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    Money Pages vs Natural Awakenings

    Reviewed figures from each brand's Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD), side by side. Each figure carries its FDD year and page. This is not a ranking or recommendation, and the two FDDs may cover different years and location groups.

    Money Pages2025 FDDNatural Awakenings2024 FDD

    Initial investment · Item 7

    Money Pages

    $104,700 – $240,500

    2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 17

    Natural Awakenings

    $59,550 – $86,275

    2024 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 19

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    Money Pages

    Not available

    Natural Awakenings

    $49,500

    2024 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 12

    Royalty · Item 6

    Money Pages

    $3,000 circulation <=35,000 households

    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 10

    Natural Awakenings

    $500

    2024 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12

    Before you compare

    • Money Pages figures come from its 2025 FDD and Natural Awakenings figures from its 2024 FDD, so the years differ.
    • Only Money Pages has reviewed Item 19 figures here.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    Money Pages

    $104,700 – $240,500
    TOTAL (low–high)
    2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 17

    Natural Awakenings

    $59,550 – $86,275
    Total Initial Investment: $59,550 to $86,275
    2024 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 19
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    Money Pages

    Not available
    No single standard fee identified

    Natural Awakenings

    $49,500
    2024 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 12
    Royalty (Item 6)

    Money Pages

    $3,000 circulation <=35,000 households
    Royalty per monthly magazine
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 10

    Natural Awakenings

    $500
    Royalty, month 7 through term: greater of 7% of Gross Revenues or $500 per month, plus two full pages of Magazine for NAPC use, sale or transfer
    2024 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

    Money Pages

    $250
    Marketing Fund Contribution per mailing zone
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 10

    Natural Awakenings

    $250
    National Advertising Default Fee administrative
    2024 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 15

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    Money Pages

    28
    Outlets at end of 2024
    2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 43

    Natural Awakenings

    Not available
    No reviewed outlet counts
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    Money Pages

    +0
    Calculated: 28 at end of 2022 → 28 at end of 2024

    Natural Awakenings

    Not available
    Only one year reported
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    Money Pages

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    Natural Awakenings

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year
    Franchising since (Item 1)

    Money Pages

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Natural Awakenings

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records
    Franchisor founded (Item 1)

    Money Pages

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Natural Awakenings

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    Money Pages
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — WDG Enterprises, LLC — Ormond Beach, FL individual market
    47 percent
    other 2024 WDG Enterprises, LLC
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 41
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — WDG Enterprises, LLC — Daytona Beach, FL individual market
    $245,765
    other 2024 WDG Enterprises, LLC
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 41
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — WDG Enterprises, LLC — Port Orange, FL individual market
    $330,042
    other 2024 WDG Enterprises, LLC
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 41
    +11 more groups in the full report
    Natural Awakenings

    Not disclosed — no Item 19 financial performance representation

    Item 19 groups are shown separately and never combined. Revenue or sales figures are not profit. Net outlet change and turnover are Franopolis calculations from the disclosed counts; turnover is a count-based rate, not a measure of owner earnings.

    Money Pages vs Natural Awakenings: common questions

    Which costs less to open, Money Pages or Natural Awakenings?
    Money Pages: $104,700 – $240,500 (2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 17); Natural Awakenings: $59,550 – $86,275 (2024 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 19). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Natural Awakenings. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
    How do Money Pages and Natural Awakenings royalties compare?
    Money Pages: $3,000 circulation <=35,000 households (2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 10); Natural Awakenings: $500 (2024 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12). Royalties as disclosed in Item 6; other recurring fees are listed separately.
    Do Money Pages and Natural Awakenings disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    Money Pages has reviewed Item 19 figures for 14 location groups; Natural Awakenings makes no Item 19 financial performance representation. Different location groups are not directly comparable, and revenue is not profit.

    Answers restate the reviewed figures above. Not a ranking or recommendation.

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