A SHOP manager quit her job to resell second-hand clothing - and now makes up to £3,900-a-month. Stephanie Thornsburg, 43, ran a thrift shop for 16 years - before turning her side hustle of selling her old clothes online into a full-time career. 6 Stephanie Thornsburg, 43, was able to quit her shop job thanks to her online side hustle Credit: SWNS 6 Stephanie turned selling her old clothes online into a full-time career Credit: SWNS She started off listing the clothes in her wardrobe - but now makes a living buying and selling second-hand items.
As well as being able to pay herself a salary, Stephanie also uses it to support her two children, 23 and 18, with her husband, Luke, 44, a configuration lead. Stephanie, from Cincinnati, Ohio, US, said: "I make money by spending time digging and finding the treasures - then putting them on the second-hand market. "I was ready to be my own boss, too - really take the leap.
"I managed other people for 16 years, after a while, it gets a little overwhelming. "Now, I've never been happier - I'm helping promote slow fashion and I have so much free time on my hands." The mum-of-two has always worked in the second-hand industry.
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