Side Hustles

 

Side Hustles

Bailey has a monstera plant here and she trimmed it this winter because it had gotten so big. She took the cuttings and propagated them over the winter. She ended up with nine plants and listed them on Facebook Marketplace for $5 each. All nine of them sold within the hour. I thought that was a great idea and wanted to share it with you.
This is what Bailey wrote on her Substack about this:
There's Always Money Lying Around
I grew up in a frugal household. There was nothing we couldn’t make from scratch, use every part of, or save money on. This made me scrappy in a way that drives me to find opportunity in the ordinary. The first piece of advice often offered to new resellers is to start with things around your house. It’s a great way to declutter and kickstart a reselling hustle, but it doesn’t need to stop there. If your eyes are open to it, there’s always money lying around.
Last fall, my beloved monstera deliciosa had outgrown its trellis, so I trimmed it back and propagated the cuttings in large mason jars over the winter. Unfortunately, monstera deliciosa is toxic to cats, so I couldn’t repot the cuttings for myself because all the cat-free plant real estate in the house is occupied.
As a buyer, I’ve seen how quickly plants are gone on Facebook Marketplace, so I decided to list them there and see what would happen. I had nine cuttings listed at $5 a piece. I received tons of messages, and someone paid me for all of them that same day. $45 for something that might have otherwise gone to waste!
None of this required a big investment. It’s simply the habit of asking, “Is there value here?”

Belinda

Homemaker at Heart

~ Living within our Means ~My Linktree
~ She looketh well to the ways of her household ~Proverbs 31:27

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