OVERHEAD FOR DUMMIES

 

Hey you!

If you’re jealous­­—or angry—because wealthy people have more money than you have, if you begrudge them their expensive lifestyles and vacations, and if you think they should share their money with you. Stop and think! Those people did not get that money without your help; they are entitled to the riches they’ve earned. Consider where the money you spend in their businesses goes. Stop moaning! If you don’t want them to become wealthier, then stop buying their products and shopping at their stores. These people own stores and businesses, and they must pay someone else for these services in order to provide customers with food, household goods, clothing, etc., etc.

Here’s an example of a business owner’s overhead needed to stay in business so you have a place to shop and buy their services. Many owners have more than one store or business in many cities, states, and overseas. Some are physical stores in buildings; others are online stores that keep their inventories in warehouses. Now, let’s see what their overhead is for just ONE store then multiply those figures by the number of stores they own.* You should wake up pretty quickly. 

For starters:

*Rent or lease for the building and the lot it sits on

*Upkeep for the building and parking lots. Repairs inside and out. Paint, new roofing, etc.

*Shopping carts

*Insurance on the building, lots, employees

*Taxes

*Maintenance for the parking lot—snow removal in bad weather

*Inspectors (inside and out)

*Delivery people

*Delivery cars or vans & maintenance; gas, oil, tires, etc.

 *Theaters: seats, janitors, ticket takers, concessions, toilets, wastebaskets, paper, feminine products, soap/towel dispensers or hand blowers, films, projectors, advertising, lighting, heat or cooling, etc., etc., etc. 

 

Inside THE BUSINESS:

(Depending on which kind of business it is.)

—Cash registers and maintenance on them

—Paper for cash register receipts

—Cash drawers for making change

—Bookkeepers, accountants

—Office furniture, carpeting, office machines, mailing materials—printer paper, envelopes, postage, pens, pencils, erasers, price tags for clothes, etc.

—Managers/Assistant Managers

—Insurance on employees

—Shelving

—Stock persons

—Sales people

—Cleaning persons & supplies (brooms, mops, etc.)

—Desks, chairs, filing cabinets, carpets for offices

—Toilets & fixtures, soap, towel dispensers or hand dryers, toilet paper

—Heat, water, lighting, air conditioning

—Employees: training, wages, bonuses, medical plans, etc.

—Advertising (newspapers, magazines, flyers, television, in-store ads)

—Attorneys 

—The products they sell must be purchased somewhere else (food, clothing, shoes, furniture, garden tools and supplies, etc.)

—Food sections: food handlers/servers, aprons, sanitary gloves/facemasks if needed.

 Did I miss anything?

 EVERYTHING in their store or business must be purchased from somewhere else, even overseas. Supermarkets: Freezers, coolers, displays, food venders, farmers, etc. For people who don’t like what the owners earn when providing you with necessities, just don’t go there…

…just sit and do without the products you need and used to buy from the wealthy business owners you thought were stealing your money. You kept them in business, and they helped you and your family stay alive. What do you do now? You raise your own food, sew your own clothes, and milk your own cow. Don't own or use a car, truck  or tractor. Don't own animals—they need food. Wear more clothes to save on heating; wear fewer clothes if you're too hot. (You get the idea.)

And you stop complaining!

 By the way, rich people actually do share their money; they contribute huge amounts to local and foreign charities. They’ve learned there’s a universal law that says whatever we give to others from the goodness of our heart returns to us tenfold. The Bible calls it tithing, but it doesn’t say it comes back to us. Look it up. It has been said that a man cannot give all his money away, because it keeps coming back, and that’s true. It’s the Universal Law of Increasing Returns, or the Law of the Harvest—plant a seed, reap a bushel.

 Try it; it works. But if you don’t believe it works, it won’t. Funny thing about the human mind—it works.

 *Below is an example of where your money goes when you shop:

    Walmart operates over 10,900 stores and clubs across 19 countries globally. This includes more than 4,600 Walmart locations in the U.S. and over 5,700 locations internationally.

    A complete breakdown of Walmart’s global footprint is detailed below:

     United States:

·                            Walmart U.S. stores: ~4,614 locations (including Supercenters, Discount Stores, and Neighborhood Markets)

·                            Sam’s Club U.S.: 601 warehouse clubs

    International:

·                            Walmart International: ~5,759 stores and clubs operating under various subsidiary banners (e.g., Walmart de México y Centroamérica, ASDA in the UK, and Walmart Canada)

H   NAMASTE!