After writing about resellers making 6 figures on eBay and Poshmark, I tried selling closet items. Here's why I stopped after earning about $100.

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The author tried her hand at reselling clothing items. The side project did not last long.

Kathleen Elkins

If I write about a particular side hustle, money-saving hack, or wealth-building strategy long enough, it's only a matter of time before I want to attempt it myself.

Lululemon cuts 100 staff as pressure mounts on the brand

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A Lululemon store in Shanghai, China.
A Lululemon store in Shanghai, China.

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We want to hear how Gen Z's shopping habits are changing. Tell us in this survey.

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Young people are increasingly shopping secondhand.

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Read the 8-page pitch deck a founder backed by Slow Ventures is using to try to solve retail's $25 billion a year return problem

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Adarsh Alphons
The CEO of Adarsh Alphons pivoted his peer-to-peer rental platform into Postmoda, which sells designer returns.

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Before and after photos show how a fire destroyed a market where much of the world's secondhand clothes end up

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The top image shows Kantamanto Market before the fire. The bottom image shows how up to third of the market is destroyed.
Kantamanto Market in Accra, Ghana before and after the fire.

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I hated feeling like I had nothing to wear, so I hired a personal stylist. I got a whole new look without buying anything new.

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A composite image of a woman wearing one outfit made up of a sheer top with a black camisole, jeans with a denim belt tied in a bow, and black boots, and another outfit made up of a snake-skin dress, white blazer, and black boots.
After my appointment, I felt like I had more options than ever.

Alesandra Dubin

Tim Walz is dressing the part — and it's exactly what Harris needs

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Tim Walz pointing his finger, wearing a white dress shirt, blue blazer, and khakis.
Tim Walz speaking at a campaign event in Detroit on Wednesday with Kamala Harris.

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The viral 'Twitter menswear guy' just wants an affordable home in a walkable neighborhood

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Three Victorian homes in a row on a steep hill on Fillmore Street in the Cow Hollow neighborhood of San Francisco, California, August 28, 2016.
Menswear writer Derek Guy pays much more in rent than he'd like to. He says he'll likely never be able to afford to own a home.

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Millennials rejoice: Wedge sandals are back!

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Celebrities like Sienna Miller, Kiernan Shipka, Jerry Hall, and Pat Cleveland clap for designer Chemena Kamali of Chloé.

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A Mountain of Used Clothes Appeared in Chile’s Desert. Then It Went Up in Flames

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