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Side Hustle School

#737 - Retro Hair Accessories Scrunch Up $4,000/Month

Side Hustle School

Chris Guillebeau / Onward Project

Business, Entrepreneurship, Careers

4.83.3K Ratings

🗓️ 7 January 2019

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

Remember the hair scrunchie from the 1980s? It’s making a comeback, and this community college administrator sells thousands of them from her home. 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.com Twitter: @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

Did you know choosing the train over your car can cut your carbon footprint by up to two thirds?

0:06.0

So, one family outing at a time, one little adventurer at a time, one trip to the museum, one dinner in the city, one nap on the way home at a time.

0:18.0

One train journey at a time can help create a greener future.

0:24.0

So when will you take your next trip? Find out more at nationalrail.co.uk slash greener.

0:39.0

Breaking news, my friends. The humble hair accessory known as the scrunchy is making a comeback.

0:44.0

I know this is vital, critical, important news for you, just the kind of thing you tune into Sadassal School 4.

0:50.0

Well listen, this daily podcast is all about showing you different ways to make money, different ways to start a side hustle or a second income, a third income perhaps, all without quitting your day job.

1:00.0

So in today's story, you'll hear about a community college administrator who sells thousands of these scrunchies from her home.

1:06.0

Even as a low-cost item, she's earning up to $4,000 a month and has essentially replaced her full-time income.

1:12.0

And she does that even if she continues to work a day job. So if you're out there and you have crafting skills, pay attention.

1:18.0

So as to this episode, but also to trends that you happen to notice, because that's how this particular story came to be.

1:23.0

Now last but not least, how many times can I say the word scrunchy in this episode? A lot, apparently.

1:28.0

I'll try to count them up at the end. Also a fun fact, scrunchy is not an online dictionary for Microsoft Word or Evernote or Scrivener, the program I used to edit my notes.

1:38.0

So the whole time I've been working on this episode, I've been seeing scrunchy just with a little red underline.

1:42.0

And yes, I do realize that I can add that word to my dictionary, but I just don't think I'm going to do that.

1:47.0

Because I don't really use it that much. Okay, without further ado, here is a shout out to today's sponsor.

1:51.0

And then stay tuned for retro hair accessories scrunch up $4,000 a month.

1:56.0

Auras is a 119-year-old independent watch brand based out of Holstein, Switzerland.

2:01.0

The brand has been certified climate and carbon neutral since 2021, and every year releases a sustainability report.

2:08.0

Auras only makes mechanical watches, like the new Propilot X caliper 400, and the new Propilot Altimeter featuring a 3D printed carbon case.

2:17.0

Discover the full Auras collection at a retailer near you, or at Auras.ch. Auras, go your own way.

2:26.0

The search is heating up for the people who make football better. People like Sally Butler.

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