I was a struggling stay-at-home mum so I started an easy side hustle at home that now rakes in £600,000 a year
A STRUGGLING stay-at-home mum decided to start an easy side hustle and revealed that she now rakes in £600,000 a year.
The mum-of-three from Houston, Texas, was in a tight spot until she began her online resale business.
Monette Mejia had been a stay-at-home mum since 2015 when her family found themselves needing an extra source of income alongside her husbands pay.
She told Insider that 2015 had been a “really hard time” and that her family had been left now knowing “where [they were] going to eat”.
So the Texas mum decided to try selling her old clothes after her sister introduced her to the popular online marketplace Poshmark.
She then expanded the idea into a successful business model.
The 45-year-old now scoops a massive £600,000 a year through selling new and second-hand clothing items, home goods and children’s toys all through social media.
Following her immense success, Monette is now encouraging others to follow a similar route.
Her first sale was a dress which she sold for almost £30 just 11 hours after she posted the item.
She began listing more and more pieces and the money continued to trickle in.
But in 2017 her husband had to have open heart surgery and was unable to work – meaning the financial responsibilities fell solely on her shoulders.
This is when Monette took her efforts to a whole new level and began using several other reselling platforms.
She revealed that the £100 to £200 she was earning per week turned into around £800 which resulted in her making almost £40,000 in her first year.
But in 2021 she made the decision to expand into selling on TikTok, Instagram and Facebook livestreams which is when her business really began to flourish.
She also admitted that social media is now where the bulk of her income comes from.
To keep up with the high demand, she sifted through yard sales and clearance bins to bag herself bargains that she could resell for a profit.
And as her following grew, popular brands such as Torrid and Target began offering her contracts that paid her to wear and promote their clothing on social media.
In 2021 alone, she raked in a whopping £590,000 from her line of work.
Monette said that most of her stock now comes from bulk orders bought at a discounted price which enables her to make 100 listings per day.
She even revealed she has to stay up until 3am just to make sure her orders are shipped out to her eager buyers.
Monette’s husband’s health has since improved but rather than returning to his former job, he now helps his wife keep up with her booming business.
The pair now own a six-bedroom home that they’ve paid off in full and have sent two of their children to college with no student loans.
Speaking about her business venture, she told Insider: “When I talk about everything that we’ve gone through, I’m still shocked about it from where we came from to now.
“A lot of people see where I’m at right now. And they’re like, “Oh, I want to do that right now.”
“Yeah, it’s going to happen eventually, but it’s not just going to happen overnight. So I would say don’t give up and just keep listing, keep sharing your closet, be consistent,” she added.
“We love what we do and the only way to continue to grow is working.”
This comes after one woman turned her side hustle of selling old CD’s into a thriving business worth £1million.
And a 23-year-old started a £3.5million side hustle from her parent’s house and now rakes in £300,000 a month.