Well that's at least impressive. Was it a good investment for him to have spent his saved pennies on a Taco Bell franchise? If it hadn't worked out, could he do

Well that's at least impressive. Was it a good investment for him to have spent his saved pennies on a Taco Bell franchise? If it hadn't worked out, could he do it again on another restaurant? I still feel he was lucky to have been able to save so much, you'd need to save like $400 every month for like 10 years, on a small salary. But you're right there was likely a very large amount of self determination at play.