re: Anyone else hate their job, but the money is too good to leave it?

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Curious what your side business is that nets $20k/yr. Not to derail this thread, but I'm always interested in the way people make money outside of their careers.

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I'm a bit of gypsy... I gross $40-50k a year flipping items from retail arbitrage and reselling at about 45% margin. 60% of that is driven from garage sales and thrifting. It's a weird hobby, but one I completely enjoy. I have a hard time rolling out of bed at 6:45 on a normal day, but am up before my 6am Alarm Thur-Sat from April-October. I live in a decent metro and hit 10-15 a morning before work Thur/Fri. When I look at my garage on a Sunday, it's usually $300-500 and a good weekend is $1000+ profit. Throw in retail and it's been a good side hustle. It's not for lack or work and takes a weird type of skill, but it's far from work for me.

So much so, that I'm in the process of starting a consignment shop. People could 2x or 3x their money on estate sales or garage sales if they just took the time to list properly, but nobody wants to do it.