#1660 - Summer Job Reselling Silver Brings in $10,000
Side Hustle School
Chris Guillebeau
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🗓️ 18 July 2021
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When his roommate makes $2,000 buying and selling silver in one weekend, this college student turns off the TV and starts his own education in precious metals. He goes on to earn $10,000 his first summer.
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Side Hustle School features a new episode EVERY DAY, featuring detailed case studies of people who earn extra money without quitting their job. This year, the show includes free guided lessons and listener Q&A several days each week.
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| 0:00.0 | The first week of my new course, Idea to Income, has been a lot of fun. |
| 0:09.4 | I have been enjoying sending the messages to people's phones, getting responses back, |
| 0:14.3 | and hopefully helping a lot of listeners come up with a good idea, not just a good idea, |
| 0:18.0 | I should say, a profitable idea for their first or next side-ussel. |
| 0:22.0 | If you haven't joined in yet, go check it out at courses.sideusselschool.com. |
| 0:27.0 | This is a daily series of messages that will come straight to your phone. |
| 0:30.7 | Usually comes at 9 a.m. local time, so whatever time zone you're in, anywhere in the world, |
| 0:35.5 | it will come at 9 a.m. |
| 0:37.2 | For a limited time, you can use discount code Idea to get 20% off. |
| 0:42.2 | That's courses.sideusselschool.com. |
| 0:44.6 | Now for today's story, when his roommate makes $2,000 buying and selling silver in one |
| 0:50.1 | weekend, this college student turns off the TV and starts his own education in precious |
| 0:56.0 | metals. |
| 0:57.0 | He goes on to earn $10,000 his first summer. |
| 1:01.4 | This is a story of reselling with a specific market in practice, so lots to learn here, |
| 1:06.3 | and as always, I want it to be helpful for you. |
| 1:09.6 | Story is called Summer Job, reselling silver brings in $10,000. |
| 1:14.2 | That story is coming up in just 30 seconds. |
| 1:18.2 | Max Hawkely vividly remembers the most important Sunday of his entire college experience. |
| 1:30.0 | It was supposed to be an uneventful evening watching TV. |
| 1:33.3 | That is, until his roommate burst into the room and threw a stack of $100 bills on the |
| 1:37.6 | table. |
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