Can You Make Money With Vending Machines in 2025?

Synopsis

Codie hands her producer Caroline a 30-day vending machine challenge with no prior experience, documenting pitches, location scouting, machine purchases (new vs. used), inventory, maintenance headaches, and the real revenue and profit numbers. The video walks through what actually worked and flopped, ending with a verdict on whether vending is a legit side hustle in 2025. It doubles as a beginner case study on cash-flow businesses.

Ideas in this episode

• Vending machine route

  Codie documents producer Caroline's 30-day vending machine challenge, covering pitches, location scouting, machine costs, inventory and real revenue and profit numbers as a beginner cash-flow case study.