Sophie Riegel turned her boredom into a six-figure side hustle.
Riegel was a Duke University freshman in 2020, when Covid-19 turned her first year of college into a remote experience.
Within weeks, she was selling roughly $50 per day of thrifted clothing, mostly buying T-shirts for $1 apiece and selling them for up to $10.
The total figure is slightly higher, she says, due to in-person sales and other revenue for which she doesn't have documentation.
Now, Riegel sells around 10 items per day, averaging between $400 and $500 in revenue daily.
Persons:
Sophie Riegel, Riegel, I've
Organizations:
Duke University, Chapel, Duke, eBay, CNBC
Locations:
Durham, Chapel Hill , North Carolina