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Many times, signing on with a franchise is the first step to accomplishing one&#39;s dreams. For former <a href="https://handandstonefranchise.com/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=entrepreneur-this-entrepreneurs-first-gift-to-himself-a-huge-house-on-the-shore-2706241" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hand &amp; Stone Massage and Facial Spa</a> owner&nbsp;Steve Vicario, that dream was owning a shore house on the Jersey shore. <a href="https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/310150?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=entrepreneur-this-entrepreneurs-first-gift-to-himself-a-huge-house-on-the-shore-2706241" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Entrepreneur</a>&nbsp;detailed&nbsp;Vicario&#39;s journey from saving money while working three jobs to becoming a <a href="https://handandstone.1851franchise.com/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=entrepreneur-this-entrepreneurs-first-gift-to-himself-a-huge-house-on-the-shore-2706241" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hand &amp; Stone </a>regional developer alongside his brother, ultimately opening three dozen&nbsp;locations.&nbsp;

&ldquo;I told my wife, &lsquo;One day we&rsquo;re gonna have our own shore house. We&rsquo;re gonna have the things we want.&#39;&rdquo; She believed him &ldquo;one hundred percent,&rdquo; Vicario shared. &ldquo;She knew the type of person I am. I don&rsquo;t believe in&nbsp;failure. For me, it was just a matter of grinding and grinding, and at some point, something will click.&rdquo;

Vicario was able to realize his dream of owning a shore home when he and his brother sold their Hand &amp; Stone locations back to the franchise. Thanks to his hard work,&nbsp;Vicario, his wife and three children, are able to enjoy the views of the shore every summer.&nbsp;

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