User blog comment:The Milkman/The State of Skyrim's Economy/@comment-1992639-20121124210053/@comment-108.213.252.111-20121204024309

I have thought about something like the last paragraph. Since your spouse opens up a general store, why cant you partner up with him/her? Insted of selling him/her your useless junk, you give it to them, and then they sell it. So you get more money for your items, but they still take a small portion for themselves. And then, if your buisness is doing really well, you can open up a specialized store. For example, once you reach 100 speech and smithing, you can open up a blacksmith and sell you wares there. Of course, you would have to hire someone (or assing you spouse, follower/housecarl to it maybe?) to sell the store. And maybe, a master level enchanter happens to pass by your smith, and has some stuff to sell. So he sells a legendary deadric sword with some badass enchantment, and unlimited charges, as it was enchanted by the best enchanter in tamriel. But of course, it cost something unbelivable, like a hundred grand. Also, i remeber doing a quest for Ysolda (i think thats her name, the one who wants the mammoth tusk for the kajit), and she said she wanted to buy the inn. So you give her money to buy it, and in return, you have permanent inn room, free food, and small income (100 or so per day, similar to spouse general store) My ideas are a bit covoluted, but hopefully someone gets my point.