Samza Round-Up - 9/22/2022

This Week's Round-Up

After an excellent week off spent chasing bears and glaciers in the Alaskan wilderness, I was chomping at the bit to get back to normal life. I expanding the parameters of this newsletter as well; you'll start to notice a more varied grouping of articles/ideas, instead of all side hustle ideas/budgeting tips. Enjoy!

3 steps to take now to get ready for student loan forgiveness, so you can apply ASAP

I'm no socialist, but if the government is handing out money and I can further my family's goals for the future with it, I'll take it. The student loan forgiveness announcement from the President is one of the most relevant, actionable pieces of news in circulation at the moment, which is why I included it here. If you have any amount of student loans, made payments on students loans in the past year, or are considered a "public servant," read this article and get prepared for the application coming in the next few weeks.

Redditors Love These 10 Under-The-Radar Dividend Stocks

This article from Yahoo outlines some dividend stocks that not just everyone is talking about. Dividend yields vary from 1.32% to more than 6%. Quick read that will give you some ideas for where to park your cash given the lack of high interest rates at banks.

I am a student but make thousands with a super-easy side hustle just using my car

For the US readers, yes, this site is from Australia, and you won't have access to this same platform, but you can simply replace the platform with Turo and the same story is possible. The most interesting part about this story is that the student didn't have access to incredibly lucrative vehicles that you'll see on Instagram or motivational blogs: she simply used what she had to come up with an income. Inspiring stuff.

6 Lesser-Known Side Hustles To Earn Some Extra Cash

This article dives into car rentals, as well as five other ideas that are curious (even though you might have heard about a few of them). Check it out.

Idea of the Week - Amazon FBA

When you hear the word "reselling," I'm guessing you think about sneakers, tickets, and some collectibles? Maybe the eBay logo? I'm guessing most wouldn't think about food/snacks, kids toys, or Amazon warehouses.

I've done my fair share of eBay reselling, pursuing hype shoe and hat drops and selling them for more than I purchased them two weeks later. While this certainly makes money, I found it hard to scale without people working alongside you, or working on five different phones. Selling on Amazon is a totally different experience. 99% of the time, you aren't making your own listing, you aren't taking pictures that you're 60% confident in, and you don't have to worry about managing dozens of shipments going out to buyers across the country (or world). That's why I love it.

All I do on Amazon is find a product on an online or brick-and-mortar store, determine how much it's selling for on Amazon, figure out how much Amazon will charge to sell on their platform, and ship the items directly to Amazon's warehouse. With Amazon FBA, Amazon handles all my customer service, fulfillment/shipping, and product damage risk. Of course, they take more fees than eBay does, but the volume of searches done on Amazon every day dwarfs the eBay audience. If you're confident in your ability to find products cheap, this is a great avenue to explore.

Podcast of the Week - Cardinal Cast

Mason is a freelance copywriter, who also happens to pull in $30K monthly. One of the most naturally talented people I've ever followed; this guy follows his instincts, knows he's good at what he does, and has interesting conversations with others in the writing sphere. An entertaining listen if nothing else.

This week's content is sponsored by Kickflips. Kickflips is your one-stop-shop for all things reselling; get access to hot leads, flipping guides, drop dates/times for sneakers, consoles, tickets, etc., and much more. All this for just $30 a month. I made my subscription cost back in profit within 5 minutes of joining the channel, and you can too. Check out Kickflips here.

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