I know, we are all consumers to a certain extent. But a lot of us buy, buy and buy and don't sell anything to anyone, at least not enough. Everybody buys things, but you can make extra money buying stuff for the low and then flipping it for a higher price.
When it really hit me that there's ALWAYS going to be somebody willing to buy stuff....especially electronics, shoes, clothes, jewelry etc i realized that yeah i can do that too. That's one good thing about it, as long as you're offering products that someone's always going to want (items have to be in good condition, and current etc), you can always make money. Especially when you have internet access. Good thing about that it's harder for people who are buying your stuff to racially discriminate against you because they really don't even have to see your face (depending on what site you're using). If you can get on facebook and twitter and chit chat, you obviously have internet access, so no excuse to not be using it to make some extra money on the side.
About the consumer mindset, I'm saying this from experience. I'm not looking down on those who have it because I used to be like that too. Nobody ever sat me down when i was younger and talked to me about investing, stocks, using your money to make more money, etc and i kind of just did what i saw other cats doing. Stunting. Luckily i learned from it early enough.
We were talking about this in the J's thread and i kind of hit me how much my mindset has changed in the past few years. I have a lot more money saved now too. I used to be one of those dudes who would get all giddy when the new J's dropped so i can collect them and parade around in them. Now i'm the dude who looks at the stock data to see how much i'm making off the new releases, and how i can buy shyt for cheap and sell it for a profit.
When it really hit me that there's ALWAYS going to be somebody willing to buy stuff....especially electronics, shoes, clothes, jewelry etc i realized that yeah i can do that too. That's one good thing about it, as long as you're offering products that someone's always going to want (items have to be in good condition, and current etc), you can always make money. Especially when you have internet access. Good thing about that it's harder for people who are buying your stuff to racially discriminate against you because they really don't even have to see your face (depending on what site you're using). If you can get on facebook and twitter and chit chat, you obviously have internet access, so no excuse to not be using it to make some extra money on the side.
About the consumer mindset, I'm saying this from experience. I'm not looking down on those who have it because I used to be like that too. Nobody ever sat me down when i was younger and talked to me about investing, stocks, using your money to make more money, etc and i kind of just did what i saw other cats doing. Stunting. Luckily i learned from it early enough.
We were talking about this in the J's thread and i kind of hit me how much my mindset has changed in the past few years. I have a lot more money saved now too. I used to be one of those dudes who would get all giddy when the new J's dropped so i can collect them and parade around in them. Now i'm the dude who looks at the stock data to see how much i'm making off the new releases, and how i can buy shyt for cheap and sell it for a profit.
bought myself a little something out of that of course but i'm a lowkey nikka so i was walking around looking normal/inconsipicuous, Polo and some jeans, but with G's in the bank though
i'm serious...i can think of more women i know who flip/sell (legally) than men. I even see old women out here flipping/selling for extra income on the side. Clothes, shoes, food, jewelry, etc and some of them don't even have a computer. What's a man's excuse? It's one reason why i hate when nikkas make excuses for other nikkas who are out here selling drugs and shyt....if you're literate in 2016, and you know how to do shyt like log onto Facebook and IG and post your little pics and emojis, then there are LEGAL ways for you to generate extra income outside of your job. You can read and know how to use a computer.
