old garage fan wasn’t cutting it. This past week it hit 100 degrees in central Florida with 80% humidity. That’s hot enough to make you start sweating walking from your car to your house. I knew I needed a better fan. I upgraded from a Lasko Stanley 655650 fan to the Air King 99539 quiet oscillating fan. Here’s why I think it’s the best wall-mount garage fan. Why I Upgraded My Wall-Mount Garage Fan Two summers ago, I picked up my old 20″ Lasko Stanley fan for around $100. It does a decent...

NFTs have been the hot new trend in crypto, and even in the broader art market. They are getting more of a buzz than DeFi, after all. NFT stands for Non-Fungible Token. A token is a unique unit that represents something else, such as a collectible card or a piece of digital art. Fungible means interchangeable – like money is fungible, because a dollar bill is worth any other dollar bill. A non-fungible token (NFT) is a unique digital asset that cannot be replaced by another item of exactly the same value. As long as you can prove ownership of...

I go to Lowe’s almost every Saturday for something, and I usually find myself walking through the garage storage section. Sometimes I’m looking for something specific, and sometimes it’s just to see what’s new. As I explained in my track system recommendations article, I went all-in on my garage’s Gladiator GearTrack and GearWall storage system. But sometimes, I find a really great hook or basket from another system that I can’t get through Gladiator. I stand in the middle of the aisle, holding this hook or whatever, wondering if it’s compatible with my system. So I decided to run an...