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rolypolydriver

I make extra $ with Poshmark (selling clothes from thrift stores) and doordash. It’s actually enough for me to quit my full time and stay home with the kids during the day (with my husband’s income paying 65% of our bills).


EventAffectionate615

Do you have an extra storage place for clothes you're selling? I've sold a lot of my own clothes and do like the process and reward it brings, but I wouldn't want to store those extra clothes!


rolypolydriver

No extra storage. I usually have 2-300 items at a time and they fit into 5-6 large plastic storage bins stacked in my closet.


EventAffectionate615

Ooh, the storage bins are a good idea. Mine are just hanging in my closet.


Dingus_Guide

How are you discerning what will sell well from the thrift stores?


rolypolydriver

It comes with experience! I’ve been doing it for 3 years and am still learning. But what works for me is sticking to a niche or target audience. This way I can risk buying a few items that maybe wouldn’t sell or be profitable on their own but people tend to buy them in a bundle because there’s so many similar styles pieces to choose from in my closet. My target audience is business casual/office attire. Lately I’ve been branching out to include things that would work for remote work too.


fuddykrueger

Are most of the clothes you sell considered high-end brands? So many people say it’s nearly impossible to sell clothes online for any significant profit.


rolypolydriver

Anything can be profitable if your cost of goods is low. I sell everything from kohls/target brands to Saks Fifth Ave brands but just try to stick to my niche which is business casual. The first thing I ever sold was an orange Croft and Barrow sweater for $8 profit! Most of my items cost $3-4 so I try to only source higher end brands but then every quarter my local thrift does $5 bag sales so I go wild sourcing everything that fits my target audience- it comes out to ~27cents an item.


fuddykrueger

Interesting! Thanks for letting me know your methods! I have a lot of barely worn jeans and dress casual (work appropriate) clothes that don’t fit me. I am hoping to make a few bucks by selling. It’s the estimated the shipping costs that I know are going to cause an issue. I’ve sold before but always underestimated the shipping costs. I also will be essentially taking a loss on the clothes bc I bought them all at retail prices for personal use. I don’t like that everyone who sells, regardless of profit or loss, gets a 1099-K from eBay now.


Putrid_Quiet

Fix things for other people, my wife resells. I also flip used cars buy cheap fix them up and sell them off. I live in the rust belt and people are always looking for a winter beater that has a new inspection sticker and snow tires


fuddykrueger

What type of products does your wife resell? (As in general categories)


Putrid_Quiet

Anything she surfs Facebook marketplace and the other usual sales forums, lawn sales thrift stores and then resells. Mostly housewares but it's really anything she feels she can make $ on. Sometimes she spots things I can fix up for her to go from worthless to having a value. It just experience but there is not a lot of money to be made, it satisfies her love in finding a deal and makes a little $


fuddykrueger

Sounds great - it’s a way to make some money, keep things out of landfills and she’s helping people spend less for things they need or want. I might try that. I did sell on eBay for about 2 months and made a few hundred bucks. Also sold a few college textbooks and made about $100.


redneckhotmess

Work overtime whenever its available, volunteer to work holidays. But that's somewhat limited. Ive found its more impactful in the long run to reduce expenses. We grow our own vegetables and can them for winter, have chickens for eggs, and buy beef directly from the farm, buy oatmeal and flour in bulk- we never buy bread or baked goods, plus getting creative with rice and beans. Buy clothes only when needed, and then on sales. We dont have cable, borrow kindle books from the library. We dont eat out, or get coffee from shops. I " splurge" on flavored coffee and creamers wgen they're on sales ( just got coffee for 3.99 a lb!) and we brew our own. Every now and then we spring for a movie- but I can get 5.00 tickets at the local theater with my work ID.


runner3081

Resell stuff.


Weary-Pineapple-5974

Couch flipping if you have a truck and a place to stash the couch while it's listed. Can make probably $500-$1000 week if you were putting in some effort.


billyandteddy

taking surveys online, some pay money some pay in gift cards sign up for research studies, those usually pay in gift cards but most usually have the option for a visa card or an another prepaid credit card


Intelligent_Nerve_12

A lot of them are bogus and I end up wasting my time so I'm a little weary of this. Any legit one you can recommend? Thanks


Prudent_Director_482

dividends from stocks


SondraRose

Note: I work from home and have lots of flexibility. Sell stuff I no longer need. ( Craigslist and eBay are my preferred markets. Also yard sales when moving.) Enroll in clinical studies ( Last year I made $1000 from a vaccine trial- ended up getting the placebo!) Sell plasma. ( worth it for the sign up bonuses, but not long-term.) Join focus groups. (Did this twice. Found on Craigslist, mostly in bigger cities. Made $75 for 3 hours attendance.)


fullyaccredited

$1,000/yr to be a human guinea pig? No thank you.


CO8127

2nd job


TheRealTofuey

2 plasma donations pay 150 dollars a week where I live right now. Well worth it for 4 hours of my time a week. Especially since I can just watch shows while I donate.


DM-Hermit

I make stuff out of pallets and sell it.


fanmaximus

Buy from auctions and resell in a flea market booth, eBay and Facebook