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Side Hustle School

#727 - Teacher Flips Sports Gear For $8,000/Month

Side Hustle School

Chris Guillebeau / Onward Project

Business, Entrepreneurship, Careers

4.83.3K Ratings

🗓️ 28 December 2018

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Summary

A teacher uses his love for sports memorabilia to bridge the financial gap between his teaching contracts—then goes on to create a highly profitable business. Side Hustle School features a new story EVERY DAY of someone who started a hustle without quitting their job. You’ll learn how they got the idea, how they overcame challenges along the way, and what the results are. Share: #SideHustleSchoolShow notes: SideHustleSchool.comTwitter: @chrisguillebeau To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hello friends, listeners and side hustle school community.

0:11.5

It's Chris Gilbowe here with you today.

0:13.2

Now as we approach the end of the year, today I have a classic reselling story for you.

0:18.5

Reselling is probably the easiest thing that anyone can do with little money and little

0:21.8

experience if you're looking to get started in the world of side hustling.

0:24.9

The risk is low, you're not going to lose any money and you'll begin learning on the

0:27.9

job right away.

0:29.4

Now this story in particular features a teacher who uses his love for sports memorabilia

0:33.2

to bridge the financial gap between his teaching contracts.

0:35.8

At first you just kind of want to make extra money, but then he goes on to create a highly

0:40.3

profitable business.

0:42.1

How much can you earn by buying random items at thrift shops or garage sales and then

0:45.9

reselling those items online?

0:47.5

Well, this guy earns $8,000 a month.

0:50.5

So as I said, it's a pretty classic bottle.

0:52.1

It's something that just about anybody can do in one way or another.

0:54.8

Here's a shout out to our sponsor and then I'll tell you all about it.

0:58.9

Matt Myers knew the coming months were going to be financially tight.

1:14.3

His yearly contract as a PE teacher was coming to an end.

1:16.8

They needed money to bridge the gap between school years.

1:19.9

Back when Matt was a child, his dad had made extra money for the family by buying and

1:23.2

reselling items he'd pick up from estate sales.

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