“I was probably making close to 50 grand a year in the mid-90s. And I had accumulated $50,000 in two years at Shell. And so that's what I used to open up the first one.”

Tim League · How I Built This with Guy Raz · Alamo Drafthouse Cinema: Tim and Karrie League (2023)

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saved $50,000 in two years working at Shell, which he used to fund the first theater

$50,000 saved in two years

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