Interesting, what happened that made you lose money? Were you pouring more time into the projects than you were getting paid for?
I could go on, but I don't want to discourage you. You should try it, just be careful not to lose money. Also, if you're in the western world, make it $10,000 or $20,000, that's a more realistic number :)
There are a lot of unknowns, the only known is that it costs 5$, that's all some people need to know.