Making money with money is called finance. Simply put, it’s a money trade. However, the most crucial asset in a business that earns money is ‘time.’ Over time, money can grow into more money, whether through a return on investment or interest. So, what does time do? Time causes changes in value, shifting from low to high, and then back from high to low. Time is not equally valuable to everyone. It provides different returns for those who accurately estimate its worth and take action. The value of time varies from person to person, as each individual perceives it differently. - Joseph’s “just my thoughts”
Starbucks Korea sells a 355ml tall size cup of Americano at KRW 4,500. It contains 3.5% solid matter to at least manifest tastes and flavors. The rest is just WATER. We should simultaneously drink 96.5% of the water to get just a few 3.5% together. The average production cost of 1ml of tap water in Seoul is KRW 0.00051. That's the same as paying about KRW 4,000 for a cup of tap water of about 350ml. We would think of how much we make money by selling coffee, but it's our misunderstanding. As an excuse for a few solid matters of "coffee", they're selling tap water at the unbelievable price of over KRW 4,000. They're making money with the cheapest solvent 'WATER', not 'COFFEE'. But almost all businessmen are trying to sell the solid matters of 3.5% at a high price. The reason, businessmen cannot make money is they make the wrong selection which cannot make money since the beginning. The making structure is first, and the effort is second. - Josep...