# Opinion needed on business idea

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinion-needed-on-business-idea/703375>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [November 2, 2014, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinion-needed-on-business-idea/703375 "2014-11-02T17:13:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2014, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinion-needed-on-business-idea/703375/21 "2014-11-03T17:13:09Z")

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> [@dracoi](#):
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> . . . A six-month rainy day fund may not be sufficient. . . .

I’ve never started a business, but everything I’ve read says be ready to tough out three years before the business breaks even.

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