Ep. 3264 - First $1,000: Flipping Rolling Carts & Filing Cabinets

Side Hustle School

Chris Guillebeau / Onward Project

Business, Entrepreneurship, Careers

4.8 • 3.3K Ratings

🗓️ 8 December 2025

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Summary

In this week’s First $1,000 segment, dull beige cabinets became hot pastel storage after one coat of paint and the right Facebook group. In just nineteen days, that makeover hustle rolled past a thousand dollars in profit—no moving truck required.

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	Lemonada.
0:02.7	The rolling cart reseller.
0:12.9	Let's talk about reselling rolling carts and filing cabinets.
0:16.5	You know, there's a business for everybody out there.
0:18.9	Welcome to Sidosull School.
0:20.4	Today's story starts
0:21.2	in a cluttered home office. Our featured case study, our side hustler in question, had just
0:26.3	replaced an ancient dented filing cabinet with a sleek IKEA unit. And then they're like,
0:31.4	what should we do with the old one? It's funny tomorrow, actually, on the podcast, I've got a
0:35.2	question about using Facebook Marketplace to ship items, should you only sell locally?
0:39.6	Should you sell to buyers afar?
0:43.1	I just noticed that as I was working on today's episode.
0:46.3	And for today's, a quick search on Facebook Marketplace shocked our caller.
0:51.4	They noticed, like, teachers are begging for storage carts.
0:55.0	They also found tattoo artists that were looking for things, crafters. And so then they go to look on Craigslist.
1:01.0	Well, they're going to tell the whole story. Basically, the outcome is within a few weeks,
1:04.8	he had flipped 14 carts and cabinets. He made over $1,000. That is the theme of our segment. First $1,000. How do you make
1:13.3	your first $1,000 with a new idea? So let's get into the details. Let's roll into the details,
1:18.0	I should say. How does he source inventory? How does he find buyers and keep logistics simple
1:23.2	enough to fit into a compact hatchback. Let's pass the microphone.
1:30.2	I'll be back at the end with a few words of wrap up.
1:45.5	I changed desks last spring and suddenly had a battered beige filing cabinet hogging on my floor space.
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